Chapter 191
“His murrage? What does that have to do with me? I countered, my voice colder than usual.
1 knew Marlon was testing me, and I didn’t appreciate it.
Tair enough. Marlon said, then quickly broke into a grin. “Don’t be so serious. I was just joking.”
1 furrowed my brow but said nothing more.
The next few days. Dylan and I stayed in Marlon’s villa.
Marlon was planning to go overseas to expand, while he had urgent domestic matters to handle.
He also needed to deal with Ethan’s whereabouts, which he’d discovered
The Warner family already had a stronghold abroad and frequently traveled across the country. But Dylan hadn’t graduated vet, and with his family still in Elysiumville, I wasn’t keen on having him join me overseas.
“Dylan. I’ve thought this through. You should stay in Elysiumville. Marlon will arrange for you to return from the coast, and the Parkers won’t suspect anything.” I urged him seriously.
But he refused outright.
“Yvonne, wherever you go, I go.” Dylan replied casually, walking out of the open kitchen with a bowl of pasta. He seemed awkward as he said. “What do you think? I’ve never cooked before, but I figured I’d give it a try. Should’ve learned from my
I was discussing the future, and yet here he was, fixated on a bowl of pasta.
What about your studies? Don’t you want to graduate?” I frowned, sharpening my tone.
Dylan handed me the fork nonchalantly. “That doesn’t matter.”
“It does matter.” I emphasized, frustrated. Why was he being so stubborn?
He didn’t seem to notice my irritation and smiled. Then I’ll just study abroad. Yvonne, can you lend me some tuition fees? I’ll pay you back when I graduate.”
I was about to get upset, but he added, “Tve looked it up. Psychology is more advanced abroad, and I’ll learn better there.”
I stared at him, stunned. I didn’t know you’d really considered it.”
“Of course. Medicine is about saving lives, and psychology is another way to help people. Plus, I want to understand myself better, understand the world better.”
As he spoke, I could see the spark in his eyes. He was truly passionate about studying psychology.
I was silent, and Dylan saw my hesitation. Softening, he almost pleaded, “Yvonne, let me go? I’ve never been abroad. You always say you’re grateful to me, so why not take me with you? Let me see the world. What do you think?”
I couldn’t refuse.
After all, he was an adult now. He knew what he was doing and what he wanted. There was nothing more I could say. Maybe after some time abroad, he’d want to return on his own.
Three days later, Marlon arranged for a private jet, and the three of us flew to Frixyia.
Just before the plane took off, I saw the trending news on my phone from Elysiumville: Hayden and Joanna were at the church together.
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The headline read, “Newlyweds visit church, suspected of preparing for marriage.”
1 curled my lips into a cold smile.
Let them enjoy themselves while they can.
One day, I’d return and make them pay.
I put my phone down just as the plane took off, the thick clouds swallowing up the glass windows and blurring Elysiumville
Three years later, in Elysiumville, Yasir was having lunch with Lucy in the employee cafeteria of the Parker Group.
They’d been dating for over two years, and their relationship was stable.
Today, they had planned to eat out, but Lucy’s boss had urgently asked her to finish a proposal, so she had to make do and eat at the office, with Yasir joining her.
Tina is so annoying. Every time there’s work no one wants to do, she dumps it on me,” Lucy grumbled, stabbing her fork into a carrot on her plate, as though the vegetable were Tina.
“Anyone dares to bully you? I’ll go tell Mr. Parker and get her fired. How about that?” Yasir teased, offering her a piece of chicken from his plate.
“No need for that.” Lucy had vented enough and now understood the intricacies of workplace relationships. She sighed. “You said before that I working here would put my parents at ease, and that people would want to work with the Coffey family because of it. And, Yvonne also said she hoped I’d work for the Parker Group.
Over the course of three years, she’d matured a lot and wasn’t as bratty as before..
Yasir, having heard about Yvonne encouraging Lucy to work at the Parker Group, couldn’t help but comment, “Yvonne really had foresight. She set everything up for you.”
Lucy paused for a moment before pulling a USB drive from her bag.
It was the one Ethan had given her three years ago.
She had tried to crack it countless times, even hiring hackers from the dark web. She’d paid a hefty sum, and it didn’t take long for someone to break the code. But when they opened it, the USB was empty.
“Why did Ethan give me an empty USB? Lucy muttered, still puzzled.
She had expected to find some clue, but it was all for nothing.
“Maybe it was a mistake, Yasir suggested, knowing she’d been trying to figure it out for years.
Lucy suddenly lost her appetite.
Yasir noticed her frown and reached over, taking her hand. “Still thinking about Yvonne?”
“Yeah… It’s been three years. I wonder if she’s cold down there at the bottom of the sea,” Lucy sniffed, her nose tingling.
Yasir quickly moved beside her, pulling her into a comforting embrace. “Alright, enough of that. Yvonne’s probably in heaven. by now.”
Lucy sniffed and nodded, not saying anything more.
After lunch, Yasir went to the CEO’s office.
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When he knocked and entered, he was surprised to find Hayden eating a takeout meal at his desk.
Yasir’s jaw nearly dropped.
“No way… The president of the Parker Group, eating takeout alone in the office? You should have told me to come keep you company
Hayden glanced up at him. “Didn’t you just have lunch with Lucy?”
Yasir awkwardly cleared his throat. “What do you mean? Your company is so heartless, making her work overtime every day. Otherwise, I’d still be at lunch with her.”
The moment he spoke, Hayden narrowed his eyes, a familiar, ominous energy filling the room.
Yasir quickly changed the subject. “Still keeping a picture of Yvonne?” He casually picked up a photo frame on Hayden’s desk.
Inside was a picture of Yvonne standing in a sea of flowers.
She wore a wide–brimmed straw hat, a white dress, looking like a fairy.
