“Of course I am fine. What could happen to me?” Zachary laughed and said, “We’ll train together again another day, Miller. I’m going to get my revenge.” “I look forward to it!” Jackson retorted. Zachary had said that he was alright, but Yvonne saw what was going on just now. He was obviously at a disadvantage during his fight with Jackson because he had had too much to drink. She had always hated Zachary for some reason. She suddenly realized there was nothing about him to hate after he took his shirt to cover her tonight. Jackson sat in the room dejected. The corner of his mouth was bleeding from the fight, and there were bruises on his face. That made him look incredibly disheveled. James ordered someone to bring the first aid kit over. “President Miller, this might hurt a little. Hang on.” “This tiny wound does nothing to me!” Jackson said as he gritted his teeth. Compared to the gaping wound in his heart, a tiny wound like that meant nothing. He could not help but cur
“I’m much better. The doctor said I’m recovering well, and I can be discharged tomorrow to rest at home. Hospital stays are so expensive.” Wesley was worried about the cost of staying in a hospital, and it made Yvonne feel sad. “You’re not getting discharged tomorrow. Stay longer for a few more days. We’ll leave once you have fully recovered.” “I’m fine, Yvonne!” “Don’t worry about money, uncle. I have money! President Quimby is paying me a high salary.” “Zachary indeed treats you well, but you’re not alone, Yvonne. Besides your burdensome uncle, you also have a child to take care of. Leo is growing day by day. You can’t leave him with Yosef forever, you know? Your son needs a mother’s love.” The name “Leo” caused a sad expression to appear on Yvonne’s face. That’s right, she had a son. She could not ask Yosef to care for him forever, right? Sighing slightly, she forced a smile on her face and said, “Don’t worry, uncle. Once you’re better and I have saved up enough money, I
The next morning, Yvonne went to the office with a bruise on the corner of his mouth. Zachary also had a bruise on the corner of his mouth. When they saw the bruises on each other’s faces, the two burst into laughter. The atmosphere was a massive improvement from the night before. When it was time for lunch, Zachary took Yvonne to a nearby restaurant. It was a Mexican restaurant. Yvonne thought to herself, ‘Doesn't Zachary hate Mexican food? What’s going on today?’The two had not placed their orders when a voice spoke out, “I can’t believe we meet again so quickly!” When Yvonne turned around, she saw that Mr. Lance and two of his bodyguards were looking at her and Zachary. Zachary might have just arrived at South City, but he knew what’s going on in South City. He immediately recognized Mr. Lance at first glance and laughed as he said, “You missed out on the second part. It was no trouble finding you!”“Teach this boy a lesson!” Mr. Lance ordered his two men. The two men imme
The only thing left for Yvonne to do was pack up and go home. When she walked to the first floor, she saw an Audi parked outside. The door opened abruptly when the person inside the car saw her. Jared stepped out of the car. “Yvonne.” “What are you doing here?” Yvonne asked in surprise. “What happened to your mouth?” Jared’s expression turned sad when he saw the bruise at the corner of her mouth. “Who hit you?” “Who hit me? Commissioner Lance’s son!” Yvonne said, laughing out loud. “He hit you? Does that mean Zachary beat him up today because of you?” “Yes!” Jared was there to discuss the city development project with Yvonne. He knew all about Jackson’s plans to develop the city, and he also understood that Jackson was a capable man. There would be nothing to worry about if the city development project fell into Jackson’s hands. However, things had changed now since Zachary had returned and caused some trouble. The Quimby family was influential, and more importantly, Yv
“How about the twenty-fifth of next month as the engagement date? The city development tender should be settled by then!” “Alright, the twenty-fifth of next month it is.” Susan immediately agreed, and the two discussed details about Fiona and Jackson’s engagement before going their separate ways. Jackson only returned at ten o’clock that night. Jade started talking to him about the engagement when he returned. “I’ve discussed the engagement with Madam Millers today. The date was decided on the twenty-fifth of next month.” Jackson remained silent, and Jade continued coaxing him. “Jackson, Fiona is a kind, obedient girl who has suffered so much for you. You should marry her because of that. Besides, she’s Jared Summers’ daughter. No harm in marrying her.” Jackson remained silent. Jade had already grown used to her son’s silence. Ever since she had threatened him with death so that he would kick Yvonne out of the family, they had had less and less to talk to each other. Sometime
Both parties were stunned, and Sandra was the first one to come back to her senses. With a cold smirk on her face, she spoke in a hostile tone, “Oh? If it isn’t Fiona, the mistress?”Her words caused everyone in the shop to shift their focus to Fiona, whose face had turned red. She was a well-known and respectable socialite in South City but after Sandra called her out like that, she was extremely ashamed.“It seems that your lover is going to make you his official partner soon, huh?” Sandra had a cynical look in her eyes. “Nowadays, even an unscrupulous mistress can wear a gown while acting so high and mighty. People are so devious and harsh, unlike the people in ancient times.”Fiona wanted so badly to crawl into a hole in the ground. However, Sandra did not stop there. “Has the thought never occurred to you that you’ll get retribution for wrecking a family? When a mistress likes you give birth, the child will be born with a missing body part and that’s your retribution!”“Sandra
Her temper was still the same. She was still so strong-headed and unwilling to back down. When Jackson heard the name ‘Miller’, his body froze and he unconsciously let go of his hand.Sandra came out with her gown. Yvonne had good taste, and that gown suited her. Hence, she happily reserved the gown.When she saw the unpleasant look on Yvonne’s face, she thought it was because of Fiona. “Yvonne, let’s not stoop down to that homewrecker’s level.”Yvonne forced a smile on her face. Even though it had been three years since she left Jackson and everything had started to fade from memory, it would be impossible for her to be completely unbothered. She felt suffocated when she recalled the way Jackson treated her just now as though she was a menace. She did not want to stay here another minute more. “Sandra, let’s go.”Sandra nodded and asked the salesperson to pack the clothes. At this moment, Jackson appeared. When Sandra saw him, she was shocked. Sandra had witnessed the love between
Mr. Johnson was stunned for a moment, and he thought he had misheard Jackson. Jackson glared at him, saying, “Tell the higher-ups in the television station that they can get our sponsor but only if they replace Sandra Willis and get her to do odd jobs!”Mr. Johnson came out of Jackson’s office with the contract, looking aggrieved. When he was in the corridor, he ran into James. “Mr. Larson, you have to help me!” Mr. Johnson stopped James and said, “Mr. Miller agreed to this sponsorship but he suddenly changed his mind. What am I going to tell the television station?”James shook his head and patted Mr. Johnson’s shoulder to comfort him. “There’s no rhyme or reason when it comes to Mr. Miller. You should do exactly as you’re told.”Mr. Johnson sighed. Indeed, he could not argue with Jackson with reason. However, the sponsorship for the television station had been a favor from his old friend.He had carefully read through the plan of the program and figured this would bring the compa