Julian brought coffee to Stephen's office. When he saw that Stephen had barely touched his food, he furrowed his brows. Ever since Yvonne had left him, Stephen had been in such a bad mood that it had affected his appetite too.This was the first time Julian had seen Stephen affected by someone for such a long time in all the years he'd worked for him.However, Julian didn't dare to do anything reckless. His instincts told him that Stephen and Yvonne's issues weren't that simple. After giving it some thought, he sighed."What's the situation of the Jones family right now?" Stephen suddenly asked. Julian came to his senses and placed the coffee next to Stephen. "Monica's death was a huge blow to Thomas. He's still staying home. Jones Jewels' vice president has taken over the duties at the company. As things stand, Thomas would most probably not go after Mrs. Anderson anymore."Then, Julian couldn't help but grumble, "I wonder what Thomas is thinking, suspecting her. If Madam had re
Yvonne thought that she should be more careful since Elizabeth was old. Thus, she got into Stephen's car, but she didn't sit in the back. She selectively ignored the seat Stephen had left for her and got into the front passenger seat.Julian was in a cold sweat when he witnessed what Yvonne had done. He tried hinting for her to sit behind him, but Yvonne ignored him. She buckled her seatbelt and closed her eyes, resting. Julian could only brace himself and get into the driver's seat under Stephen's death glare. He wasn't going to let his boss drive while he sat in the backseat. That didn't make sense either!At that moment, he really wanted to get out of the car and walk. He shouldn't be there! When they reached Anderson Mansion, Yvonne got out of the car first, with Stephen following closely behind.Elizabeth was surprised. "I didn't ask you to bring Yvonne!"Upon hearing that, Yvonne turned to glare at Stephen. He'd been trying to fool her!Stephen remained calm and swept a gl
Stephen cast Yvonne an ambiguous look before replying to Elizabeth, "Hmm, I just had something to ask them.""What was so important that you needed to lock them up to ask?" Elizabeth sounded unhappy. "If it weren't for me being unable to reach them, I wouldn't have known that you'd already brought them back. They haven't returned home yet. Where are you locking them up? Stephen, they're your elderly. You're crossing a line here. Listen to me. Let them go.""I'm not going to, for now," Stephen replied unquestionably.Elizabeth was infuriated. "A—are you disrespecting me as well?""I'm only asking you not to interfere in my family's affairs." Stephen looked indifferent. "As long as they give me the answers I want, I'll naturally let them go.""What are you trying to do to them?" Elizabeth was a little anxious and furious at the same time. "Why can't you just live in peace with them as a family? Why can't you have mercy on Conan? He—""Did they ever have any mercy on my mother back
They remained silent on the journey. They seemed to have an understanding between them; one wasn't going to ask any questions, while the other wasn't going to say anything, yet they could roughly guess what was going on in each other's mind.Stephen's Maybach left the city and came to a villa in a secluded area. When Yvonne opened the car door, she could hear a familiar voice coming from the courtyard. Her heart sank.Stephen went over to her. "Come with me."She saw him unlock the door with his fingerprint. The next second, Conan rushed out and crashed into Stephen."Stephen?" Conan's eyes brightened. "Are you here to take me to see Mom and Dad? They …"Halfway through, Conan noticed Yvonne and trailed off. Soon, as if he realized something, he smiled sincerely at Stephen. "I want to see Mom. Can you take me to her? I've been good recently."Stephen said with a cold gaze, "You don't get to call me by my name.""Why not? I—" Conan saw Stephen's threatening gaze and stopped mid-s
While Yvonne puked bile, her mind was racing. As expected, when she started to catch her breath, Stephen asked, "Why did you puke?"She composed herself and turned to look at Stephen, looking rather annoyed. "Is it any of your business?"Stephen furrowed his brows without saying anything. "What? Are you still expecting the child to be there?" Yvonne sneered. "It's too late to regret it.""No," Stephen said in a low voice, "I never regret anything that I've done."Somehow, this made Yvonne feel even more sick. "Sure." She turned to look at Conan. "You're a man, yet you're sobbing so much. Don't you feel embarrassed?"Conan had already stopped crying the second Yvonne started puking. When he heard what Yvonne said, he quickly wiped away the tears from his face and looked at her stubbornly. Those watery eyes had the naivety of an idiot, but they were rather adorable.Yvonne felt much better. She looked at Stephen once more. "Next weekend is New Year's Eve. Are you free?" Before Step
However, Yvonne only smiled at Rachel cheekily, as if saying, "You'll see."Rachel was annoyed. "Vonnie! How dare you tease me like that! You know I desperately want to know!"Yvonne smiled but said nothing. Rachel, on the contrary, started going on and on, saying, "Actually, it'll be good if you two get back together. Stanley told me that without you around, Stephen seemed to have lost his will to live. There's only work in his life. He doesn't even eat well. I heard he's lost a lot of weight. It looked like he was quite serious about you. I am guessing he must have realized that he'd done wrong …"Yvonne thought about how she'd seen Stephen earlier that day. He'd indeed lost weight, and the shape of his face had even gotten more angular. She pursed her lips, suddenly feeling a little upset but unable to explain why."Vonnie, no matter what you do, I'll support you," Rachel said seriously.Yvonne thought for a while before looking at Rachel. "Rachel, Stanley's a good man. You don
Yvonne returned to work as usual. Miller Jewels' online sales platform would go live as the first set of fireworks bloomed in the sky that night.Everyone at Miller Jewels was highly anticipating the marketing campaign. At that morning's meeting, Yvonne could see that every executive was feeling rather nervous. She jokingly told them to relax.When the meeting was coming to an end, Yvonne stood up and gave a speech in her melodious voice. "Ever since I took over Miller Jewels, everyone has been working hard with me. I thank you all for your trust and for sticking with me and Miller Jewels. Miller Jewels not only belongs to the Miller family, but it was also made with the blood, sweat, and tears of every single one of you. The bigger Miller Jewels grows, the better it is for everyone. I hope that you can all continue working in unity together. Here's to a new year and a great beginning for Miller Jewels."A rapturous applause broke out. When all the staff left, Nicole walked up to
Rachel led Yvonne to the bar. Yvonne only asked for a glass of lemon water.Rachel took a sip of her cocktail and passed it to Yvonne out of habit. "Have a sip. The taste is quite special. It's a new cocktail Euphoria Smith will be releasing soon."Yvonne was just about to refuse when Caleb took the glass. He took a drink and let the liquid swirl in his mouth. "It's alright. The vodka's a little too much."Rachel was instantly infuriated. "Who said you could drink my drink?""What? Are you afraid that I might find your saliva disgusting?" Caleb smiled. "I'm not that fussy; don't worry.""You …" Rachel gritted her teeth, irritated at her brother.Caleb looked at the glass and commented loudly for Stanley, who was next to him, to hear. "He even tells you about things like new drink releases. It looks like he really cares for you."Rachel blushed. She snatched her glass back and grumbled, "Shut up."Stanley, on the contrary, was unfazed by it. "Caleb, don't worry. No matter what h