"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. Unfort