Yvonne frowned at Stephen, having realized that she could no longer predict his next move. He must have sensed her gaze, seeing as he turned around to look at her inquisitively right away.Forcing herself to remain calm, Yvonne asked casually, "So, the Anderson family knows about El's background now, huh?""Yeah. I told them the news," Stephen replied honestly. He even sounded quite righteous for some reason.Annoyed, Yvonne retorted, "Why did you leak the news? Aren't you going to marry Ariel soon? How does spreading the news benefit you anyway?""Hazel received the news from an unknown source. She told everyone that you had a child out of wedlock. She even said that you gave birth to a—" Stephen didn't want to say those two words, so he decided to skip that part. "That's why I admitted to being the father."Stunned by the revelation, Yvonne asked immediately, "Have you ever taken into consideration how Ariel would feel if she were to hear about the news?"Stephen remained nonch
That evening, Stephen walked out of Miller Villa while carrying Britney, who was fast asleep in his arms. The little girl continued to hug her doll tightly as she slept."Sorry for the disturbance." After he nodded slightly at Yvonne to convey his apology, he got into his car right away.Yvonne stood in the glow of the setting sun while watching the Maybach cruise away. She spent a few precious seconds regaining her senses before realizing that Stephen had brought his illegitimate daughter here to play with her son.Not only that, but he'd also maintained a respectful distance from both Yvonne and Elvin. Was it truly something Stephen Anderson was capable of doing?Regardless, this incident was just a false alarm. Stephen wasn't here to look for Conan at all. Yvonne heaved a sigh of relief before closing the door behind her and heading into the villa.Meanwhile, Elvin was typing away on his laptop in his room. He wore a pair of headphones as well. One could easily tell how serious
After Julian answered the phone call, he turned to report to Stephen. "Conan has gone to visit Camille, but we can't capture him because there are people protecting him."The moment Stephen had found out about Conan's return to Qynea, he'd arranged for two groups to carry out different missions. One group was in charge of tracking him down, whereas the other group would stalk Camille. Just as expected, the men ended up locating their target.Stephen looked up slightly. The light shadows cast by his thick eyelashes made his beautiful eyes look even more mysterious and unpredictable. Julian could only swallow dryly. "What should we do now?" he asked."Are those people Curtis and his subordinates?" Stephen asked.Julian nodded in response. "Yes." It was then that he remembered having driven past a nice Volksagen on the way to Miller Villa earlier, causing him to slap his head in realization. "Conan's hiding out in Miller Villa! Mr. Anderson, should I make arrangements for our men to—"
Meanwhile, Camille bawled her eyes out the moment she returned to the living room at Anderson Mansion. Charles was comforting her softly with an arm wrapped around her shoulders. "Don't cry. It's not a serious—""How can I not cry? This is all my fault! Why did I marry you in the first place? Now, my own son can't come home even if he wants to! Not only that, but he has to constantly worry about his own life as well!" Camille turned to look at Philip with reddened eyes. "Dad, you have to help Conan! He's your grandson as well! You have no idea just how much he's suffering right now!"The woman continued to lament about Conan's suffering. "When Conan had been sick, Stephen didn't bother letting him off the hook! After that, my dear son spent five years abroad just to hide from his own brother! Even though things have already come to this point, Stephen is still dissatisfied! What the hell does he want? Is he really planning on killing his own brother?"Poor Camille screamed the last
Yvonne had just returned from the design department at Miller Jewels when she bumped into Noah, who was holding a bouquet of flowers. Several secretaries' eyes were glued to his form from their positions in the secretarial office. When they realized Yvonne had started to approach them, they quickly returned to their respective cubicles.Yvonne glanced at the flowers. "What is the meaning of this, Mr. Noah?""I texted you, but you never replied to me, so I dropped by for a visit." Noah handed the bouquet to Yvonne. "I didn't want to come here empty-handed, seeing as I'm visiting you. I hope you like the flowers."However, Yvonne had no intention of accepting the bouquet. Instead, she stared into Noah's eyes. "Thank you for the flowers, but I'd prefer it if you could stop doing things that only make people misunderstand our relationship.""It's just a bouquet of flowers. There's nothing to it." Noah chuckled softly in response. "Our relationship is as professional as it can be. I'm n
After Yvonne handed the bouquet to Hayden, she invited Hazel into her office. Of course, she specifically instructed Noah to wait outside. Hazel followed Yvonne into the office angrily. The reason she'd come to Miller Jewels was to warn Yvonne to stay away from Noah. Unexpectedly, she'd ended up catching both of them in the act.It was a good time for Hazel to drop all pretenses and officially make things clear once and for all. She wanted to prevent Yvonne from looking for more opportunities to continue pestering Noah in the future.With that thought in mind, Hazel grabbed a chair and sat down. She even slammed her bag heavily onto the desk to intimidate Yvonne into silence. However, the latter didn't seem to mind her act of dominance at all. A smile curled her lips as she said, "Now that we're the only ones in this room, we can finally start negotiating properly."Negotiating?Hazel's expression darkened immediately. "What right do you have to negotiate with me? Who the hell do y
"I think she has a point," Noah started in a relaxed manner. "I also wish to know how much you value me."Hazel was taken aback. "What on earth are you talking about?""It's nothing. I'm just suddenly a bit curious." Noah slowly straightened up his tie. However, his serious expression suggested that he wasn't joking. Since Yvonne wanted to blackmail Hazel, he didn't mind helping her. If Yvonne wanted money, so be it. Noah even considered it an act of sincerity on his part. To him, giving her money was way easier than giving her love.Hazel stared at Noah in disbelief and wondered, "He's my beloved son. Why … why is he acting like a different person? He's always remained logical in a relationship. He'd never been as unprincipled as he is now. He's siding with an outsider, for crying out loud! Did Yvonne give him some sort of love potion?" Hazel didn't utter a single word more as Noah drove her back to Anderson Mansion.Hazel was like a lost soul, even pushing away Noah's hand w
A week later, Hazel went to find Yvonne again. This time, Hazel had made an appointment in advance, which was rather respectful of her. Soon after Hayden had led Hazel into the office, Yvonne herself entered the room. With her high heels clicking on the floor, Yvonne exuded an aura of dominance. Disgust flashed in Hazel's eyes as she watched Yvonne take a seat, but it soon disappeared. Hazel didn't wish to associate herself with Yvonne any longer. Therefore, she took a check out of her bag. "Here's 20 million dollars. Stay away from Noah after you cash the money out." Yvonne chuckled and replied suggestively, "So that's how much Mr. Noah's worth, huh?" "You …" Hazel gripped the check and took a deep breath. Initially, Hazel had had no intention of giving Yvonne money. However, she changed her mind after filling Camille in about Yvonne two days ago. Hazel had thought she could make Camille side with her. After all, Camille hadn't had a good relationship with Yvonne, even whe