It was a rare occasion for Linda to meet Stephen's friends, so she invited James to dine with them.In front of a beautiful lady, James completely ignored Stephen's death glare. He raised a hand in the air to get the server to add another set of cutlery.James had been a philanderer for many years. One of his main skills was making girls laugh. Linda and he happily chatted away, leaving only Stephen sitting there with a gloomy expression.Linda laughed so much that her face was sore. She looked at Stephen and said, "I never thought your friend would be so interesting."Linda thought that a person as strange as Stephen probably wouldn't have any friends at all."I'm the most interesting one among Stephen's friends." James raised his glass and said with a smile, "But it's only because we click! Come, let's drink to this new friendship!""Of course!" Linda clinked glasses with James. "I hope we stay friends."James replied happily, "Of course!"After dinner, they left the restaura
Linda clenched her mug tighter as she heard their comments. She didn't want to confront them, so she turned and left with her mug of coffee.Unexpectedly, one of the colleagues took a step forward and hit her mug. Coffee spilled all over Linda.Linda wailed, burned by the hot coffee. She frantically took some paper towels to wipe the stain off her clothes.That colleague pretended to be baffled. "Oh, my goodness. I'm sorry. I didn't notice you there."Linda could hear the smugness in her voice. She was just about to retort when she heard someone bark, "What the hell are you all doing?"Soon, a figure pushed Linda's colleagues away and walked over to her. "Are you alright?"Linda looked at James, a little stunned. "Why are you here?""I'm a client here. I was here to check up on a project. I never thought I would bump into you here."James looked at the mess on Linda's clothes. Furious, he turned to look at the group of people. "I never knew that Finspatial was so unprofessional
Suzy walked closer to them and said to James with a smile, "I need to speak with Linda. I hope you can give us some privacy, Mr. Davison."James ignored her, merely looking at Linda.Linda hinted at him with her eyes, asking him to leave first, but James was still worried. He stuffed his business card in her hand. "I'll go. Call me if you're in any trouble."Linda nodded. Seeing James leave, she finally said to Suzy, "Are you here because of Benjamin Anderson?""Not really, but it has something to do with him." Suzy smiled. "That day, after you left, Benjamin, that bastard, kept forcing me to drink alcohol. The angrier he got, the more it proved that he was interested in you. Which was why I'd long predicted that Mr. Scott would push you to work with him."Of course, I'm not trying to intimidate you by saying this so that you'll let me have the client. I just feel like I have to warn you to be careful when dealing with him."Then, Suzy unnaturally put her hair behind her ear. "
Meanwhile, Yvonne was flipping through the documents Linda had given her.Linda might be young and pretty, but she had a great eye for investments. When she'd been abroad, she'd helped her clients earn buckets. If it hadn't been for her inexplicable relationship with Stephen, Yvonne would have let Linda have a go at investing her assets.What a pity.Yvonne set the documents aside. She instructed Hayden, "Send these back to Finspatial Securities. Tell them I don't wish to invest right now and kindly ask them not to disturb me."The moment Hayden left with the documents, Yvonne received a call from Caleb.Caleb said with a smile, "Yvonne, you'll have to treat me to a meal today."Yvonne was surprised. "You've found it?""Hmm, we'll talk in detail when we meet."Yvonne said delightedly, "No problem. I'll treat you to a meal at Galarinx Restaurant tonight."…That night, Galarinx Restaurant was crowded during dinner time.Yvonne had barely entered the private room when Caleb fo
"When I was looking into Mark through the dark web, Emerald Group targeted me. They tracked me down through the server and sent me a virus as a warning."Caleb sighed and continued. "Emerald Group sure has a lot of talented people. I'd barely started investigating when they found me. They even went past my firewall."Yvonne furrowed her brows. She hadn't expected Emerald Group to have such great defenses."But you don't have to be too disappointed. I did find some things about him."Caleb took his phone out, opened a document, and passed it to Yvonne. "Mark committed a crime in Northerna City when he was 17 years old. "It was a brawl against a gang. They had six people; two of them were seriously injured, while the other four sustained injuries. Mark was under 18 years old at the time, so he was only sentenced to a juvenile detention center for five years."Caleb looked at Yvonne and said, "Guess why he got into a fight with them? I looked into the gang. They were all from your
"This …" The server was conflicted. "It's a matter of the customer's privacy, we can't just …""Alright, I'll call the police then." Yvonne took her phone out. "I'll tell them that the Galarinx Restaurant allowed Benjamin Anderson to assault a woman and even tried to protect him despite his criminal behavior."The server immediately stopped her and told her everything.Five minutes ago, Benjamin had taken Linda away. She guessed that it must be the same as usual and that they'd headed over to the five-star hotel next door.Time was of the essence, so Yvonne couldn't spare any time explaining things to Caleb. She only sent him a message saying, "Something came up. Don't wait for me."Meanwhile, Suzy was on a call with James in the hotel's lobby. She was so nervous that her voice was trembling. "Mr. Davison, something has happened to Linda. Only you can help her." James immediately pushed the woman in his arms away and asked with urgency, "What happened?"Suzy stuttered, "I don't
Thus, Yvonne beat Benjamin up. She even tied his arms and legs using his own belt and tie.After doing that, Yvonne dusted her hands off and left the room. She decided to do it anonymously. When Linda woke up the next day, she would know how to report to the police.However, unbeknownst to her, a door at the deep end of the corridor opened a little as she entered the elevator.Ariel stood by the door, looking at her phone. Her screen was open to Hazel's reply, which read, "How dare Yvonne dare to touch my Benjamin! I'll kill her!"That night, Ariel had been looking forward to Benjamin facing drama. She'd never thought that Yvonne would take part in it too. Seeing Yvonne changed her mind. She texted Hazel with an urgency in her tone, saying that Yvonne was beating Benjamin up in the hotel.Now, Yvonne was surely going to get into trouble.Ariel clenched her phone tightly, suppressing the guilt in her heart. All these years, her righteous upbringing had stopped her from doing such
That night, Benjamin was also sent to the hospital, covered in bruises. Although he only had bruises and no internal injuries, Hazel's heart was still broken. She sobbed and yelled, wanting Yvonne to pay the price!William couldn't stop Hazel, so he followed her to Miller Villa.Outside the gates, Hazel yelled, "Yvonne! Come out right now! How dare you beat Ben up! Don't stay hiding! I'm going to call the police!"Inside, Yvonne signaled Lloyd to sit back down. "Stay with Elvin. I'll deal with her. She can't do anything here." Seeing Yvonne leave the room, Elvin walked over to the balcony. Lloyd followed him. They watched as Yvonne walked over to the gates.Hazel went maniacal. She looked like she wanted to kill Yvonne. She shook her gates with her hands. "Yvonne! I dare you to open this gate right now!""By all means, yell louder." Yvonne crossed her arms. "Let everyone know that your son is a rapist.""W—what nonsense are you talking about?" Hazel's face paled. "You're the one