Since Stephen was making a fuss, Linda had to get the gift on her own. She visited the Miller Villa once again on the weekend.Lloyd immediately recognized her as the salesperson from the previous time. "Why are you here again? Can you get a different salesperson?"A salesperson?Before Linda could react properly, a car stopped behind her. When Lloyd saw that it was Caleb's car, he immediately opened the gates. Linda used this opportunity to slip in with the car.Lloyd was furious. "You shameless person! I didn't open the gates so that you could enter! Get out!"Linda ignored him and ran inside, bumping into Yvonne. She immediately smiled. "Yvonne!"Yvonne furrowed her brows. "Why are you here?""I'm here to thank you." Linda raised the gift in her hand and smiled brightly. "You saved me yet again.""I didn't do it on purpose. It was just a coincidence.""You said you had to leave suddenly that night. So it was to rescue her?" Caleb's voice suddenly rang out.Linda turned b
"Knowing the Anderson family, even if Linda has a relationship with Stephen, they wouldn't have let Benjamin go to prison because of her. No matter what, she's still an outsider, right?"Caleb raised an eyebrow, looking in the direction where Linda had disappeared. "But the fact is, they were seeking justice for Linda when they sent Benjamin to prison."Yvonne hadn't really thought much about it before, but when she heard Caleb's analysis, she found it strange. Indeed, that was very uncharacteristic of the Andersons.Benjamin's arrest had affected the Anderson family adversely. The most important thing for a family as prominent and wealthy as the Andersons was reputation.Logically speaking, they would have paid Linda a huge sum and forced her to settle it privately. That was their modus operandi.Yvonne suddenly thought back to the day when Stephen came looking for her and promised her that he'd never let Benjamin off the hook. Now that he'd done it, Yvonne found it weird. She co
After sending Katie home, Ariel headed to the detention center, only to be informed that no one else could see Benjamin other than his attorney.Ariel returned to her car dejectedly. Those videos were like a key to a drawer hidden deep in the crevices of her memory, revealing her darkest memories.Back then, she'd been troubled that her relationship with Stephen was going nowhere. She'd tried many ways to get closer to him. Unfortunately, Benjamin had gotten into bed with her instead due to an accident.After that, Benjamin had often used the video to tease her. "Ms. Clarke, do you want to see your most honest side?"Ariel had asked him to delete the video, but Benjamin had outright refused. He'd only promised her that he wouldn't leak it.Later on, after a series of incidents, Ariel had chosen to move abroad and completely cut ties with the Anderson family.After a long time, she'd forgotten about the video.Ariel had no clue how Stephen had gotten a hold of those videos. She a
After meeting with Katie, Xavier returned to his office. He thought about it for a while before calling Yvonne and telling her about the collaboration with Katie."Tell me, do you think Katie is conning me? Where could she possibly have a mine?""No, she really has a mine. The quality of the raw materials isn't bad either." Yvonne put the documents in her hand aside and said, "She really wants to work with you. You can consider it."Xavier was stunned. "How did you know she—""Because the mine was supposed to be mine."Xavier was speechless. He hadn't been to the border for a long time. Why did it seem like he'd missed out on a great deal of fun and interesting drama?On the other end of the line, Yvonne looked out at the sky and narrowed her eyes. Katie had just returned from the border and had immediately looked for Xavier to talk about a deal. It seemed like she was quite ambitious.Yvonne could understand why. Katie had just seen her father, who'd lost an arm, so she must su
Yvonne didn't pay much attention to Katie. From the way she saw it, with Katie's abilities at the moment, she wouldn't be able to do much damage.Besides, Yvonne knew all too well that her deadliest enemy at that moment was Mark, who was hiding somewhere.There hadn't been any news from Gwen. Yvonne guessed that with Gwen being in Emerald Group, trying to investigate one of the Principals wasn't going to be an easy feat.She couldn't rush this matter, so she could only wait.In the meantime, Andy got someone to send her an invitation to QT's latest jewelry show. Yvonne planned to use it as a learning experience and thought of taking Nicole along.When Lloyd heard Nicole was going, he nominated himself to be their bodyguard. Thus, on the day of the jewelry show, Yvonne took the two of them along with her.Yvonne was walking ahead of them, while they followed behind her. This was Lloyd's first time at such a high-class event. He kept asking Nicole questions, and Nicole patiently an
After the show ended, Yvonne, Lloyd, and Nicole were the last to leave the venue. Andy walked them to the door.Under the night breeze, everything was silent around them. Before getting into the car, Yvonne sensed that something was up. She looked at the row of cars parked in the distance.Andy was curious. "What are you looking at?"Yvonne didn't notice anything strange. She shook her head. "Nothing. We'll leave.""Alright."Andy stood there on the spot, watching Yvonne's car drive into the night. He was just about to turn around when he heard footsteps behind him.Before he could see who it was, he was thrown into a Cayenne by the side."You …" Andy looked up at a frosty gaze and instantly shut up."M—Mark? Why are you here? If I'd known, I would have invited you to the show so I could show you what I've been doing recently—""I saw the show," Mark coldly interrupted Andy. "You seem close to Yvonne."Andy gulped. "Hmm, you know, she was the one who made QT what it is …" H
Jodie opened the door to see a delighted Katie. Before Jodie could greet her, Katie walked right in and looked for Ariel."Ariel, I have good news to share with you!" Katie was excited. She sat down and held Ariel's hand, eagerly saying, "I've struck a deal with QT! It went much better than I expected!"Ariel was stunned. Only then did she recall Katie mentioning that she was going into the jewelry business when she'd gone to pick her up from the airport.Then, she remembered what she'd promised Katie. "I forgot to ask Xavier. I'll do it right now …""There's no need. I've already met him. His reply isn't important anymore. I've made a deal with QT. With how famous QT is right now, this will surely be a huge business!"Katie had just finished talking to Andy today and came to see Ariel immediately after. Her first reaction had been to look for Noah, but she'd decided against it at the thought of how cold he'd been to her the other day. Once things settled down, she was going to
Thus, Ariel found an excuse to send Jodie away. "It's almost mealtime. Go get some food. We have to treat Katie to a meal."Jodie happily agreed, "Yes, we should!"After she'd left, Ariel asked Katie, "Is there something you want to say to me?""Yes," Katie held Ariel's hand and said gently, "Ariel, I want to join forces with you to go up against Yvonne. She destroyed my family and wanted to snatch Stephen away from you. Are we going to just let her get away with it?"Ariel was stunned. She shook her head. "We can't fight her …"She'd tried to plot Linda's incident, but looked where she'd ended up. She could barely fend for herself now. How could she go up against Yvonne?"Katie, I won't be able to help you much now.""What are you talking about?" Katie grabbed Ariel by the shoulders and said seriously, "Ariel, you weren't like this before. Didn't you say that you would do anything for Stephen? Are you really planning to let Yvonne have him?"Let Yvonne have him?Ariel's heart