It was Yvan. Yuna frowned and declined his call before continuing her toast with the others. However, Yvan called her again. “What an annoying bastard,” she thought.She ignored his call once again and received a text immediately after.“Come out now if you don’t want me to make a scene at the restaurant.”Yuna really wanted to cuss him out after she read his text.Ashton noticed that something was wrong and asked her, “Is everything alright?”Yuna didn’t know why Yvan was deliberately causing trouble. She didn’t want to ruin the lively atmosphere in the room, so she answered, “Yeah, something happened at work and I need to go to the office right now. Zachary, Lucy, you two aren’t leaving yet, right? I’ll see the both of you again tomorrow.”Both Lucy and Zachary nodded in agreement and Ashton asked chivalrously, “Do you need me to drive you to the office?”“No, it’s fine.”Yuna hastily grabbed her coat and bag to leave and Ashton could not shake the feeling that something te
Ashton’s smile didn’t meet his eyes and he said, “Surra is only your project partner. You don’t have the right to stop her from making friends.”“Then, you chose the perfect time to be friends with her,” Yvan stated coldly.Ashton only shrugged at this and said placatingly, “You’re overthinking it.”“Let’s hope I am.”Yvan turned to get into his car and sped off.Ashton frowned as he watched the car speed away. “So, Surra is Yvan’s ex-wife.” he thought.The car had only been on the road for a short while before Yvan told Michael to pull over. Michael exited the car without needing to be told after he had stopped the car on the side of the road, leaving Yvan and Yuna in the car alone.Yuna was the first to break the silence. “Can you tell me what’s really going on now?”“Since when have you been so easy?” Yvan asked instead of answering.“Easy?”“Do you even know what type of a person Ashton Yale is?” Yvan spat out.Yuna chuckled at this. “Yvan, we divorced seven years ago an
Yuna slumped exhaustedly on her sofa once she got back to her apartment, but she quickly composed her emotions and plastered a smile on her face to video call her two children.It didn’t take long for the children to pick up her call.Her smile widened upon seeing Natalie and Nathaniel’s faces on her screen. As expected, just seeing her children instantly brightened her mood.“Did you miss me?”Natalie nodded her head vigorously. “I missed you, Mommy! When are you coming back?”Yuna was also worrying about that. Right now, she couldn’t determine whether or not Yvan was the one who wanted her dead all those years ago, so now her whole plan had changed. She would definitely have to figure that out before the project ended, but she didn’t know how long that would take because nothing was set in stone yet.She offered the children a gentle smile. “I will try and finish up my work as soon as possible then ask for a month-long vacation so I can be with the both of you.”Natalie clappe
Yuna raised an eyebrow at his impatience and stated mildly, “You’re being very proactive in helping me reestablish my name in the household register.”Herbert frowned. “No thanks to you. I completely forgot about such an important matter because you keep pissing me off.”Yuna chuckled dispassionately at that.Herbert looked away. The most important thing now was to reestablish her identity as a Feron so he could have more control over her. He thought back to his conversation with Yuna at the hospital and he was mostly annoyed that he hadn’t reestablished her identity as a Feron immediately after he found out that she wasn’t dead.The personnel inside the station were all acquainted with Herbert, so Yuna only needed to sign some documents and have her picture taken for her identity card.After all the procedures were completed, Herbert said to her expressionlessly, “Since you are a Feron now, you should come home for a family dinner.”Herbert was much more cunning than he was befo
Herbert frowned at that. “Do you want the world to think that I don't care about my daughter? I would be the laughingstock of the world,” he protested.Cora chimed in as well. “Yuna, you’re not getting any younger. Why don’t you just settle for a job at your father’s company? You don’t need to have any special skills since you’re a woman and besides, the Feron family can pay for all of your expenses. You just need to settle for an easy and low-paying job that you can do to pass the time.”“Yeah, that’s exactly what I’m trying to say. What do you think?” Herbert agreed with Cora and looked at Yuna expectantly.Yuna quirked an eyebrow and said with a smile that didn't quite meet her eyes, “Just a low-paying job to pass the time? If I’m not mistaken, my mom has shares in the company as well.”Herbert’s face paled at that.Yuna continued, “Cora is right, I’m sure the Feron family can pay for all of my expenses. However, if I reclaim all of my mother’s shares in the company, I would be
Gabriel chuckled gleefully at this. “Yvan, the Feron family house is here!” he declared.“You think I don’t know?” Yvan retorted in annoyance.Gabriel coughed awkwardly before continuing his explanation, “I thought about Yuna’s relationship with her family and I figured that she would definitely return home once she got back to Jefton State. That was why I bought a house here: I wanted to help you find out why Yuna returned to Jefton State.”Yvan and Lucian were speechless.What the fuck was he saying? Why would he think that Yuna would definitely return home?However, at that moment, Michael entered the room to say, “Boss, the Feron family reestablished Yuna’s identity as a Feron.”Lucian hummed in disapproval at this. “Yuna has been back for so long and they’re only doing that now?”Michael continued, “I also just got some news, Miss Feron returned to the Feron house today and…”Yvan raised an eyebrow. “And?”“Lester is there as well.”Gabriel slapped his thigh in delight.
Yuna tumbled painfully when she hit the ground. The adrenaline that shot through her, paired with the drugs that were coursing through her veins, made her whole body feel numb. She couldn’t even tell if she had broken any bones but she gritted her teeth and tried to stand.She didn’t expect to be completely lifted into the air by Yvan. She looked at Yvan and was stunned silent.Why was he here?He only asked, “Do you want me to escort you back inside or do you want to leave?”Though she was surprised by his sudden appearance, she knew that he was her only chance of getting out right now.“Escort me…to the hospital.”Yvan wordlessly carried her into his car and they sped away.Lester’s mind was blank as he watched Yvan’s car speed off from the balcony. He knew he was fucked but he forced himself to stand when he remembered who had orchestrated the whole thing. He stormed downstairs to confront Herbert.Herbert was still oblivious to what had just happened. So, both he and Cora
Yvan finished taking a shower half an hour later, and he walked into the bedroom with a grim expression. Lucian was already packing up his equipment when he saw Yvan, and he said indignantly, “The Feron family are savages! The drug they used on her was extremely dangerous. If the wrong dosage was administered, it could be lethal! Also, considering how she was able to injure herself and use the adrenaline from the pain to keep a clear head to jump out of the second floor, she really is one of the boldest women I’ve ever met.”Yvan’s expression frosted over as he heard this and asked, “Are the drugs all out of her system now?”Lucian shook his head. “No, it will require a bit more time. I gave her some sleeping medication to facilitate the treatment of her wounds. Fortunately, she only suffered flesh wounds and has no broken bones, but she will likely experience discomfort when she wakes up,” he explained.“How do we treat her wounds?”“I can’t keep giving her medication, so you wo