Kayla woke up in the hospital bed at the crack of dawn. Monica was resting by her bedside. It took Kayla a moment to remember everything that had happened. Xavier's words felt like a dagger in her heart. In the blink of an eye, tears started falling from her eyes.Monica heard her crying and opened her eyes. She caught sight of Kayla's face, which was covered with tears, and became worried instantly. "Kayla, what happened? Are you in pain?"Kayla shook her head and sobbed. "Mother, I don't want to marry Xavier anymore. He doesn't love me at all. I don't want to—" Before she could finish her words, she got slapped in the face.Monica was equally dumbfounded by her actions, her hand in midair. "How could you say something like that? Do you know how much we did to ensure that you could marry Xavier?" Realizing that Kayla was choking on tears, Monica comforted her hurriedly. "Kayla, you're only saying this because you had a bad scare last night. You should have a good rest first. We'll
After Yvonne finished washing up, she walked towards Stephen's door. She'd been about to knock on the door when her thoughts interrupted her.Stephen could see things now. Does that mean he can see her ugliness more clearly? Yvonne had never been anxious about her looks before, but she was pretty hesitant now. What if Stephen thought of her as an eyesore and wanted to end their relationship?Yvonne thought that she should limit the time she spent around him for her own sake and also to protect Stephen's eyes, which had just recovered.After returning to her room, Yvonne wrote a short note explaining Arthur's phone call and thanking him for taking her to the birthday celebrations the night before. She stuck the note on Stephen's door and went to work cheerfully.That afternoon, Elliot visited Yvonne with the contract. He appeared very sorry for what he had done before and wouldn't sit down to talk until he'd apologized a few times. The contract Elliot brought this time promised to g
"Stephen's mother was Old Mr. Robinson's favorite daughter, but she died giving birth after she got married into the Anderson family. Although her death wasn't related to the Andersonx, Old Mr. Robinson hadn't been willing to listen to anything back then. He took Stephen away forcefully and took it out on him. It wasn't easy for Stephen; we couldn't even recognize him when he returned to Anderson Mansion."Yvonne was speechless. She couldn't get Noah's words out of her head. Even after she got back to Oceanic Villa, she couldn't shake what she'd just found out.She'd thought that taking her to the birthday celebration had been a piece of cake for him. Who knew it had been so difficult for him? Why had he been willing to do this for her?Yvonne arrived at Stephen's door unconsciously. Hotheadedly, she raised her hand and knocked on the door. Disturbed from his sleep, Stephen opened the door in an irritable mood.The next moment, Yvonne's body fell into his arms.Stephen could smell
"It's just that I heard something about you and the Robinson family." Yvonne winced. "I thought I needed to thank you in person for what you did." After she finished speaking, she sensed that his mood had gone cold. He leaned back, feeling displeased. "Who told you that?""Noah,." Yvonne answered him honestly but didn't plan to explain the details. She wasn't a person without a sense of propriety. If Stephen didn't want to speak about it, she wouldn't either. "I'm not interested in it, and I don't want to pry into your past." She turned to Stephen with sincere eyes. "I was just surprised. Why did you help me despite that?"Stephen was startled. He stared at Yvonne for a long time, unable to explain his feelings. She seemed to soothe his anger away. He hadn't felt anything like this before. It was an unfamiliar experience for him.Yvonne felt weird. "Why are you looking at me like that? Are the answers on my face?"Stephen recovered. "No." He closed his eyes and explained in a dee
Monica pretended she didn't notice Jasmine's distant and cold tone. She asked hurriedly, "Jasmine, are you still mad at me? That night, I was—""Mrs. Jones, there's no rush for you to explain anything. Take care of Kayla." Jasmine took a deep breath and said calmly, "Besides, Xavier and Kayla's marriage isn't urgent. After all, they're both still young. That's it. I'll talk to you later. I'm busy at the moment." The call ended abruptly.Monica grabbed her phone tightly. Her eyes glowed with anger. She'd spent so much effort and money to please Jasmine for so many years. How could she give up like this? Not to mention that Jasmine didn't have the final say in their marriage.Monica raised one corner of her upper lips. Her smile grew sinister....After returning to Robinson Residence, Jasmine told Arthur what had happened before going to her room. She wanted to talk to Xavier, but he came to find her first. "I heard that you went to see Yvonne."Jasmine heard him speak and turned
Yvonne received a call from Jasmine a week later. She was in a meeting with the design department to confirm the details of the upcoming products when she got the call, so she called Jasmine back after the meeting ended.Jasmine invited her to attend a gathering for the wives of the rich and famous socialites. Yvonne wanted to decline her invitation, but Jasmine added, "There's no harm in having more connections in Northerna City. They love jewelry. Perhaps they could be potential clients. You'll probably benefit by attending." She had a point, and her words moved Yvonne.Yvonne arrived at the open-air restaurant on time, according to the address and time Jasmine gave her. The whole restaurant had been reserved for the private wine-tasting party. Yvonne could see the wives chatting and laughing. Jasmine was the first to turn her head toward the door when she heard the bell ring. She'd been waiting for Yvonne.Jasmine was from a good social background, and she also had a good charact
"Mrs. Robinson, you're from a good family, and you also married well. Everyone thinks that you're lucky." Monica placed her hand on the back of Jasmine's hand. Jasmine wanted to draw her hand away, but Monica grabbed her hand tightly.Jasmine started to panic. "What do you want?"Monica leaned forward and looked directly into her eyes. "I just want to be friends with you. After Xavier and Kayla get married, we'll be closer sisters.""I'm not the one who decides this. It needs Old Mr. Robinson's—" Jasmine tried to reject her, but Monica placed a finger before her pursed lips and hushed her. "You have no other choice." Monica whispered in Jasmine's ear, "Do you want to guess what would happen if I told everyone what had really happened at the jewelry design competition back then?"Jasmine's face fell after she heard Monica's threat. Monica smiled. "Don't worry. Tara died long ago, and the sketches are in my hands. Nobody, except me, will know that you plagiarized her work."If Monic
"There's only one copy of the recording, and I've just deleted it." Xavier put his phone back in his pocket. "Just consider it a favor, and now you owe me one. Not a big deal, isn't it?"Yvonne crossed her arms. She tried to be patient and looked at him. "Mr. Robinson, what kind of tricks are you planning this time? Get to the point.""I didn't plan to play tricks on you." Xavier smiled with narrowed eyes. "I want you. I will compete with Stephen fair and square." Once again, Yvonne couldn't figure out what exactly he was trying to do. She suspected that he'd been born without a brain. "I deleted the recording to show my sincerity for us to get to know each other all over again." He held out his hand to Yvonne. "Ms. Miller, why don't we forget our grudges from the past?"She stared at his hand. "I'm sorry. I'm a person who holds grudges. Besides, I'm quite faithful." She took a few steps back and held her hands behind her body. She laughed at Xavier. "Also, I always thought that you