Chuck had long predicted that Yvonne would call him. He pretended to be stunned.

"Leonard and Claude had something to do with Jade's incident? Ms. Miller, stop pulling my leg! Jade turned out this way because of Mark, right?"

Yvonne was silent.

"Why are you calling me anyway? Did something happen? Or did Leonard and Claude come looking for you?" Chuck sounded frightened.

"I've been good at Hope. I only treated Jade because Howard kept begging me to. I didn't do anything other than that. Don't accuse me of anything."

"Chuck, stop playing games with me," Yvonne said coldly.

"Howard left Hope after talking to you. Who would believe you?"

"Howard left Hope?" Chuck was bewildered.

"Where has he gone? Shouldn't he be staying by Jade's side?"

"Chuck," Yvonne said warningly and impatiently.

Chuck sounded as if he had been wronged. "Ms. Miller, I know nothing about this. What are you trying to make me say?

Others might not know, but you should know better. I work for Leonard and