Chapter 78
I was about to respond to Dylan when Lucy’s words almost made me lose my balance.
“What did you say? He’s studying medicine for me?” I asked, my voice filled with shock.
He was only one year away from graduating, and now he was switching fields.
“Yeah” Lucy nodded, her expression turning to tease. “Love is truly powerful Theard he begged his professor for a long time and pulled some strings just to switch to medicine. How about that! He’s really serious about you huh?
I knew how difficult it was to switch fields, especially to something as challenging as medicine, but I didn’t feel anything special for him.
“Im not that sick. Why would he study medicine for me?” I asked.
“Hey, didn’t you mention you sleepwalk a lot? He just wants to help you…” Lucy said, giving my shoulder a playful pat
1 was puzzled. “I told him I have trouble sleeping, but I never said it was something serious. How..
Before I could finish my sentence, it hit me. I quickly turned to Lucy. “Did you tell him!”
Only Lucy knew how badly I suffered from sleepwalking
Lucy immediately looked away, running ahead. “I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’ll head over first.”
“Lucy” I was so angry I wanted to chase after her, but she was already too fast.
I never wanted to one Dylan too much, but now he’d not only taken the blame for me, he was also switching to medicine because of me
Life always seemed to push me in directions I couldn’t control, and the favors I owed just kept
piling up
1 had barely taken a couple of steps when Ethan quickly caught up to me and whispered, “Someone’s following you.”
Ethan was an expert at spotting things like this, so I didn’t doubt ham.
“Co see who it is” I said, my expression darkening. I hadn’t expected someone to be so interested in my movements.
Ethan nodded and then silently disappeared.
Up ahead. Lucy and Dylan were getting a bit impatient and waved for me. “Yvonne, hurry up
“I’m coming,” I called back, quickly catching up with them.
Dylan had brought the contract from Martin, and we found a cafe to sit down and carefully go over
The company seal is wrong. This contract is definitely invalid,” 1 said after double–checking it twice
No wonder Joanna had been so confident about it. It seemed Harrison had planned everything from the start.
Dylan took the contract in disbelief and carefully examined it several times. “How is that possible? Uncle Martin has been renting that store for decades. How could he not recognize the seal
Once Lucy understood the full situation, she quickly grasped its seriousness and asked the key question. “If this is a fake contract, who money? Did someone pocket ir?”
I couldn’t answer that, so I looked at Dylan. “Who signed the contract with Mr. Zamora!”
got the rent
“Someone from management, I think? She seems to have resigned already.” Dylan didn’t understand much about company operations and was getting anxious,
“She resigned? Then something is definitely wrong here, Lucy said, speaking with confidence.
I fell silent for a moment.
If Harrison was innocent, there was no way he could have known the contract with Martin was invalid.
But since he knew about it so clearly, it meant he was involved in some way.
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Lucy, seeing that I wasn’t speaking, turned to Dylan. “Dylan, did Mr. Zamora say anything else? This has a lot to do with Yvonne’s situation.”
She was aware of the bet, and fully on my side, growing increasingly anxious at that moment.
Dylan seemed just as anxious. “Uncle Martin had a stroke on the way here and went to the hospital, so I came alone. I’m afraid… I’m afraid he doesn’t have much time left.”
“No way. At a time like this..” Lucy slapped her forehead in frustration, clearly feeling the weight of the situation.
Just when things seemed to be at a standstill, Lidia appeared, her arm linked with Harrison’s.
She was wearing a tight–fitting dress that hugged her curves, and her deep V–neck top unintentionally rubbed against Harrison’s arm as she walked.
Harrison had a sleazy smile on his face
“It’s him.” Dylan said, instantly recognizing Harrison. He had seen him before.
Thad already noticed them too.
At first, Lucy didn’t know who these two were, and after Dylan explained, she couldn’t hold back her disgust. “She’s dressed like that in broad daylight? Does she want everyone to know she’s here to seduce men?
Lucy couldn’t stand those types of bitches at all
Dylan seemed a bit embarrassed and didn’t say anything.
1 snapped back to reality and suddenly blurted out. She’s close with Joanni.”
“Birds of a feather, Lucy muttered, then asked, “What about Jounnat Didn’t she make a bet with you? Where is she?”
They were both here trying to figure things out, and it was strange that Joanna hadn’t shown up.
I paused for a moment, then let out a faint smile. “She probably thinks she’s already won, so she wouldn’t taste time here. She’s probably at the office right now
*So, you’re stuck here, and she’s at the office, working on seducing your husband Does this woman have no shame!” Lucy was fuming just talking about Joanna.
‘She is such a bitch, Lucy thought to herself. I will find a chance to give her a lesson
Dylan looked at me with concern. Yvonne, are you okay?”
He secretly hoped that Hayden would be distracted by Joanna, giving him a better chance with me.
But no matter what, he was still more worried about how I was feeling.
I’m fine.” I shook my head, then reminded him, “Make sure you keep the contract safe. We’ll need it later.”
“I got it,” Dylan said, carefully folding the contract and tucking it away, then asked, “What should we do next?”
“Yeah, what’s the plan now! Lucy chimed in
I squinted as I glanced in the direction where Harrison and Lidia had disappeared, thinking to myself. “We wait.”
“Wait for what?” Dylan and Lucy exchanged confused looks.
I smiled slightly and pulled them to their feet. “Alright, it’s getting late. You two should head home”
As we were leaving the mall, Ethan caught up to me.
“Mrs. Parker, the one following you is a paparazzo. He took a lot of photos” Erlan said.
“Did you take care of it” I frowned and asked.
I figured it was probably him trying to blackmail Hayden for money.
Ethan answered quickly. “The photos are deleted, the camera’s been smashed, and the guy’s been beaten up
I looked back at him and couldn’t help but laugh. “Nice work”
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That was exactly how one dealt with paparazzi
Ethan seemed surprised by my reaction. I guessed he wasn’t used to a boss like me, someone so carefree about these things
I cleared my throat trying to regain some composure. “Let’s head home.”
At Rosy House, just as Ethan parked the car, I saw Richard walking out of the villa.
I was curious why he was here.
Confused, I pushed open the car door and stepped out slowly.
If Richard was here, it meant Hayden was home.
Lately, it seemed like Hayden had been spending a lot more time at home.
“Could it be because of Deborah?‘ I thought to myself.
As I was lost in thought, Richard noticed me and quickly walked toward me. “Mrs. Parker, you’re back! You should go see Mr. Parker.
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