Otto led Yvonne to the back garden, passed a fake hill, and headed to the pavilion in the middle of the lake.

The lake was frozen and had dead lilies under the ice. It was quite a sight.

Yvonne shivered in the cold breeze. She rubbed her palms together. "Mr. Carrington, is this the only way we can talk? While freezing our asses off?"

"Hmm. There's no one here." Otto suppressed the urge to take off his jacket for her.

He turned to look at her. "What do you want to talk to me about?"

"Where is Kendrick?"

Yvonne wanted to leave the pavilion as soon as possible. She cut to the chase right away. "You didn't reply to me the other day. Was that because Kendrick did not agree to my request?"

Otto only hummed in response, saying nothing else.

Yvonne pressed on. "Is his plan dangerous?"

Otto remained silent.

Yvonne thought about settling this quickly. She shared the thoughts that she had put together a while ago.

"Leonard handed me Claude's shares to Well Spring Pharma so eagerly. D