Upon hearing the mention of the Hans family, Yvan's brow furrowed. "A lot has been going on in the Hans family these days." Lucian, who was driving, sneaked a glance at the rearview mirror. "That's normal. In Jefton State, the Jenkins family, the Roosevelt family, my family, the Fisher family, and a few more dominate the market. The Hans family is in a position where they nearly make the list, so they'll come up with anything just to be a part of us." Gabriel titled his head. "To think of the reason why they can't make it up there yet. Always trying to find shortcuts. Tsk." Yvan's finger was pressed against his temple. "The Hans and the Reid families have been colluding to carry out several illegal transactions. We should just ignore them as long as they don't do anything that crosses the line." Head tilted, he raised his gaze to look at Gabriel. "What's with the restaurant at Westwood?" Lucian snickered. "Since the Hans and the Reids families are working together, he's just ho

"Both," Yuna replied succinctly. She quickly sent a text to Sherry, before offering the cotton candies to them, pretending to be relaxed. "Do you want some?" "I won't hold back then." Lucian took two of them and passed one to Gabriel. Seeing them walking ahead, Yuna took the chance to check her texts. She became more at ease when she saw Sherry's reply. She was relieved that Sherry saw the text. It might be better for her to follow Yvan and the others for now. She could at least stop them if they're walking around the area, so that they wouldn't bump into her company. Before long, they arrived at a glasshouse. Yuna breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that there was a considerable distance between her glasshouse and this one. Yvan sat down and watched Yuna, who looked uncomfortable, with an eyebrow raised. He spoke coldly, "Didn't you say you'd work overtime? I see you're spending your sweet time here having a meal and enjoying the scenery. Were you lying about the promise

Meeting Darren's mischievous eyes, Yuna started being cautious. Although he was Ashton's friend, she still sensed danger from the man. Ashton lowered his voice and said, "Darren, don't scare Yuna off." Hearing the way Ashton referred to Yuna, Darren simply shrugged and drank his wine. The others who were sitting there were probably from affluent families themselves. Anyone from the same social class could tell how much Darren valued Yuna by listening to the three's conversation. They already knew what to do. Not long after, one by one, they started to toast to Yuna to show their hospitality. Yuna didn't expect these people, who just gave her a skeptical look a moment ago, would suddenly become so welcoming. Thanks to Ashton's help, she did not need to drink much. She could tell this was just a normal dinner get-together for Ashton with his friends. Right then, someone said, "Darren, why would you be interested in visiting a place like this? This kind of restaurant with an ope

At Birchwood Heights. Yuna was eventually brought to the place by Yvan. Although she had stayed there for two years, things were no longer how they used to be, despite everything else looking the same. Besides, the situationship she was sharing with Yvan now made her uncomfortable. "When can I leave?" Yuna asked. Yvan glanced at her. "Rushing back to have drinks with them, aren't you?" "No one knows our relationship now," she stated coldly. "Whatever I do now won't affect your reputation. Don't you find it ridiculous to control me like this?" Yvan lit a cigarette and replied, "Just be obedient when you're with me." He glanced at her as she spoke. Being all high and mighty, his face remained ice cold. "You can choose to go. But I can't guarantee that news about our relationship won't leak out." "You!" Yvan snickered, grinning widely in satisfaction. He hit Yuna's weak spot effortlessly. "Try me." She couldn't bother to fight him anymore. "I want my laptop." Yvan made

Sherry held Yuna's face. "This must've been so hard for you. You're always busy from morning till night. Although you had someone to look after Natalie and Nathaniel when you were out of the country last time, you worked hard to take care of them too. I can't imagine how you managed to survive those seven years." Her words warmed up Yuna's heart. "Thankfully, my two kids have never made me worry about them ever since they were born. My work was easier with everyone looking after them too. That was all in the past. Let's not dwell on it." Although she said that, Sherry still believed that Yuna was describing those years on a surface level. She was still worried about one particular thing. "Yuna, if Yvan still finds out about Natalie and Nathaniel, what do you plan to do?" "He doesn't deserve to be their father. So no use even if he does find out about it. Natalie and Nathaniel have foreign nationalities. No matter how much he can do, he won't be able to do anything outside this co