Chapter 90
I woke up in the morning and didn’t see him anywhere. To my surprise, he showed up here now.
Is he trying to stop
stop me? I thought to myself.
Lucy, not getting an answer from me, turned and looked at me. “Why do you look so pale?
“Joanna wants the cruise ship too,” I said with a frown
“Hubs Is Hayden here to stop you!” Lucy immediately caught on to my line of thought,
Given how indulgent Hayden was with Joanna, was totally possible.
“What should we do?” Lucy tugged at my sleeve. “You can’t back down now.”
In the past. I had always been the soft one in front of Hayden, listening to whatever he said.
But I wasn’t that foolish woman anymore, the one who always did what she was sold.
I took a deep breath and coldly spoke. “What do you want? Where’s Richard?”
Lucy, standing beside me, was stunned, her eyes widening. She silently gave me a thumbs–up. Nice job, Yvonne. Today, you’ve really stood your ground, she thought.
Hayden’s gaze toward me only grew colder. “You’re going to take over the cruise ship? He can’t help you.
I didn’t understand why he was so upset. Probably it was because I was going after the cruise ship that Joanna wanted.
How ridiculous. This cruise ship was given to me by Mr. Parker, not Joanna, I thought to myself.
“Even if he isn’t here, I don’t need you,” I replied, pulling Lucy with me as I started walking toward the cruise ship, not even sparing a glance at Hayden’s reaction behind me.
Lucy had only taken a couple of steps when she quietly asked, “Yvonne… what’s going on with you today? Do you really not love him anymore?”
knew how crazy I had been about Hayden in the past.
Lucy
Seeing me so indifferent toward him now, she was completely shocked.
I told you already. I don’t love him anymore,” I answered coldly
“You’re really serious this time, huh? You used to tell me you’d forget about him, but you always ran back to him in the end, Lucy said, pursing her lips, recalling the past.
I had planned to forget all those unhappy memories, but her words brought them rushing back, and I couldn’t help but flinch
Before I could explain, she added, “But this time… you really seem different. He’s been back for a month, and you’re still ignoring him. You’ve really given up, haven’t you?”
“You’ll understand in time,” I said, feeling that there was no point in saying more. Time would prove everything
By the time we finished talking, we were already at the cruise ship’s lift.
As we got on, no one came to greet us, only a few staff members cleaning up.
“Did they not know you were coming?” Lucy asked, puzzled.
“I notified the manager here, Kurt Conway, but it looks like this might be harder than I thought,” I said, surveying the surroundings. Everyone seemed to be deliberately avoiding us, as though everything had been planned in advance.
It seemed Kurt didn’t take
seriously.
Seeing this. Ethan wasted no time grabbing a staff member by the arm. “Where’s the person in charge!”
“Who are you? Why are you looking for Mr. Conway?” the staff member resisted, speaking haughtily.
Ethan tossed the man down in front of me, and I finally spoke. “Tell Kurt I’m here to take over the cruise ship and have him come see me
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But Mr. Conway isn’t here right now the staff member muttered, avoiding my gaze.
“You’re lying,” Lucy saw through him immediately, raising her voice. “I can tell you all just pretend to obey. You dare to treat your new boss like this! Do you believe Kander will fire you?”
Ethan kicked the man. “Get moving
The staff member hurriedly ran toward an entrance.
1 turned around, taking in the surroundings. Richard hadn’t shown up, and as I expected, this was going to be difficult
Lucy looked at me worriedly. “Yvonne, what’s your plan? I heard cruise ships are the hardest businesses to manage.
“The staff are always on the move, away at sea, never under control. They’re wild and don’t even listen to the boss half the time, let alone someone new like you”
The Coffey family also had some small businesses at sea, although nothing as big as Pax Oceana. Lucy knew this well
At that moment, I faintly remembered Ethan’s earlier response. Just bear them up first and sort it out later.”
Don’t worry. There’s always a way, 1 said, a faint smile curling my lips as I had a chair brought over and sat down on the deck
Today, the sun wasn’t out, and the sky was overcast, which was perfect for enjoying the sea breeze.
Onshore, Hayden didn’t come up, but he could still see everything happening on the cruise ship,
His bodyguard, walking behind him, couldn’t help but worry. “Mr. Parker, Mrs Parker might not be able to handle Kurt on her own. Should we go up and check?”
■“Not yet, let’s wait a bit, Hayden said, standing with his hands behind his back. His sharp eyes were fixed on the woman on the deck, leisurely enjoying the sea breeze.
He was curious to see how she planned to handle things.
The bodyguard didn’t know what Hayden was thaniding, but silently, he felt anxious for Yvonne.
Kur was no ordinary person.
Anyone who could enjoy themselves on the cruise ship was someone with money and power
And with so many people on a cruise ship at once, it was inevitable that enemies would cross paths. If a fight broke out, the losses would be heavy. That was why it required someone who could navigate both the legitimate and the underworld, someone who was extremely smooth and adaptable to handle things.
“Many important people have to show some respect to Kup Can Mrs. Parker really handle him? the bodyguard thought to himself.
About twenty minutes later, the manager of the cruise ship Kart finally slowly made his way onto the deck.
It was already autumn, and there was a chill in the air, but he was wearing a short–sleeved shirt. His muscles were thick and well–defined, clearly the result of years of training,
He wore black leather boots that made a loud thudding sound on the deck, each step shaking the ground, causing a slight discomfort in the chest, Lucy subtly stepped back behind me and whispered. “Yonne, this guy looks rough. If things don’t go well, we should run
As soon as Lucy finished speaking, Ethan shot out like an arrow.
Kurt didn’t react in time, and he took a solid punch to the face. But he quickly regained his senses and retaliated almost immediately.
In the blink of an eye, the two were engaged in a fierce struggle.
Lucy’s eyes widened. “They’re fighting right off the bat? That’s directr
I smiled, my eyes narrowing in amusement. “Ethan’s style is simple beat someone up first, figure it out later. If they don’t back down, beat them
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again.”
“Do you think Ethan can win?” Lucy was a little hesitant to watch the intense brawl
Each strike seemed to be aimed at seriously injuring the other.
Lucy had never seen a real fight like this before, only in TV shows.
I, on the other hand, had witnessed Ethan’s true strength, so I wasn’t too worried. But I knew Kurt wasn’t someone to take lightly
Just then, there was a loud bang, and one of the fighters was kicked off, sliding along the deck for a distance.
Lucy and I both held our breath and looked to see who had lost.
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