The next morning, Yvonne had breakfast in the dining room. When Stephen joined her at the table, she turned her phone on and slid it toward him. "I talked to Leonard over a call last night. He sent me this forensic report and advised me to stop looking into the incident." Stephen scanned the forensic report displayed on the phone screen. Then, he asked, "What are your thoughts about this?" "Leonard and Claude don't want to upset Mark. The best way to do that is to push all the blame on Howard, and that's precisely what Mark wants as well." Yvonne cupped her chin and added, "I've looked at the forensic report carefully and confirmed its authenticity. "In my opinion, Mark must have set Howard up since he knew how much Howard resented Jane. He had intentionally created the situation for Howard to attack Jane." Howard had a very strong motive for wanting Jane dead. Claude and Leonard would surely bring it up during the investigation, and Yvonne wouldn't be able to deny it. Yv

Leonard's expression visibly darkened as he listened to Jane's words. "I'm already looking into the incident, Jane. You should focus on resting and getting better soon. Don't—" "Why are you getting mad at her, Leonard?" Claude gave Leonard a nudge on the shoulder. "Jane's words made complete sense. Yvonne must somehow be involved in the incident." He continued, "You keep telling us the same thing day after day. Tell us, then! When will we receive the results of the investigation?" "I'm doing everything I can to—" "Stop lying! It's so obvious that you don't want to get on Yvonne's wrong side!" "Why you …" Leonard was so infuriated by Claude's words that he went ahead and admitted, "That's right! I don't want to get on Yvonne's wrong side, nor do I want to upset Mark! Is there a problem with that?"Howard, the man who attacked Jane, is dead. What more can you do under these circumstances? "Be my guest if you insist on getting everyone involved in the incident to take the

Kendrick wasn't planning to hide it at all. He replied, "Yvonne saved my life."Leonard was stunned. He couldn't believe his ears.Since Yvonne had saved Kendrick's life, it made sense for him to protect her like that. Kendrick would also follow through with his words.This meant that Yvonne was untouchable. Now Leonard even had to think of ways to get back into her good books once more.The more he thought about it, the more depressed he was. If he had known about this, he wouldn't have listened to Mark and cut off ties with Yvonne! "Do you still have any other questions?" Kendrick's voice pulled Leonard back to reality.Leonard smiled and said, "No. I was just surprised. I have never heard Yvonne mention that she once saved your life.""She still doesn't know my identity. To her, I'm just a normal patient." At that, Kendrick added, "I don't want her to know that I'm helping her behind her back."Leonard nodded understandingly. "Don't worry. Without your permission, I won't

"Of course not." Yvonne smiled. "Look back at everything I've gone through. I won't trust anyone blindly now. That's why I plan to get to know Kendrick better before making any decisions."Stephen went quiet. Something didn't feel quite right about this conversation. "That's not what I mean.""I know what you meant," Yvonne interrupted him while looking straight into his eyes. "You don't like Kendrick. That's why you're against us working together. You want me to stay away from him. Unfortunately, I need more power."After Howard's death, she had realized there was no time to lose. Mark wouldn't wait. The moment she dawdled, unknown sacrifices would await her.Therefore, she couldn't afford to miss any opportunity."I'm calling this number." Her fingers closed around the business card. "At least I'm being honest with you.""Then, there's no stopping you." Stephen eyed her hand and sighed. "Since you're adamant about believing him, so be it. At least you'll know what's goi

After leaving the ward, Jim impatiently said, "Chuck has returned to Well Spring Pharma. He made a public announcement that he will hold a press conference next week. "By then, he plans to launch a brand new international medical platform."Jim continued. "I just talked to Conan on the phone. He was still at an emergency meeting. He said that half of Hopeful Faith's core team members have left. They most likely jumped ship and went to Well Spring Pharma."Jim furrowed his brows. "Conan suspects that Well Spring Pharma's new platform was built based on Hopeful Faith and is an improved version of it. "They are launching the platform abroad, so it would be hard for us to hold Well Spring Pharma accountable."Yvonne's heart sank. "How could Conan be so careless? I already told him over and over again that he had to be careful of Chuck. He …"At that point in time, it was pointless to blame Conan.Yvonne didn't finish her sentence. "Forget about it. I'll find a way to deal with thi