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“You-”
Seeing this side of Paul, Stephanie’s eyes clouded with fear. At that moment, she realized she never knew him.
She couldn’t breathe. Just as she thought she would die in his hands, he let go of her, turned around, and walked out of the door.
“Think about it again. Until you have thought it through, you’re not allowed to take a step out of here!” With that, he disappeared from her sight. Stephanie clutched her neck as she took deep, ragged breaths. “You…you can’t treat me like this…”
However, Paul never looked back. Stephanie was trapped there, even her phone was taken away. She stared ahead blankly, finding it hard to believe that this was happening to her.
Meanwhile, Danika walked out of the welfare home feeling a little lost. She had analyzed the information of keen adopters, but none of them satisfied her. Hence, she had no choice but to wait.
Just then, she heard a horn sound twice. Turning around, she saw Eustace in a nearby car. She walked over and got in the car.
“How did it go?” Eustace asked as he started the car.
Danika shook her head. “I found no suitable adopters.”
“Don’t be disappointed. I told you to leave it to me. You didn’t have to visit this place,” Eustace said. Although he felt a little frustrated, he knew that Danika wouldn’t be happy unless she personally looked for adopters.
Danika looked at him and said, “You’re a busy man, Mr. Quincey. I shouldn’t trouble you if I can handle it myself.”
“Don’t be silly. Even if I’m busy, I’ll still prioritize you.”
Danika shrugged as she knew she had to rely on Eustace for this matter. “Then, I’ll have to trouble you, Mr. Quincey.”
“Just call me Eustace. Actually, you can call me anything. Just don’t call me Mr. Quincey,” he said sternly.
“Eustace?” Danika said hesitantly.
“Yes, that’ll do.”
“I think it’s weird. We’re not that close.” When she called him by his name, she was reminded of how Yvonne always called him that. She didn’t want to do the same as her.
“What do you want to call me then?” Eustace asked.
How to address Eustace really stumped Danika. She thought of several names in her mind, but none of them seemed appropriate.
“I think Mr. Quincey is the best,” Danika said with a smile. She was unable to think of anything better.
Eustace’s face fell. Danika had spent so much time thinking that he thought she would come up with a good name.
Seeing that he was getting angry, Danika quickly said, “I’ll just call you by your name.”
Although he was still unsatisfied, Eustace accepted it.
Soon, the car pulled into the restaurant Yvonne had invited Danika to. They got out of the car and walked inside together. A waiter led them to a private room, opening the door to reveal Yvonne and Sam sitting inside.
Yvonne wasn’t surprised to see Eustace. “Eustace, I knew you would accompany Miss Zellweger here.”
As she spoke, she gestured for the two to sit down. Danika noticed that there were four sets of tableware on the table. Yvonne wasn’t lying; she really had guessed that Eustace would come.
Once they settled on their seats, Yvonne asked the waiter to bring out the food. Then, she turned to Danika and Eustace.
“Eustace, don’t worry. I invited Miss Zellweger to lunch today to apologize for what happened before. I did target Miss Zellweger on purpose because I had feelings for you, but now I’m married, and I really like Sam. I won’t bother you in the future, let alone target Miss Zellweger,” she said sincerely.
Danika didn’t know what Eustace felt about it, but she didn’t believe a word from Yvonne and decided to say nothing. After all, she didn’t want to offend Yvonne. If Yvonne wanted to play pretend, she was willing to play along.
Eustace nodded. “It’d be great if you could do that.”
“Don’t worry, I’ve already thought it through. I’ll live a good life with Sam from now on. Regarding my family…” She looked uneasy when she mentioned the Dickmans. However, she quickly recovered. “Since I’m already married, I have nothing to do with the Dickmans. Whether they go bankrupt or not, I don’t want to have anything to do with them.”
That caught Danika by surprise. She thought Yvonne would ask Eustace for help, especially since she had already apologized. Didn’t she set up the lunch today for the sake of saving the Dickmans?
Seeing that Yvonne was upset, Sam pulled her into his arms. His eyes were tender with affection. From their interaction, Danika could tell that Sam adored Yvonne from the bottom of his heart, which surprised her.
It wasn’t that Yvonne wasn’t worthy of anyone’s affection. If it weren’t for the incident with Eustace, she could have married anyone, given her status as the daughter of the Dickman family.
After what happened with Eustace, however, all the major families avoided Yvonne. Yet, Sam was still willing to niarry her, and that was an act of true love.
Unfortunately, while he was in love with Yvonne, she might not be in love with him. Although she looked lovingly at him, Danika knew Yvonne couldn’t sincerely love Sam. Everything was just an act.
“Mr. Quincey and Miss Zellweger, now that Yvonne has spoken, I’d like to say a few words.” Sam patted Yvonne’s shoulder and then looked at the two of them. “I know that Yvonne has done many wrongs in the past, but she is willing to change and cut ties with the Dickmans. I hope that you two can give her a chance.”
As someone who genuinely liked her, he didn’t want Yvonne to suffer any grievances.
Eustace remained silent, looking at Danika. It was clear what he meant: it was up to Danika. For a moment, everyone looked at her.
Danika didn’t know whether to laugh or cry at the attention. “Since you’ve already worded it this way, Mr. Bloom, I can’t refuse.”
It was expected that Danika wouldn’t give Yvonne the time of day, but she didn’t want to antagonize the Blooms just yet. At the very least, she couldn’t be downright rude. Hence, she said she would not refuse Sam.
“So, you’re going to forgive Yvonne?” Sam was surprised that Danika was such a nice person.
“Of course.” Danika nodded.
Sam was happy to have gotten her confirmation. He glanced at Eustace. “And Mr. Quincey?”
“Whatever Danika says.” He appeared to others as if he’d listen to anything Danika said. Someone in the dark would think that they were close.
Sam smiled happily. He didn’t want to be at war with Eustace if he could help it. He was delighted with how things worked out. He raised his glass and said to Eustace and Danika, “I’m here to thank both of you. If there’s anything that the Blooms can help out with, I’ll do it fully.”
Danika smiled, thinking that Sam was a nice person. What a pity it was that he had fallen in love with someone who didn’t deserve him.
They ate in pleasant silence. It was as if everyone was happy with what had happened.
Danika got up to use the washroom, and Yvonne quickly tagged along.
While in the washroom, Danika retouched her makeup. When Yvonne appeared, Danika thought to herself, ” So, she’s here.”
Yvonne stood next to her, doing nothing except staring straight at Danika.
Danika was soon done with her makeup, and she turned to look at her. “Do you have something to say. Yvonne?”