Katie followed behind Noah. Her expression darkened before she quickly put on a smile. "It went well. If everything goes smoothly, we should be able to get the goods shortly.""Is that so?" Noah sat down on the couch, gesturing for Katie to sit beside him.Katie nestled into Noah's embrace. She told him about the interesting things she had seen and heard at the mines over the past few days.Toward the end, Katie looked up at Noah. "During my trip, I found out Mark was the owner of the mines. Do you know who Mark is? He's a Principal of the Emerald Group. I didn't expect my father to have connections to someone like him!"Noah's eyes darkened at the name.Although it was just a brief moment, it didn't escape Katie's notice.She knew something was up, and her mind raced. With how things are turning out, she had to take the gamble. She didn't want to become Yvonne's pawn!"Noah, why are you being so quiet?" Katie asked. "Do you know who Mark is?"Noah retorted, "Why would I kn

Yvonne's heart sank. She hadn't expected Stephen to figure it out so quickly!She acted surprised and gave Stephen a shocked look. "Is Katie already on the move?"Stephen could see through Yvonne's act. He smirked and played along. "So, it was you. Tell me, how did you manage it?"Yvonne shrugged. "It was nothing, really. What you should be curious about is what Katie did.""But aren't you curious how many stocks Noah sold?" Stephen asked.Yvonne pretended to be curious. "So, how many stocks did he sell?""It was worth about 200 million dollars." Stephen huffed."That much?" Yvonne feigned surprise. "Katie is quite ruthless. Just 84.5 million dollars would have been enough."She continued, "However, the fact that Noah was willing to take out such a large sum of money meant that Katie has something over him. It's safe to assume that Noah and Mark conspired together to hurt Philip."Yvonne pondered for a moment. "But now that they've reached an agreement, we won't be able to mak

While Yvonne was thinking about how to ask Stephen to go back first, she heard him unbuckle his seatbelt. He got out of the car and looked at Caleb. "Do you have so much free time lately, Mr. Turner?"The atmosphere between them was nowhere near amicable.Curling up his lips, Caleb replied, "I'm not as free as you, Mr. Anderson."Although they had only exchanged a few words, Yvonne could sense the growing tension in the air. Feeling her head throb, she cleared her throat to ease the stalemate in front of her. Then, she looked at Stephen. "It's late now. Go home first, Mr. Anderson. Thanks for the dinner tonight."After saying that, she walked toward Caleb and said in a soft voice, "I need your help with something."Caleb didn't ask anything further. He simply followed Yvonne into the villa. As Stephen stared at their receding figures, his expression darkened. …Less than half an hour later, Caleb came out and saw that Stephen was still standing by his car. He couldn't hel

As soon as Katie finished speaking, the other guests began to whisper among themselves about it. Ariel was stunned. She couldn't think of anything to say and simply stared at Katie in shock. At this moment, Katie seemed so unfamiliar to her, unlike the person she had thought she was. Jodie couldn't stand it anymore. Pulling a long face, she retorted, "Katie, stop dragging Yvonne down! Aren't you aware of what you did? Ariel trusted you so much, yet you abused her trust and hurt her repeatedly! Do you even deserve to be her friend?" "I ... I only wanted to help her." Katie remained aggrieved. "Since you believe Yvonne's words, whatever I say is going to be useless." "Oh? What did I say?" Yvonne's voice came through before she stepped into the scene. Standing in between Katie and Ariel, Yvonne looked at Ariel and asked, "Ms. Clarke, did I say anything that drove a wedge between you two?"Ariel shook her head."I only taught you how to deal with those who casually leak medic

"She was a victim. Back then, she thought she could hide the truth by insisting that the child she was carrying was mine. Sadly, the truth was bound to be revealed sooner or later." At the time, when he'd found out that Ariel had slept with Benjamin, he had thought of confronting the situation. However, Ariel came from a well-known family. So he had realized that revealing the truth would not only ruin her reputation but also her life. Despite having to bear the criticism of being a heartless man, Stephen had remained resolute about Ariel getting the abortion. He had kept the truth hidden throughout the years for the sake of Ariel's dignity. Pulling himself out of his memories, Stephen spoke again after a moment of silence. "That child shouldn't have been born, nor should she have insisted that I was the child's father." Hearing that, Yvonne was so shocked that she was at a loss for words. She subconsciously reduced the force of her hands on his eyes. Stephen caught sight o