"Simone told me today that you asked her to be the brand ambassador for Miller Jewels."Stephen closed his book and looked at her. His gaze darkened. "She didn't say yes.""Hmm. I didn't want to force her as well. A celebrity of her status endorsing Miller Jewels is a little beneath her." Yvonne smiled and said, "But even so, thank you for helping me." Then she continued, "Other than that, there's something else I think I should clarify with you." Her tone turned serious. "I really don't mind Ariel. You don't have to worry about it." Stephen furrowed his brows. His gaze darkened even more. He didn't seem to understand what Yvonne meant.Yvonne sat down next to him and patiently explained, "I know that Ariel is your ex-girlfriend. I really don't mind it. I understand our relationship clearly. I won't get jealous and cause you any trouble, so you don't have to worry about it or try to assure me."Yvonne had thought about it on the way home. Coincidentally, she'd bumped into Stephen
"She said she doesn't mind Ariel …" Stephen furrowed his brow. His mind was a mess. He didn't know how he should repeat Yvonne's words.James scratched his chin and thought for a while. "Perhaps she's just testing you? Could this be considered retreating for the sake of advancing?"Stanley was feeling helpless. "Enough, stop your nonsense. Are you really planning to be fed 20 bottles of acid?"James smiled. "I'm helping him analyze the situation, okay! What woman wouldn't mind her husband's ex? Unless they don't have feelings for their husband, there's bound to be drama."Then James hesitated and looked at Stephen. He found it unbelievable. Were there really women in the world who wouldn't fall for Stephen? More importantly, the woman in question was ugly too!Stanley kicked James, asking him to shut up. James received his hint and picked up his glass of alcohol. He wrapped his arm around Stephen and sighed, saying, "Only alcohol can solve all problems!"Stephen was really upset.
Yvonne wanted to head to bed earlier that night so that she would be well-rested to carry out Conan's second treatment the next day. She'd already washed up and laid in bed when she received James' message. She opened the photo, and all her sleepiness vanished with just one look.That woman's hand was on Stephen's thigh, yet Stephen hadn't rejected her!Although it was a loveless marriage, that didn't mean he could cheat on her! She'd only agreed that he could get back together with Ariel. That didn't mean she'd allowed him to sleep with other women!"I'll come over right now." Yvonne sent the message and got dressed.She followed the location James had sent her and reached the club within less than an hour. The moment she entered, she saw James waiting for her in the lobby."Yvonne, you're here. I wasn't paying any attention to Stephen. When I looked for him once more, he was gone! I asked the receptionist and found out that he'd gone upstairs with another woman."How dare he
The moonlight peeked through the clouds, shining into the room through the window.Under the moonlight, two bodies intertwined in lust. It wasn't until midnight that things finally settled down.Stephen hugged Yvonne the entire night without letting her go.The next morning, Yvonne was woken up by the phone vibrating on the floor. She groggily recalled that she'd arranged Conan's second appointment for today. She was stunned and instantly opened her eyes.Luckily, Stephen was sleeping soundly, so she could escape from his arms. She slipped off the bed and gently picked up her clothes and phone. She only relaxed in relief once she was out of the room, but then she realized that her back hurt. She clutched her lower back and walked out, secretly cursing Stephen.She left the club and got in the car. She remembered that she still had to get the morning-after pill. She had the contraceptives at home, but the incident last night had been too unexpected, so she didn't have anything on h
The group members looked at each other. No one dared to admit their mistake.Curtis picked up the incense holder and stood up. "I'm the group leader. I didn't do a good job overseeing things. It's my fault."Yvonne looked at him when she heard his words.When she'd first gotten the list, she'd deliberately looked into the group leader's information. The man standing in front of her looked exactly like his photo. However, he looked even more fierce in person. No wonder he'd followed Gwen to do international aid relief work in the past. He'd witnessed gunfire, and naturally, he had an air of death around him compared to ordinary people. However, Yvonne had also seen many men like him.She looked at Curtis coldly and said in the same stern tone, "It looks like Gwen didn't teach you well. How could you make such a stupid mistake?""You can come at me, but don't insult Gwen!" Curtis suddenly flared up. He took three steps toward Yvonne. "Do you think I even wanted to do such a lowly jo
"Conan, what are you going on about? How could you have possibly seen her there?" Camille reached out and patted Conan on the head. She looked at him gently and asked, "Did you have a nightmare?"Conan shook his head and muttered. "It's not a nightmare. It's not.""It must be." Camille was sure of it. Conan had gone through this many times. In the past, every time he woke up, he'd say that he saw monsters under his bed and decided to sleep on the floor for a month. She had to lie to him, saying that the monsters had gone back to their home, in order to convince him to return to bed. She'd heard all sorts of absurd stories, let alone the one about him seeing Yvonne.Camille hugged Conan and gently coaxed, "Conan, don't be afraid. Once you're cured, you won't have these strange dreams anymore.""It's not a dream!" Conan pried Camille's hands away and glared at her angrily. Other than repeating, "It's not a dream," he said nothing else.Camille had no choice but to give in to him. "A
Stephen sat alone in the room until dusk before slowly coming out of his thoughts.Only lovers tested each other like this. James had helped him test Yvonne. Even if it hadn't been his intention, what was done was done. Yvonne was a smart woman. She would guess what was going on sooner or later. How would she view him then?In the end, he was the one who'd crossed the line in their clear transactional relationship. Stephen's head hurt from thinking about it. He gave up and went to take a shower before returning to Oceania Villa.He was going to deal with it one step at a time when he saw Yvonne.…At night, Yvonne received a call from Gwen. She was just about to complain when Gwen informed her that Curtis had gotten drunk in a bar.Yvonne was baffled. "How was he still in the mood to get drunk? I nearly got into trouble because of him!"Luckily, nothing too serious happened this time. According to her team member's report, Camille didn't suspect her. If not, she would be think
The sound of a glass bottle shattering rang out, along with a muffled grunt behind her.Yvonne jumped. She turned around to see Xavier smiling at her. Xavier had taken the hit on his back. It hurt a lot, but when he saw Yvonne, he was happy. Soon, the men Xavier had brought with him took control of the situation.The thugs' leader, Dax, immediately recognized Xavier. He anxiously went up. "Mr. Robinson, w—why are you here You …"Dax noticed that Xavier's back was bleeding, and the blood was seeping through his shirt. He was instantly horrified and yelled out loud, "Who the hell hurt Mr. Robinson? Stand up right now!"A thug was pushed out of the group, trembling in fear.Dax went up and kicked him before handing Xavier a beer bottle. "Mr. Robinson, do it to him and teach him a lesson for me."Xavier turned to pass the bottle to Yvonne. "He was coming for you. Why don't you do it?"It wasn't the time to find fault, and Yvonne wasn't in the mood. She furrowed her brows and looke