All Chapters of After The Divorce, He Regretted Everything : Chapter 71 - Chapter 73

The room stayed quiet after the message.No one rushed to speak.No one tried to force a decision because they all knew.This was not something they could decide for Yvonne.She stood still, her phone in her hand.The image of Auntie Lin was still on the screen.Yvonne closed her eyes for a moment then she opened them again.Her face had changed.The fear was still there but something else had taken its place.Clarity.She looked at Marcus.“I’m stepping back,” she said.The words were calm.Adrian frowned immediately.“What do you mean?” he asked.Yvonne did not hesitate.“I’m leaving the mission,” she said.Silence filled the room again.Marcus watched her closely.Adrian shook his head.“No,” he said. “We need to think this through.”Yvonne looked at him.“I have,” she replied.Her voice did not shake this time.“He made it clear. If I stay, she suffers.”Adrian stepped closer.“And if you leave, you trust him?” he asked.Yvonne paused.That question mattered more than anything.Sh

Yvonne ran down the hallway as fast as she could.She was holding the smartwatch tight in her hand.Her mind was racing, the idea had hit her suddenly.She did not know if it would work, but she knew she had to try.She opened the door of the control room.Marcus looked up first. “Yvonne?” She walked straight toward the main console.“Replay the video,” she said quickly.Adrian frowned slightly.“What video?”“The one from the Founder,” she replied. “The one with Auntie Lin.”Marcus stepped closer.“Why?”Yvonne placed the smartwatch on the table.“Just play it.”Her voice was urgent.Adrian looked at Marcus for a second, then nodded to one of the analysts.“Bring it up.”The analyst typed quickly. A few seconds later the screen lit up.The video appeared, the same video they had received earlier.The screen showed Auntie Lin tied to the chair again.The room became quiet.Even though they had already seen it, the image still felt heavy.Yvonne stepped closer to the screen.“Pause i