Upon receiving the warning stare, Joel felt rather wronged. He merely wanted to prove that those people were innocent! How could his boss warn him that way, given his unwavering loyalty?
He grumbled to himself but he dared not show his dissatisfaction. He continued his report, "We have investigated and learned the purpose behind Yvette's kidnapping. Fiona wanted to frame Vanessa as the culprit. She wished to stir up the hatred Yvette bore towards Vanessa so that Yvette would act impulsively and hurt Vanessa."
"Yvette loathes Vanessa. If anything happened to Vanessa, the first person that would come to mind would be Yvette. This would provide Fiona, the real culprit, with sufficient time to escape. It's a pity that Fiona didn't have much time to prepare for this fiasco. We saw through her scheme from the beginning, so she was caught off guard that we found Vanessa so quickly." In Joel's opinion, Fiona had a decent plan, but the execution was sloppy, leading to her downfall.
'Anything else?"
"That's all from me."
"Why are you still here?"
"Yes, Mr. Kyle, I'll take my leave." Joel felt that his boss was really an ungrateful tyrant. He had given a thorough and detailed report, and although it was not remarkable, at the very least, he deserved credit for his efforts. However, Julien chased him away so unceremoniously.
Alas, that was how Julien was. How haughty and impatient!
The matter had been investigated thoroughly. Once Yvette's innocence was proved, Julien paid her a visit for the first time. She was admitted to the same hospital as Vanessa, and Julien knocked on her ward door politely. Upon hearing the words "come in", he pushed the door open and entered.
It never crossed her mind that Julien would come to see her. Yvette was busy playing games on her phone. Without raising her head, she declared, "I don't want to eat. I don't have an appetite."
Julien cleared his throat and said, "It's me."
Upon hearing Julien's voice, Yvette turned around in astonishment and saw that it was indeed him. In the exuberance of joy, she wanted to leap out of bed and hug him, but suddenly she thought of something and stopped.
Julien asked, "What's wrong?"
She looked at Julien and asked sheepishly, "Julien, why are you here?"
"Yvette, I've watched you grow up. Due to the friendship between our mothers, I've always treated you as my younger sister. If it wasn't for their acquaintance, we might not even have met each other," Julien did not answer Yvette's question directly, but what he said displayed his intentions better.
"Julien, you aren’t here to see me?" When she saw him appear in her ward, she was thrilled and thought that he came specifically to see her. However, after hearing what he’d said, her heart sank. He was clearly here to warn her.
Julien added, "I'm here to clarify this with you. Apart from a platonic friendship, I never bore any affection towards you. It has not happened before, nor will it occur in the future. Please don't bear any unrealistic thoughts about me. Even if I never met Vanessa, it would still be impossible for us to be together. I hope you understand."
Julien decided to nip her intentions in the bud to avert a crisis in the future. In fact, he was helping her. As long as Yvette did not make a wrong turn, the Kyles and Spencers could remain harmonious.
"Julien, I..." Back then, although he was never keen to speak to Yvette, he had never given her the cold shoulder. But now, looking at his detached demeanour, it was as if he regarded her as a stranger.
She just wanted him to care more about her and hoped that he would give her more attention. Why did things go contrary to her wishes?
"If you regard me as your brother and bear no malice towards my family and Vanessa, then, I will treat you as my younger sister forever. However, if you dare to hurt Vanessa or my family, no matter who you are, I won't spare you." Julien’s voice was not loud, but his words made her rooted to the spot. In that moment, Yvette's heart shattered.
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