Upon hearing that, Thomas finally sat down and opened the file reluctantly. As soon as he saw the documents inside, his expression changed drastically. He took them out at once in a fit of panic, some of them falling from his hand. They were all return orders! The goods that they'd sent out not long ago had all been returned!"You ..." Enraged, Thomas slammed the table and shot up from his seat. "Yvonne, what the heck have you done?""Well, you should ask yourself that," Yvonne replied calmly, staring into his eyes. "The merchants here are all shrewd, yet you still had the guts to treat them differently. Not only that, but you also took them for a ride by giving them the inferior gems that you'd altered." She clicked her tongue. "You sure have a nerve of steel. Aren't you afraid that your mining site will be destroyed by others one day for doing this?""You ..." Burning with anger, Thomas was at a loss for wordsSince Thomas had taken charge of the mining site, he'd been ma

The fire raged until the crack of dawn, leaving the entire dormitory building reduced to a blackened frame. Yvonne was worn out. She sat on the ground, watching the ambulance take the last victim away.Stephen handed her a towel and a bottle of water before taking a seat beside her. At this point, they no longer cared about the difference in their statuses."You did a good job yesterday." Yvonne took a sip of water and gave him an appreciative look. All of a sudden, she caught sight of the bloody wound on his arm and subconsciously grabbed his wrist. "When did you get hurt?""It was probably when the door frame fell after I kicked open your room door." Stephen wanted to pull his hand back, but Yvonne tightened her grip on him. She glared at him. "Why didn't you say it earlier? You even helped carry so many victims out last night."Stephen had joined the rescue efforts yesterday too. He'd rushed into the fire several times to bring the trapped people out. At first, Yvonne wasn't

When Stephen came back after speaking on the phone, Yvonne had already asked the subordinates to deal with the severed arm. Curtis stared at him suspiciously. He had a hunch that the person who'd called Stephen earlier was a woman. Stephen ignored Curtis' eyes on him and walked up to Yvonne. "I'm going back today. When are you planning to leave?""I'll wait until Howard is discharged from the hospital." "Okay." Then, Stephen moved his eyes to Curtis and casually asked, "Are you going to wait for Yvonne to return together?"Curtis tapped his chest and replied, "Of course! Now that I'm here, I'll have to make sure that she gets back safely.""Okay."Even though Curtis looked like a simple-minded, burly man, Stephen didn't doubt his loyalty toward Yvonne. With Curtis staying back with Yvonne, he could return to the country with peace of mind too.Before leaving, Stephen gazed at Yvonne deeply, as if he were reluctant to part ways with her. However, Yvonne seemed to be bothere

When Carmen saw Linda holding Yvonne's hand, she was surprised. "Linda, do you know her?""Yes, I had the honor to meet her once when I was abroad." Linda pulled Yvonne along with her to the table and sat beside her. "Just now, I bumped into a drunkard. Luckily Yvonne was around, or else I would have been in trouble.""What?" Carmen frowned. "There are ruffians in places like this?""That guy seemed quite rich." Linda felt a shiver down her spine as she thought about it. "Forget it; I don't want to ruin my appetite because of him."Ariel and Katie were sitting opposite them. For a moment, the atmosphere in the private room was pretty awkward. Only Linda was happily indulging in the food.Out of consideration for Carmen, Yvonne stayed in the private room and chatted with her for a bit about the operations of Tara Foundation. After a while, Yvonne found an excuse to take her leave. "Ms. Lynch, I have friends waiting for me outside, so I've got to go now.""When can I invite you o

Linda showed up on time to meet Ariel. As soon as she opened the door and saw Ariel and Benjamin, who had an ingratiating smile on, her face fell at once. "Why is this hooligan here too?" she asked disdainfully. "I'm sorry for what happened last night. I'd had a bit too much to drink." Benjamin stood up with a glass of wine in his hand. "I'll drink this in one go to express my apology to you. Please forgive me." "You ..." Watching Benjamin down the alcohol, Linda just felt like something was seriously wrong with his brain. She turned to look at Ariel and asked, "Ms. Clarke, is this the reason you asked me out tonight?""Yes." Ariel gave her an apologetic smile. "Last night, Mr. Benjamin heard from the front desk that you were with us. He wanted to find a chance to apologize to you personally, so—""Yes!" Benjamin interrupted. "After sobering up, I really regretted what I'd done. If it hadn't been for Ariel, I really wouldn't have known where to look for you."Seeing how famili