"That's right."Yvonne hugged a cushion and made herself comfortable against the armrest of the couch. She looked at Andy leisurely and said, "You need to buck up. Otherwise, the gold prize might just wind up in Kayla's hands. But the manuscript she has belongs to my mother. It wouldn't be strange if you lost to her."Andy looked at Yvonne in disbelief and said, "Isn't she your rival?" As he said that, realization dawned on him, and he turned to look at Yvonne again. "Wait a second, do you have some sort of plan in mind?""You're still asking me even though you already have a hunch?" Yvonne replied. She raised an eyebrow and continued, "Kayla's life has been smooth sailing recently—she's practically flourishing. My father is surely pleased with her. Why don't you take a guess? Will Jones Jewels ever give up on an opportunity that's right in front of them?"Andy said in realization, "Oh! You've laid down a trap!""Yep."Thomas and the rest of them would never have expected Yvonne
Kayla recounted the events that had happened to Monica. Monica frowned and asked, "Xavier is still thinking about Yvonne?""Well, not entirely. I don't think he's as obsessed with her as he was before, but …" Kayla pursed her lips and continued, "I just don't like seeing them standing next to each other.""So … You want me to give you some advice about how to make Yvonne stay away from Xavier?" Monica asked.Monica laughed when she saw Kayla nod her head seriously. She replied, "It's easy, really. You're pretty much set to win the gold prize in the competition, and the Robinson family has been treating you very well lately. All you need to do is say the word, and you won't have a problem to deal with anymore."After that, Monica quickly briefed Kayla about what she should tell Arthur.… The next day, Kayla arrived at Robinson Residence and kept Arthur company as she usually did. As time passed, she naturally brought up the jewelry design competition in conversation."Xavier's
"I won't stop you," Xavier said emotionlessly. His voice was cold as he continued, "But you can't blame me for the consequences that will follow, Grandfather.""You—" Arthur was furious and slammed his hands on the table when he saw Xavier stride out the door nonchalantly. He wanted to see just what sort of consequences Xavier would be able to bring upon him.…Arthur was a man of his word.Three days later, Xavier and Kayla's wedding was the talk of town. Everyone was excited and talked about how good it was that the two were getting married.Yvonne was in the dark about what had happened three days ago, and she assumed that the Robinsons were trying to fake it. Perhaps they were afraid that Kayla would change her mind and abandon them."Wow, just what sort of insane luck does Kayla have to get married into the Robinson family? She must be over the moon right now," Rachel complained over the phone. Yvonne was only half-listening to her rant when she suddenly recalled something
It was late at night. Once again, Stephen was under the big tree at Miller Villa. He remained there until all of the lights in the building went out before driving home.The road was empty, and his surroundings were silent. As he drove, Stephen began to get lost in his thoughts. All of a sudden, he heard a loud noise come from behind him, and a strong impact shook his car. Stephen frowned when he saw a black Volkswagen in his rearview mirror. The driver had already gotten out of the Volkswagen. His gait was uneven, and he staggered forward. It seemed like he was drunk. Stephen thought it was a simple case of drunk driving, so he got out of his car without a second thought."It's best to let the police handle this case of drunk driving," Stephen said as he moved to call the police. To his surprise, the driver charged at him suddenly and sent his phone flying.Immediately after that, a group of men in masks got out of the car and surrounded Stephen. It happened too fast, and Steph
At Miller Tower, Yvonne turned to Julian once he'd finished explaining the situation to her. She replied, "You're expecting me to find someone that even the Anderson family can't? You must think too highly of me."There was a look of distress on Julian's face as he said, "Madam, I understand that you're still upset with him, but these are—""These are two separate matters, yes. You've turned to me because I'm your last resort, and you want to know if I have any leads," Yvonne said. She shrugged her shoulders and continued, "I'm sorry, I can't help you with this. Instead of wasting time talking to me, you should pay a few more visits to the police."Seeing that Yvonne was about to get up and leave, Julian stopped her and cried, "Madam! Mr. Anderson went missing because he went to see you! He'd been driving to the Miller Villa every night, forbidding anyone from accompanying him. He'd stay there until it was late at night before returning home."Yvone paused when she heard that, a co
On the outskirts of Northerna City, there was a vast open area where heaps of abandoned cargo containers were stacked. It was very secluded, and nobody had set foot in the area for the past year.That night, a man and woman walked into the abandoned junkyard. They were both wearing black sweaters that blended their silhouettes into the night perfectly.Curtis headed straight toward a container. He hesitated a little as he took out the keys. It had only been three days. How could it possibly compare to the pain that Yvonne had to go through with her abortion?Despite his reluctance, Yvonne was standing behind him, so he had no choice but to grit his teeth and unlock the doors to the container.A cold metallic flash flew by them as soon as he pushed the doors open.Stephen had launched himself at Curtis the instant the doors opened. Yvonne quickly struck Stephen's neck with the blunt side of her knife.Stephen fell, and the glass shard in his hand also fell to the ground.Curtis s
Fortunately, it was just a false alarm, and Elizabeth wasn't doing as badly as they'd thought.When Elizabeth had been sent to the ICU, Philip had gone to meet Dr. Faber. He'd been briefed on the situation via phone call earlier that morning.He was furious and yelled, "Find those people for me! Turn the entire city upside down if you have to! These punks had the audacity to attack the Anderson family! We can't let them go so easily."Hazel muttered, "Hmph! Stephen's usual attitude must've rubbed many people the wrong way. That's why this happened to him. Ugh, he should be the only one to bear the consequences. Why did it have to affect Mother too?"William nudged her and signaled her to shut up. Philip ignored her underhanded remark and turned to Stephen, saying, "I just spoke with Dr. Faber about Elizabeth's condition. He has a friend who specializes in neurology. Do you think we should have them examine her?"Stephen nodded and said, "Yeah.""Alright, that's settled. As long a
"Grandpa, you should know that God will bless you for saving a life." Yvonne smiled and held his arm. "You've been doing good all your life. You can't just ignore that because of me."Old Jim furrowed his brows. "That old hag likes to bully you so much, yet you still want me to save her. Won't that just enable her to think that she can do whatever she likes to us?""No, you can't think of it that way," Yvonne persuaded. "If you really save her life, she'll think of you as her savior. Do you think she'll dare be rude to you in the future?"Old Jim stroked his beard and thought for a while. "What you said makes sense. By then, we'll make sure she can't do anything to us, no matter how badly she wants to!"Yvonne clapped her hands. "That's right!"Old Jim was delighted by the thought. "Alright, we'll do as you say!" "But," he looked at Yvonne slyly and continued, "if you were to treat her yourself, wouldn't that drive her even crazier?"Yvonne was speechless. The cheeky old man!…