That night, Yvonne gently opened the door to Elvin's room. Britney and Elvin were quietly reading on the rug.She gently treaded over, but Britney noticed her. "Aunt Yvonne!"Yvonne smiled uncontrollably when she saw Britney beaming at her. "Am I disturbing you two?"Britney shook her head. "No." Then, she raised the illustration children's book in her hand. "El won't read me a story. Will you? Could you read me a story, Aunt Yvonne?""Okay." Yvonne went up to Britney and took the book from her. She sat on the floor with crossed legs before pulling Britney into her arms.Britney smelled amazing after a shower. Yvonne's gaze was extremely tender while reading the story.Half an hour passed. Yvonne had finished a book when Britney passed her another book. "I want another story!"Yvonne smiled and said, "Let me tell you something before we go on to another story, okay?""What is it?" Britney blinked her huge eyes at Yvonne curiously.Elvin also placed his book down and looked a

Anthony gave an ugly smile. "Ms. Miller, stop pulling my leg. I wouldn't dare to think of that."Yvonne said nothing. She merely looked at Anthony quietly. Her gaze was devoid of emotion, but it was enough to overwhelm Anthony to the point that he couldn't breathe.The meeting room was in dead silence.Anthony was sweating. He never would have thought that a young woman like Yvonne would be so much more terrifying than Chuck!The things she said while smiling were already frightening enough. But moments like this, when she wasn't talking or smiling, were even more intimidating!Just when Anthony could no longer take it, Yvonne chuckled. "It looks like I've been a little too petty. I was overthinking."Anthony was baffled. Did that mean she was letting him off the hook?He frantically wiped away the sweat on his forehead and nodded fervently. "I really don't mean anything by it. I really wouldn't dare—""That's good." Yvonne stood up and gave everyone there a glance before smi

The gala took place inside an ancient castle. The atmosphere was festive, filled with Christmas carols and laughter.Yvonne held hands with Britney and Elvin on either side of her. The moment she entered the venue, she attracted the attention of the guests. They went up to her and greeted her.Britney liked being in a crowd. When she heard the adults praising her for looking like a princess, she smiled brightly.However, Elvin only found it annoying. He had a glum expression from the beginning. He ignored all the kind praise the adults sent his way. Even so, he couldn't douse their enthusiasm. The moment the children appeared, everyone started talking about them."This is the first time Ms. Miller has attended an event with two children at the same time, right?""That's right. She used to be protective of the children's privacy, but later on, the paparazzi published photos of them, right? Now she's finally willing to bring them out in public.""The girl is Mr. Anderson's daug

Anthony was feeling smug from all the praise he was receiving from the partners when he heard a voice ring out from behind."You guys seemed to be talking about Carrington and Hertz. Care to let me join in?"Everyone looked over to see a young man in a white suit walking past the champagne flute tower and heading toward them.Anthony didn't know who the newcomer was. Seeing how the man had spoiled his fun, Anthony looked at that man a little curtly. "Who are you? Do you have an invite?""Of course." Otto went closer, still looking like a gentleman. "I was by the other side when I overheard you guys talking. It sounded interesting. And you are …""Of course, only the vice president of Well Spring Pharma, Mr. Anthony Leech!" One of the partners interjected, clearly trying to please Anthony. He looked at Otto condescendingly. "You don't even know Mr. Leech, yet you say you have an invitation? You're clearly lying!"Otto pretended to just come to a realization. "I see, so this is

Stephen didn't reply. He merely looked at the suit jacket.Yvonne could only compromise. She put the jacket back on her shoulders. "Tell me. What is the important matter?""I saw Otto Carrington and Anthony Leech secretly meeting.""What?" Yvonne's curiosity was piqued. She asked, "What were they talking about?""I don't know," Stephen replied flatly, catching Yvonne off guard.She looked perplexed. "You only have such a small amount of information, yet you call that an important matter? Stephen, you tricked me!"Without a change in his expression, Stephen said, "They were privately meeting. This is serious enough. There was no need to eavesdrop on them. Don't you think you should be careful of Otto Carrington?""You just have a preconceived notion of him, which is why you think he's up to no good." Yvonne rolled her eyes. "If he really were up to something with Anthony, the guest list that Anthony made should have had Otto's name. But …"Yvonne thought for a while. "There