"No. I informed Claude."

Yvonne chuckled. Then, she teased, "Stephen, how could you? Ms. Ford came all the way to Northerna because of you. How could you stab her in the back?"

"Claude surely won't want her staying in Northerna. If I hadn't informed him, I might have offended him," Stephen calmly replied.

"Were you hoping that I had made her stay?"

Yvonne was surprised. She pretended to stay calm and said, "I can't control her. It's not up to me. Furthermore, I'm busy. I don't have the time