"Now that Xavier's made a move, Miller Jewels won't survive. Why don't you pull out now to avoid more losses?" Stephen asked without raising his head. "If you give up on Miller Jewels and want something else, I can give it to you. If you're really interested in jewelry, I can—"Yvonne chuckled bitterly and pulled her hand away. "You're telling me to give up too?""Maybe this was a mistake from the start. Why do you want to keep going down this path? You could use this opportunity to—""Forget it." Yvonne cut him off again. "Thank you for telling me about Fletcher and Xavier's relationship. I'll forget everything else you said." She pulled out a gold needle and warned, saying, "You should shut up now if you don't want it to hurt. I can't guarantee how steady my hand is."Stephen's brows furrowed, but he didn't say anything else. The two of them remained silent for the rest of the session, both of their minds fully occupied. Yvonne squeezed the needle in her palm, fighting to keep her te

Yvonne had just left the compound when she remembered that she couldn't drive after drinking, so she hailed a cab by the roadside. From the rearview mirror, Yvonne spotted Xavier running after her cab as soon as she left, his desperate expression amusing her. With the night breeze brushing her face, she slowly shut her eyes. Surprisingly, she didn't feel happy at all, even though she'd thought that getting revenge would've made her happy. Suddenly, Stephen's words from last night came to mind, and she frowned without realizing it. She didn't feel like going back to the villa now. Yvonne pulled out her phone and asked Rachel for her address. Sleeping over at her friend's house seemed like a much better option than going home to see Stephen's poker face. Rachel quickly sent her address over and asked, "Did you get into a fight with Mr. Anderson? My, you're too old to run away from home."Yvonne didn't bother explaining. Instead, she mimicked Rachel's reply. "Are we still besties?" Aft

Knowing that she couldn't hide the truth from her friend, Rachel nodded. "Mm-hmm. We started dating last week. He's younger than me, and he debuted recently through a talent show. His name is Dexter Craig. You better keep this a secret." Rachel made a shushing gesture. "Dexter's just starting his career, so he'll be in huge trouble if people find out he's dating."Yvonne couldn't care less about the entertainment industry. All she cared about was Rachel. "When did the two of you meet?" "We met when we were filming the talent show. He asked for my number, and we chatted for some time. We seem to have good chemistry." Rachel responded shyly, smiling and blushing like a teenage girl in love. "Gosh! He's so hot!" Rachel flipped through her gallery and showed a picture to Yvonne. "God, you don't know how nice it is to have a pretty boy!"Yvonne glanced at the image and saw a slender young boy with a pretty face. However, his body seemed more skinny than lean. "It's alright," Yvonne respond

Monica gulped and smiled nervously. "What are you doing here, Xavier?"Xavier still couldn't talk, so he waved her over and began typing on his phone. "Are you misunderstanding something, Mrs. Jones?"Monica read what he'd typed and studied Xavier worriedly. "Your voice still hasn't returned?"Xavier nodded and began typing again. "Yvonne messed with me. That's why I'm here.""That bitch—" Monica quickly corrected herself, smiling apologetically. "She's that capable? How did I never realize?"Xavier thought to himself, "Kayla really is her daughter. Both of them are so dumb. They still haven't realized that Yvonne isn't someone they want to mess with."Just then, Yvonne's assistant entered the room to inform them. "Ms. Miller isn't feeling well, so she won't be coming in for the next few days. She also asked me to express her apologies to both of you." She relayed Yvonne's message and bowed her head. "I apologize for making you come all the way down here."Yvonne had clearly expected t

"My boyfriend!" Rachel grinned, not forgetting to send a kissing emoji to the other person. "He needs some decent clothes for an event. It'll be too much trouble to always rent some."Yvonne frowned. "Why can't he buy them himself?""He just started working. How could he have so much money?"Yvonne wanted to say something but kept quiet when she saw how happy Rachel looked. What if she was thinking too much? She probably shouldn't be making assumptions when she hadn't even met the man yet. "I guess it's fine since it's not much to you." Yvonne gave in. "But you better keep your money under lock and key. Don't blindly believe everything he says, especially when it comes to large sums.""Got it!"…Yvonne received a text from Andy after three days saying that he'd found a supplier and jewelry crafting company for her. The other party had cooperated happily when they heard that this was for Ms. Y. While Yvonne wasn't happy that Andy had used her organizational name, she gave him credit f