Before Yvonne left the hospital, she told Howard to rest well and said that she would handle matters at the mining site.

Howard lowered his gaze, feeling a pang of guilt wash over him. Back then, Yvonne had been the one who'd trusted him to be in charge of the mining site. Now, he couldn't even deal with an outsider.

Sensing what was on Howard's mind, Yvonne sighed softly. "I think they're targeting me, so don't be too bothered by what happened. Right now, you should focus on recovering; that's the most important thing."

Then, Yvonne left the room, with the two subordinates following closely behind her.

"Can I meet that Thom guy if I go to the mining area now?"

One of the subordinates replied, "No. He's been in town with a group of people to have fun for the past few days."

The other subordinate added indignantly, "Ms. Y, you have no idea how smug they were after injuring Mr. Howard. They even celebrated it openly! Aren't they humiliating us? In fact, some of them used to b