Soon, Stephen took his leave.Yvonne stood there for a while before driving her car into the front yard. The first thing that she did after returning home was to check on her son.Elvin was sitting on the floor in his room, playing with Lego. He looked up when he heard Yvonne open the door, calling out to her quietly, "Mommy."Yvonne walked over and rubbed Elvin's head gently, her heart filled with warmth and affection for him. "Were you scared to be alone at home?"Elvin shook his head and said, "Nope. Uncle Curtis filmed a video with me. He even promised to box with me next week."Yvonne smiled and replied, "Is that so? Wow, it looks like even Curtis lets you know his schedule now. I didn't know he'd be dropping by again next week.""Mommy." Elvin blinked and asked, "Who was that person who came back with you just now?"Yvonne froze.He pointed to the open balcony and continued, "I saw it."Yvonne glanced at the balcony before smiling. She replied, "It's just a friend of min
The next day, everyone warmly welcomed Yvonne's return to Miller Jewels.All these years, Miller Jewels had been functioning without a leader, only supported by Nicole and Hayden.Although every new product was released to rave reviews and Miller Jewels' sales were constantly growing and becoming the most popular jewelry brand in the country, without Yvonne there, they could only stay stagnant.It was also why Miller Jewels hadn't expanded beyond Northerna City. If not, considering their fame, they would have long opened other branches all over the country.This was also one of Yvonne's goals for returning this time: to expand Miller Jewels. She didn't want to limit Miller Jewels to the country and wanted to go international.At the first meeting, Yvonne praised everyone for their hard work. She also proposed a blueprint for Miller Jewels' future, motivating them.Nicole looked at Yvonne, and her eyes reddened. After the meeting, Yvonne asked Nicole to stay back. She deliberately
Thomas was on the balcony, playing with his pet birds. He responded without looking. "I know."Katie went up to him and pushed the birdcage away. "How are you still in the mood to play with birds?"Thomas frantically protected the birdcage. "I spent a huge fortune on this bird. Be gentle.""You …" Katie was speechless. "Yvonne is back. We don't even know how she's going to come after us! If you don't make any preparations, you won't even get to play with your bird soon!"Thomas snickered condescendingly. "She couldn't bring Jones Jewels down back then. Do you think she'll be able to do it now? Don't forget, she no longer has the Anderson family's support. Even if Miller Jewels is doing well, they're nothing compared to Robinson Jewels. Jones Jewels has their support right now!"Thomas hung the birdcage and turned around to enter his study. "She's only causing such a huge scene by returning to the country so that she can intimidate us! Has she really gotten to you?"Katie followed
Katie was stunned. "You saw the news too?""Hmm." Ariel smiled. "It seems like Yvonne wanted everyone to know, right?" Then she paused for a while before saying, "She's different from before …"The night before, Ariel had waited for Stephen to return and used the excuse of taking his suit jacket to Tabitha for cleaning. After she'd left his room, she'd smelled a hint of a woman's perfume on his jacket.Stephen had never fooled around with other women. Neither had he returned home with the scent of another woman before. However, the moment Yvonne had returned, he'd gotten the scent of a woman on him.Ariel guessed that he must have gone to see Yvonne."You've been with Stephen for so long. He won't just leave you because of Yvonne." Katie gently comforted Ariel. "Furthermore, they had gotten into such a terrible fight years ago. Stephen's finally gotten out of it. He's a smart guy. He knows not to go back to old lovers."Ariel smiled sadly. Only she knew that Stephen only kept her
Since Yvonne had decided to stay back in Northerna City, she naturally had to consider Elvin's education.Elvin was much more mature than the children his age. If he were to go to kindergarten, he might find it difficult to get along with other children. The teachers who had taught Elvin in the past had suspected that he might be autistic and had advised Yvonne a few times to take him to a therapist.However, to Yvonne, Elvin was no different from any other child. He was even more obedient and understanding than them. Once, Yvonne had gone to pick up Elvin early and found out that the children at the kindergarten deliberately picked on him. She'd witnessed Elvin pinning a child on the ground, threatening him not to mention the word 'father' in front of him.Later, Yvonne had apologized and compensated that child's parents, and Elvin left the kindergarten too. She'd lectured Elvin, but she never mentioned the father incident. Soon, they had an understanding among themselves—Elvin
Britney wanted to play hide-and-seek with her friends, but when she left the classroom, she saw that many of her friends were outside the door of the next class."Want to play hide-and-seek?" Britney asked.Usually, a dozen or so friends would have surrounded her by now. However, this time, no one heard her. They were trying to look inside the classroom.Britney pouted and walked over. "What are you all looking at?" Seeing no one answering her, she reached out and made space for herself, finally managing to squeeze into the front. "What are we looking at?""There's a newcomer," a boy said to Britney, pointing to another boy in the corner.Britney looked over to see the little boy quickly solving a Rubik's cube. Then he casually threw the Rubik's cube into the basket. His actions were so smooth, he looked very cool!Britney was in a daze. The last person she'd seen who played with a Rubik's cube like that was her father! This boy was also as good-looking as her father! She was sti
Ariel intentionally waited for Stephen to return to Oceania Villa that night.The moment Stephen came in, she went over and reached out to take his coat. However, he avoided her expressionlessly. She felt unnervingly awkward as she watched Stephen pass his coat to Tabitha instead.She clenched her fists but immediately turned 180 degrees and put on a smile. "Stephen, I took up a business project that requires me to travel for a week. Britney…""I'll ask Julian to pick her up." Stephen made the decision before Ariel could even finish speaking.Ariel's mouth was gaping open, but she forced out another smile. "Great. I feel comfortable knowing Julian will pick her up.""It’s getting late. You should head back." With that, Stephen swerved past Ariel and headed upstairs.Ariel bit her lip resentfully. She wasn’t sure if she was thinking too much, but Stephen had become colder to her since Yvonne’s return.…At Miller Villa, Yvonne was half asleep. She was immediately woken up by Elv
Noah was sitting on the couch in her office. He had one hand on his forehead as his pinky adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses. He looked elegant.Yvonne entered the office and made eye contact with him.There was a slight smile on Noah’s face. "It’s been a while, Yvonne."Yvonne returned the smile, but she was complaining in her heart. She was better off not seeing certain people for the rest of her life. Noah and Stephen were cousins, yet they were so different in character. Stephen had his emotions written on his face, but Noah kept everything to himself.Yvonne didn’t like dealing with Noah. After all, it was easier to dodge an open attack than defend against a concealed one. Plus, she wasn’t fond of the coward Noah was, considering how he'd abandoned Simone.However, she remained polite and sat on the couch. She asked, "What do I owe the pleasure, Mr. Anderson?"Oh, being courteous now, are we?" Noah smiled. "Didn’t you use to call me Noah?""I have nothing to do with Stephen