Xavier looked at the curly-haired woman. "Show me your necklace."The woman took the necklace off and argued, "It's real. It's a birthday present from my mom, so it can't be fake!"Xavier took the necklace, pulled out the magnifying loupe he carried around with him, and held it over the gemstone. While it was difficult for him to pinpoint whether the gem was genuine or not, its purity was visible even to the naked eye. QT only sold high-quality jewelry with the finest gemstones, so there was no way a stone of this purity was genuine.At best, it could only be seen as a high-quality imitation. A seasoned gemologist like Xavier needed the help of tools to appraise gems, yet Yvonne had been able to distinguish them with a single glance. While her skills astounded him, he was also becoming more curious about how many more surprises she had in store for him.He tossed the necklace back to the other woman and ordered, "Don't wear that anymore. It's embarrassing. I hate seeing people wear kn
"I—I have no idea what you're talking about," Charles answered falteringly, feigning ignorance. "I just remembered that I haven't checked in on you for some time, a—and it's been a while since you moved home, so I wanted to know if that freak has been taking care of you—""We have nothing to talk about." Stephen had heard enough of this nonsense and had already gotten the answers he needed.Charles had switched out the medication Camille sent him, which meant that despite knowing that Camille had tampered with the medicine, his father had chosen to ignore this matter and was even protecting her. This was more than enough to prove how insignificant Stephen was to Charles.If that were the case, saying anything else would be useless.Stephen hung up resolutely, his knuckles turning white from his tight grip on his phone.…That night, Stephen didn't go downstairs for dinner. Tabitha brought some food to his door, but the man refused before she even entered his room. Back in the dining ro
The moonlight spun around them like yarn, illuminating the beautiful room. Abruptly, someone's phone went off, shattering the steamy mood. Stephen cursed softly, his lips next to Yvonne's ears. He pulled himself up and sat on the other end of the couch.Meanwhile, Yvonne felt oddly disappointed. She pulled up the parts of her shirt that had slipped off and grabbed her phone to see six missed calls from Thomas. Frowning, she called him back. "Hello?"Thomas was already boiling with rage after having been unable to reach her the past few tries, and his anger only increased upon hearing her displeased tone. "Why did it take you so long to pick up? Do you think you can ignore me just because you've grown up?" Thomas fumed.The sudden admonition annoyed Yvonne. "Talk about something serious, or hang up. You're calling the wrong person if you want to act like a loving father.""You!" Thomas massaged his temple to calm himself. He then enunciated, "Do you really plan to make Miller Jewels sue
Back in Miller Villa, Monica gingerly approached Thomas as he hung up his phone. "Patrick has been spending a lot of money these years. It's impossible to make up for it now…""I know that!" Thomas snapped, his face dark. "Tomorrow, I'll ask him how much money he has left and find a way to come up with the rest.""What?" Monica's eyes widened. "No way! You shouldn't even have to deal with this shit! I'll talk to Dad and blame everything on Yvonne–""Enough! Things are messy enough as they are." Thomas glared at his wife. "Yvonne promised to let Patrick go once she receives the money. So that's what we'll do.""Why do you have to be the dupe? Patrick got himself into this mess, so why should you clean up after him?" Monica pointed a finger at him. "The old man doesn't take you seriously because you're too weak! Can't you stand up for yourself? He'll be the one to regret cutting ties with you anyway! Ha! He's also got a good eye for weaklings. He knows how to keep you under his thumb for
Earlier this morning, Thomas had gone to the police station to pick Patrick up, only to be told that his brother had been sent to a detention center. It turned out that Yvonne's lawyer had sued Patrick for attempting to murder her by hiring a contract killer. On his way to the company, Thomas was so furious that he almost ran a red light. He wanted to kill Yvonne. "Didn't you promise to let him go? What is the meaning of this?""I did what I promised to do." Yvonne smiled. "But I never said anything about forgiving him for hiring someone to kill me. He should pay the price for his actions.""You!" Thomas was at a loss for words. He'd never expected her to do such a thing!Yvonne stood up and rested her palms on the table, leaning over to stare at Thomas. "Say, if I had died in that container, would you seek justice for me? Or would you still let Patrick go?"Thomas dared not reply. Even he couldn't answer whether he would continue to protect his brother if Yvonne had truly been killed
Yvonne savagely brought her foot down on Xavier's, making him double over immediately, yelling in pain as his hand instinctively released the elevator door. Under his infuriated glare, Yvonne merrily pressed the button to close the doors. "Since you know that I belong to Stephen, you should also know that I'm not someone you should mess with.""You!" Xavier leaned against the wall and tested the mobility of his big toe. Thankfully, she hadn't broken it. This woman was a savage! There wasn't anyone in Northerna City who would dare try to hurt him. Xavier gripped the bag tighter. He wanted to step forward but was disgruntled. Instead, he decided to pass the bag to Yvonne's assistant to pass it along to her.After 30 minutes, the assistant entered Yvonne's office with the bag. Yvonne immediately recognized it and frowned. "Give it back to him.""But Mr. Robinson said that it was merely a gesture of goodwill and that you had to accept it, Miss." The assistant placed the bag on the table aw
"That's enough." Thomas was annoyed. If Joseph really were to approach Yvonne, things would become even more complicated. "Besides this, Xavier went to pester Yvonne at the office again today."He'd seen the two of them chatting earlier after emerging from the meeting room but hadn't greeted Xavier since he'd still been seething at the time. Monica was astonished. "Why?" This was Xavier's second visit to Yvonne!Thomas shook his head. "I'm not sure what he's up to either, but I don't think he's interested in Yvonne as a woman."Monica wasn't surprised. "Obviously not. Only a blind man would accept a face like hers. I'm sure Mr. Robinson has better taste. Only our Kayla is good enough for him."Thomas hesitated when he saw how excited Monica was. Monica's fervent wish for Kayla to marry into a wealthy family had never sat well with him. He believed that one should acquire their own power and status, regardless of gender. But since his wife and daughter refused to listen to him, he deci
Noticing where her focus was, he pulled the lapels of his robe tighter around him and frowned. "Is there something you need?""Yes." Yvonne shot her eyes toward his face and smiled sweetly. "My best friend wants to meet you. Do you have time?""She wants to meet me?""Mm-hmm. She overheard our call last time, so I had no choice but to lie and say that you're my boyfriend." Yvonne was nervous. Would someone like Stephen agree to act along? "If you find it troublesome, I can always talk to her—""I'll meet her." Stephen surprisingly agreed.Yvonne was stunned. "Huh?""Where did you two decide to meet up? Send me the location and time." Unless something unexpected were to happen, their current relationship would probably last for quite some time. Meeting her friends was unavoidable then, so he didn't bother turning her down. "Anything else?" asked Stephen. "N–no." Seeing how cooperative the man was, Yvonne instantly felt like all her worries had been for nothing. "Well, goodnight. I'll l