Time stood still.Stephen sneered. He deliberately lowered his voice, sounding dangerous. "It looks like you've chosen to ignore what I said before, Mr. Carrington."Yvonne immediately tried to smooth things over. She reached out to grab Stephen while looking at Otto. "Mr. Carrington, you will have other chances to see the world. Maybe not this time."Then, Yvonne signaled at Calbert, asking him to leave with Otto.Calbert immediately understood. He wrapped his arm around Otto's shoulder. "We're done with the discussion. Let's head back."Otto didn't want to cause Yvonne further trouble. He hesitated for a while before he left with Calbert.Once they were gone, Yvonne looked at Stephen. "What were you saying to Mr. Carrington before?""Nothing." Stephen slowly looked at the closed door. Without giving any context, he said, "He won't give up that easily.""Mr. Carrington and Calbert are good friends. If he really wants to go up on the cruise, we can't stop him."Yvonne looked a

On the day they were supposed to leave, Yvonne noticed Otto in Calbert's car. She looked at Calbert a little perplexedly.Calbert shrugged his shoulders, expressing that he couldn't talk sense into Otto.Otto pretended not to notice their interaction. He was looking at the messages on his phone.Ever since Agatha had returned to the country, she handed over the management of the family business to Otto's second uncle, Robert Carrington.Before this, Robert had been spending his days in the office comfortably. When the responsibilities landed on his shoulders, he had become so busy that he had barely been able to catch his breath. On top of that, he wasn't efficient in his work and often made mistakes.Otto's assistant, Zac, didn't want to speak ill of the Carrington family, but Robert had gone out of control."Mr. Carrington, if you don't come back soon, the company will be in big trouble! Please don't blame me for being nosy, but I really don't understand what your uncle is do

There had been many huge changes in Emerald Group, with the Principals either dead, gravely injured, or missing, leaving Yvonne as the sole Principal. Hence, the bosses of companies that had had a close working relationship with Emerald Group in the past were all present on the cruise.They wanted to use this opportunity to get to know Yvonne better and the new Emerald Group after the shuffling of powers.Meanwhile, Emerald Group's executives still remembered Yvonne's promise to divide Claude's businesses between them during the meeting. They were so eager that they boarded the cruise ship early.As a result, more people attended the cruise meeting this year compared to the past few years. Yvonne was standing by the deck, welcoming guests. Her red satin gown rippled in the wind, looking like a ball of flames.Under the sunlight, she was the most gorgeous person on deck.Otto was looking at her from afar. At that moment, he was on the third floor of the deck. Calbert stood ne

Yvonne couldn't remember if she had fallen asleep on the couch that night.When she woke up the next morning, she was in bed. Her entire body was sore, and there was no one next to her anymore.She went into the bathroom to wash up. When she looked at herself in the mirror, she finally recalled how intense the night before had been.The marks around her neck were Stephen's doing.Yvonne gritted her teeth and cursed Stephen in her head. She should have known that a capitalist like him would never do a good deed for free!After taking a shower, Yvonne went to her closet and picked out a high-collar dress that would cover her neck.She still had a dinner to attend that night. She didn't want her private life to become a topic of gossip for others.At that thought, her resentment grew more intense. That bastard! He knew that she had to meet people that day. Why couldn't he have been more gentle?At that moment, there was a knock on the door.Yvonne thought that it was Stephen. She

"W-What is going on? W-Who are these people?""Are we going to die here?"The guests gathered in a group. They were terrified. Some tried to persuade the group of men."How much money do you want? We can give it to you! Why do you need to die together?""Yes, we have money. As long as you let us go, we'll give you whatever you want once we get off the ship!""We have no grudges against you. You don't have to drag us to our deaths with you!"The leader of the group of men became annoyed. He waved the detonator in the air. "If you don't shut up, I'll send you all to hell right away!"His threat was effective. The guests shut up immediately.The man looked at Yvonne once more, feeling smug. "Ms. Y, you gave a wonderful speech just now. Now that you know you're about to die, do you have any last words?""Since everyone is about to die, then answer me this." Yvonne had no trace of fear on her face. "Who sent you?""Sure, you're all going to die anyway, so I'll answer you." The man