Anxiety gripped Lydia when she saw her daughter whipping up Samuel's number. "Yvonne, are you really going to waste your time calling him? What if that fatty comes back?"
"Not another word from you, Mom. All of you, shut up," Yvonne snapped, her tone rising.
Flora glared at Yvonne. What a temper that little brat had! However, the fatty would probably forget about Steven, since he wanted Yvonne to sleep with him. Now all this was none of her business.
Yvonne finally got through to her husband. She asked, "Samuel, where are you?"
He was slurping a mouthful of instant noodles. "At home," he replied.
"Er...I ran into some trouble here. Can you come over and help?" Yvonne said apologetically. They had not brought him out to dinner, yet he was the first person she called when there was trouble. It was all because o f her mother-if not for her, Yvonne would never have left Samuel at home alone.
"All right. I’ll come over now," her husband answered without hesitation.
Yvonne released a sigh of relief at Samuel's words. She would never force him to do anything on the basis of their non-existent marital relationship. If he did not
want to do it, she would not pressure him to do it.
Lydia flew into a panic when she saw Yvonne tucking her phone away after ending the call. "Yvonne, call your grandmother too!" she cried. "You can’t put all your trust in Samuel." 2
"I believe in him,” her daughter replied coolly.
"Y-you..." Lydia was rendered speechless.
Steven looked at his cousin with a mirthless smile on his face. The worst that could possibly happen was that he would suffer another round of beatings if this matter was not settled. However, he had no reason to panic, considering that Yvonne herself was not panicking even though the prospect of having to sleep with that fatty loomed over her.
In another private room in the hotel.
The fatty raised his glass boisterously. "Brother Johann, you'd better take good care of me once you climb to the top. Even Gareth is within your clutches now. Cloud City will be yours soon!"
Johann sipped on his wine, expressionless, but his insides were twisted with bitter triumph.
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