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When Danika opened the door, Yvonne followed her into the apartment. “Have you read the news online? Last night, Eustace and I shared a bed. We’re going to have a wedding soon. Miss Zellweger, you’ll be there to congratulate us. Right?”
Danika poured herself a glass of water and sat on the sofa. She didn’t show any response to Yvonne’s announcement. “Sure. I will. But do you think you’ll be spared after you marry him? You and I are not done yet.”
After she was wrongly accused of Steven’s murder, Danika had to hold Yvonne culpable. Even after Jonathan Flynn had confessed to the murder, everyone knew that Yvonne was the real mastermind behind the incident. For that, Danika would want to get even with her.
Yvonne understood what Danika was implying but wasn’t worried about it. “Do you still think you’re my match after I married Eustace?”
“Was that an admission?” Danika stared at Yvonne, who started feigning innocence. “What admission?” Danika shook her head and chuckled. “You’d better pray that you could marry him. Else, you’d lose any form of support when your family goes bankrupt. You know very well what that means.’
Finally, Yvonne paled upon hearing Danika’s threat. “As long as you don’t be a bitch and remarry him, I will become his wife!” she hissed, gritting her teeth.
Danika smirked and raised a brow at her. “Are you saying you can’t marry him if Eustace and I remarry?”
“You…”
“That’s a good idea. I will carefully consider it.” Her smile sent a chill down Yvonne’s spine.
Yvonne regretted visiting Danika that night. She wondered what would happen to herself if Danika followed through with the idea of remarrying Eustace. However, she couldn’t let the opportunity to gloat about the marriage in front of Danika go to waste.
At first, she had given up all hopes of marrying Eustace, especially after he gave her that murderous look. To her surprise, Eustace released her. When she realized the rumors about her marriage to him were still circulating online, she started to get her hopes up
“Has he acknowledged the marriage if he hasn’t done anything to get rid of the rumors?” she thought. She also wondered if Old Mr. Quincey had forced Eustace to marry her to protect their reputation. No matter what, she considered the situation manageable. If Old Mr. Quincey forced Eustace to marry her, she stood a high chance of getting married to him. The thought of it cheered her up.
Danika was in a bad mood after Yvonne left. She had planned to cook dinner but lost all her appetite. For that, she started cursing Eustace in silence. Everything started because of him.
Amid her,irritation, she got a call from Gilbert. He briefed her on the Dickmans’ current situation and suddenly asked, “Eustace Quincey is marrying Yvonne Dickman. What do you think of it?”
“What does that have to do with me? Why do you even ask me, Gilbert?” Danika wondered why everyone was concerned about her relationship with Eustace when there was none.
Gilbert felt relieved after learning about her stance. “You’re his ex-wife, after all. I just wanted to get your opinion. Do you think he’d marry her? And would he help the Dickmans after the marriage?”
She understood that he was concerned about Eustace helping the Dickmans. If that happened, it would be impossible for them to crush the Dickmans. She thought it over and answered, “I have no idea. We need to be prepared for the worst, either way.”
Eustace seemed to have no intentions of helping Yvonne’s family, but it would be tough for him to watch his in-laws go bankrupt without lending a hand after he married Yvonne.
“Yeah, you’re right.” Gilbert nodded. He was not defeated. Anyway, he benefitted enough from the Dickmans, and even if he stopped right there, he would not suffer from any loss.
After the call with Gilbert, Danika couldn’t stop herself from checking news about Eustace on social media apps. Soon, she realized she was acting weird and forced herself to turn off her phone.
She did not like how uncool and lame she was. She believed that she had developed such weird behavior because of Eustace and decided to stay away from him.
Vincent knocked on the door of Eustace’s office with an anxious heart. He found Eustace working, which was a normal sight.
“Mr. Quincey,” he called but hesitated.
Eustace did not look up. “What’s the matter?”
“George Dickman called. He wanted to set a time to…discuss the marriage with you.” Vincent secretly thought that George was playing with fire. Eustace was clearly uninterested in Yvonne, but not only did her family not stay away from Eustace, they created gossip online, thinking that Eustace would be forced to marry Yvonne for real.
Vincent thought the Dickmans must be delusional, and Eustace had shown enough restraint not to take them down.
Eustace finally stopped what he was doing and looked at Vincent. He scoffed. “Sure. I’ll visit them tomorrow.”
“Huh?” Vincent thought he misheard his boss. “Are you visiting the Dickmans?”
Visiting them at the height of the rumors might lead to more confusion. The public would think that Eustace was there to get the blessings of his future in-laws.
“Yes! Of course I’ll visit them,” Eustace sneered. If Yvonne wanted to marry him so badly, he would not disappoint her.
An explosive news spread across the internet the following morning. “Quincey Group CEO Caught Visiting the Dickmans’ Home; Marriage Discussions Going On?”
Danika’s heart sank upon reading the headline as she struggled with an unexplainable feeling.
“Dr. Zellweger?” Dr. Scott called Danika after noticing that she was spacing out.
She was pulled back to reality and stared at him. “Sorry. What did you say?”
“The hospital runs a rural welfare program. The director wants you to participate in it. What do you think?” Dr. Scott checked with her.
She frowned in confusion. “But I’m new to the hospital. Is that appropriate?”
“That’s not a worry. It’s a corporate social responsibility program. You’ll only benefit from it,” Dr. Scott explained.
Danika knew that as well since most hospitals operated in the same way. The employees who joined the program would be up for promotion after returning to work. As a new member of staff, she was more worried that she’d attract hostility from her colleagues if she were to be promoted.