"This has nothing to do with money." Elliot turned Yvonne down.Judging from his firm attitude, Yvonne knew her trip had been in vain. Even though she'd insisted on knowing the reason why he refused to work with her at first, she wasn't interested anymore. Honestly, it wasn't a surprise to see others adding insult to injury in this kind of situation. After all, businessmen only cared about profits, which seemed bleak when it came to Miller Jewels.Elliot felt sorry for Yvonne, who remained silent, but couldn't bring himself to console her. Anything he said now would be pretentious. Besides, accepting rejection was the first lesson Yvonne needed to learn when it came to running a business. Elliot sighed. "Ms. Miller, I'll go back to work if that's all."After the man left, Yvonne remained seated for some time, processing what was happening. Suddenly, she felt like she'd gone back in time to when she'd just started exploring business. It had been a great struggle back then.While she'd t
"Now that Xavier's made a move, Miller Jewels won't survive. Why don't you pull out now to avoid more losses?" Stephen asked without raising his head. "If you give up on Miller Jewels and want something else, I can give it to you. If you're really interested in jewelry, I can—"Yvonne chuckled bitterly and pulled her hand away. "You're telling me to give up too?""Maybe this was a mistake from the start. Why do you want to keep going down this path? You could use this opportunity to—""Forget it." Yvonne cut him off again. "Thank you for telling me about Fletcher and Xavier's relationship. I'll forget everything else you said." She pulled out a gold needle and warned, saying, "You should shut up now if you don't want it to hurt. I can't guarantee how steady my hand is."Stephen's brows furrowed, but he didn't say anything else. The two of them remained silent for the rest of the session, both of their minds fully occupied. Yvonne squeezed the needle in her palm, fighting to keep her te
Yvonne didn't have a mask on tonight, openly showing off her scar. The dim lighting did nothing to conceal her powerful aura. While she wore a smile on her face, her alluring red lips made people's hair stand on end, drawing attention away from her ruined flesh.At that moment, one could call her an enchanting witch.Kayla was caught off guard for a moment before her face darkened. "What are you doing here? I never invited you.""Mr. Robinson did." Yvonne turned her attention to Xavier, her smile deepening. "Didn't you, Mr. Robinson?"While Xavier had expected her to look for him, he'd never imagined that it would be now. He smiled and played along. "That's right. You're just in time for the cake, Ms. Miller.""Thanks, but I'll have to refuse." Yvonne planted herself between the couple and passed Kayla a bag. "This is Mr. Robinson's gift to you."Kayla was puzzled. She was already holding Xavier's present, so why was there another one? And more importantly, why was Yvonne the one passi
Yvonne had just left the compound when she remembered that she couldn't drive after drinking, so she hailed a cab by the roadside. From the rearview mirror, Yvonne spotted Xavier running after her cab as soon as she left, his desperate expression amusing her. With the night breeze brushing her face, she slowly shut her eyes. Surprisingly, she didn't feel happy at all, even though she'd thought that getting revenge would've made her happy. Suddenly, Stephen's words from last night came to mind, and she frowned without realizing it. She didn't feel like going back to the villa now. Yvonne pulled out her phone and asked Rachel for her address. Sleeping over at her friend's house seemed like a much better option than going home to see Stephen's poker face. Rachel quickly sent her address over and asked, "Did you get into a fight with Mr. Anderson? My, you're too old to run away from home."Yvonne didn't bother explaining. Instead, she mimicked Rachel's reply. "Are we still besties?" Aft
When Yvonne woke up the next morning, the first thing she saw was Rachel wearing a face mask, inches away from her face. Yvonne immediately jolted up, all traces of sleep vanishing. "Rachel Turner! Are you trying to give me a heart attack?""I heard your phone ringing a few times." Rachel raised Yvonne's phone and grinned impishly. "So I used your fingerprint to unlock it and figure out what's going on between you and Mr. Anderson.""This is an invasion of privacy." Yvonne snatched her phone and put on a fierce expression. "Our friendship is over if you ever do that again!""Aww… I was just looking out for you. You wouldn't tell me no matter how much I asked last night, so what choice did I have?" Rachel stretched herself out beside Yvonne and blinked innocently. "Do you feel better after a night's rest?""I wasn't in a bad mood to begin with." Dodging Rachel's eye, Yvonne checked her phone and saw the missed calls and unread messages from Tabitha. Yet there was nothing from that idi
Knowing that she couldn't hide the truth from her friend, Rachel nodded. "Mm-hmm. We started dating last week. He's younger than me, and he debuted recently through a talent show. His name is Dexter Craig. You better keep this a secret." Rachel made a shushing gesture. "Dexter's just starting his career, so he'll be in huge trouble if people find out he's dating."Yvonne couldn't care less about the entertainment industry. All she cared about was Rachel. "When did the two of you meet?" "We met when we were filming the talent show. He asked for my number, and we chatted for some time. We seem to have good chemistry." Rachel responded shyly, smiling and blushing like a teenage girl in love. "Gosh! He's so hot!" Rachel flipped through her gallery and showed a picture to Yvonne. "God, you don't know how nice it is to have a pretty boy!"Yvonne glanced at the image and saw a slender young boy with a pretty face. However, his body seemed more skinny than lean. "It's alright," Yvonne respond
"Do you think I should help her?" Stephen retorted. "Don't forget that I'm merely a blind man right now. What power do I have? The only thing I can do is persuade her to give up."The word "blind" stung Stanley badly. He lowered his eyes and murmured hoarsely, "I'm so sorry, Stephen. If I hadn't…" Five years ago, Stephen had been returning from Stanley's birthday banquet when he met with an accident. Since then, Stanley had never celebrated his birthday. He couldn't help but feel apologetic, thinking that the accident wouldn't have happened if he hadn't celebrated his birthday, and Stephen wouldn't have lost his vision. Stanley bit back the rest of his thoughts, but Stephen knew what his friend was thinking. Stephen frowned. "It's not your fault."The accident was far too odd. Although it was eventually reported as an accident, it was obvious that someone had intentionally planned it. Stephen was already their target, so the accident would've happened eventually even if it hadn't been
Monica gulped and smiled nervously. "What are you doing here, Xavier?"Xavier still couldn't talk, so he waved her over and began typing on his phone. "Are you misunderstanding something, Mrs. Jones?"Monica read what he'd typed and studied Xavier worriedly. "Your voice still hasn't returned?"Xavier nodded and began typing again. "Yvonne messed with me. That's why I'm here.""That bitch—" Monica quickly corrected herself, smiling apologetically. "She's that capable? How did I never realize?"Xavier thought to himself, "Kayla really is her daughter. Both of them are so dumb. They still haven't realized that Yvonne isn't someone they want to mess with."Just then, Yvonne's assistant entered the room to inform them. "Ms. Miller isn't feeling well, so she won't be coming in for the next few days. She also asked me to express her apologies to both of you." She relayed Yvonne's message and bowed her head. "I apologize for making you come all the way down here."Yvonne had clearly expected t