"Uh…" Chelsea realized that she had slipped up. She quickly thought of something."It was that case, but one of my coursemate's internship experience turned out to be better than mine, so the professor gave it to her instead.""How could this happen?" Edith was angry. "They had already agreed to give it to you. How could they just give it to someone else? Your coursemates must have laughed at you!""Yes." Chelsea looked at Edith aggrievedly. "I don't dare tell my mom about this yet. I'm just afraid she will yell at me for being useless. Please don't tell her.""Of course I won't. But…" Edith looked troubled. "You won't be able to lie for too long. When it's time for your graduation, Heidi will definitely find out.""I know, and I've been worrying about that for a long time. But I finally have a solution!"Seeing Chelsea's confident gaze, Edith became curious. "What is it?""I'll learn from you. We can work together with Ms. Miller. This will be a great experience to add to my re
The room was silent for a while. Yvonne suddenly asked, "Don't you think she has an ulterior motive?"Edith was a little perplexed. "What do you mean?""She's here because of you."It was clear that Chelsea wanted to take advantage of Edith, but if Yvonne were to say it explicitly, she would seem like she was maliciously speculating.Thus, Yvonne chose a rather indirect way of saying it. "You are relatives. I'm an outsider, so I might not know much. But Chelsea doesn't look as simple-minded to me."Besides, she's Heidi's daughter. If she were to stay with you, Heidi would be the first one to cause trouble. I'm worried this will affect you too."I know you're just being kind, but you have to be cautious sometimes."Edith furrowed her brows. "Ms. Miller, you're overthinking this. I watched Chelsea grow up. She's been an innocent child since she was young. She isn't a scheming person."As for Heidi, I will keep this from her for the time being. I don't think she'd come to Northern
After that day, Chelsea had been following Edith everywhere. Edith smiled much more with Chelsea there to keep her company.During this time, Yvonne had discussed Chelsea with Otto as well. They had the same opinion. As long as Chelsea didn't have any ulterior motives, there was no harm in letting her stay.No matter what, Edith was truly happy, thanks to Chelsea.After the jewelry exhibition, Yvonne had a lot of work to do. She gradually put the Chelsea issue behind her.…That day, she drove to work as usual. Just as she was about to head into the underground parking lot, she saw a figure out of the corner of her eye.She seemed to have sensed the icy air the figure exuded. She instinctively slammed on the brakes and turned around to look.However, the figure had already disappeared.Yvonne was sure that she wasn't hallucinating. She immediately unbuckled her seat belt and got out of the car. She ran to where she'd spotted the figure in her high heels.She was so busy trying
Half an hour later, Stephen got the surveillance footage. He showed it to Yvonne on his phone.Just as Stephen had expected, the footage showed the corner of the wall and captured Mark in plain view.Mark had even deliberately looked at the camera. He was clearly provoking them! Yvonne gritted her teeth. "He's in Northerna City! What's he trying to do?""Since he's been able to move so freely, I'm guessing someone must be helping him cover up his tracks." Stephen put his phone away and added coldly, "Mrs. Carrington Senior has been helping him this whole time. Now that he dares to show up right in front of us, I'm guessing he will soon return to the Carrington family. He showed up here to tease us about his return.""He is really getting more and more cocky! We have to inform Mr. Carrington about this as soon as possible so that he can be prepared."Yvonne was about to return to her car to grab her phone. She had forgotten about the pain in her ankle, and she stumbled forward.
Right at this moment, someone knocked on the car window.Yvonne jumped and instinctively shoved Stephen aside. She looked out the window to see two security guards trying to look inside the car.Unfortunately for them, the car windows were tinted. The guards could see nothing, so they could only keep knocking on the window.At that moment, Yvonne realized that she'd stopped her car right at the entrance to the underground parking lot. She was blocking other cars from entering. She had to move her car away quickly.She patiently said to Stephen, "I'll go and move the car. Don't come out, okay?" Before Stephen could reply, she opened the car door and got out. Then, she shut the door quickly, slamming it right in Stephen's face.Stephen was a little stunned. Then, he chuckled. They were legally married, yet it felt like they were having an affair.Yvonne roughly explained her situation to the security guard before returning to the driver's seat. Then, she drove the car into the un
That night, when Yvonne passed by Elvin's room, she heard Britney's muffled voice coming through the door.She stopped in her tracks.Through the slit in the door, she saw two heads huddled over the laptop, muttering about something among themselves.Seeing that it was bedtime, Yvonne raised her hand and knocked on the door. "You two, it's time for bed."Surprised, the two children jumped up.Elvin shut his laptop right away, while Britney covered it by putting her doll on it. She looked flustered.Yvonne saw Britney's reaction and got suspicious. She pushed the door open and entered. "Are you two up to no good?"Britney shook her head fervently. "Nope!"On the other hand, Elvin was calm. "Nope.""Hmm?" Yvonne swept a glance at the laptop under the doll. "El, show me your laptop."Elvin furrowed his brows and refused coolly, "Mommy, you're invading my privacy.""Well, I'm your guardian. I have the right to do it based on my judgment of your current actions," Yvonne retorted
"What?" The children yelled in unison. They were shocked.Elvin was the first one to come to his senses. He asked, "Mommy, you're the one who got married to the evil man?""Hmm. Actually, I wanted to tell you this morning when Stephen came over for breakfast, but something came up and I forgot about it.""You two…" Elvin found it hard to process the news.On the contrary, Britney accepted it right away. "Does that mean you're my mommy already, Aunt Yvonne?"Yvonne was still thinking about it when Britney happily hugged her. "Mommy, Mommy!"Yvonne was stunned. Then, she smiled. She wasn't going to ruin Britney's happiness.Britney suddenly looked at Yvonne seriously. "Mommy, did you marry Dad because you love him?"Yvonne was perplexed. Why was such a little child asking such a deep question?"How should I explain this?" Yvonne cupped Britney's face. "Adult relationships and marriages are complicated. Love isn't the only thing that brings two people together. There are other
The next morning, the doorbell at Miller Villa rang.Edith opened the door and saw Stephen standing there. She was stunned for a while before she managed to ask, "Have you taken breakfast?""Yes." Stephen raised a bag in his hand and said in a deep voice, "I'm not here for breakfast. I'm here to deliver medicine.""Medicine?" Edith recalled that Yvonne had been limping when she had returned home the night before. She immediately understood. "You're here to deliver medicine for Ms. Miller? Her ankle was really swollen!"Then, she stepped aside to let Stephen in. "She should come down any moment soon."Chelsea came downstairs. When she saw Stephen, she stopped in her tracks.The sun shone in the living room. On top of his already flawless face, Stephen looked dashing in his suit. All it took was one look to get someone hooked.Chelsea looked at him in a daze. All she could hear was her heart thumping hard. She had seen many good-looking men in her life, but none of them had be