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Why did she even want to cause trouble for Danika? It wasn’t like she had crossed her.
In the banquet hall, Danika felt Yvonne’s surprised gaze as soon as she walked in. She looked up and stared straight at her. Guiltily, Yvonne averted her gaze. Danika wasn’t about to just let it go, though. She headed toward Yvonne, and Yvonne panicked.
Did that dumbass expose her?
“Why were you looking at me, Miss Dickman?” Danika smiled. “Were you expecting something to happen to me?”
“I’m not sure what you’re talking about, Miss Zellweger.” Yvonne was smart enough to hide her guilty conscience.
Danika ignored that. She pointed toward the restroom and said, “Your friend’s in there. I don’t think she’s in good condition right now. Shouldn’t you check on her?”
“Friend?” Yvonne continued to play dumb. “I just returned from abroad. I don’t have any friends.”
How ruthless.
“If that’s so, then I have no choice but to ask Eustace to deal with this.” Danika spread out her hands with an air of resignation.
“Oh no, there’s no need to trouble Eustace for such a small matter. Even though she’s not my friend, I’m willing to help her.” Yvonne didn’t want Eustace to know about this. Even if she didn’t explicitly instruct her friend to cause trouble for Danika, Eustace was smart enough to know that she had a hand in it.
Danika laughed, which pissed off Yvonne. “So, you’re Eustace’s ex-wife, right? You never mentioned it!”
“Of course I wouldn’t mention it to you. It’s not like we know each other well. I’m surprised that Eustace hasn’t told you. I thought he would.”
Danika was leaving no prisoners in this war of wits. The Dickmans were already on her blacklist anyway, so this was a long time coming.
At the mention of Eustace, Yvonne’s expression twisted in jealousy. “If it wasn’t for you, Miss Zellwegers, Eustace would have married me two years ago!”
Yvonne couldn’t see any trace of anger or sadness in Danika’s expression. She just stood there stoically.
“You’re the other woman who took him away from me!” Yvonne gritted out.
The other woman?
Danika raised her eyebrows. That was something she had to correct.
“Don’t flatter yourself. If Eustace really loved you that much, why would he marry me in the first place? Do you think he’s the kind that would cave in just because Grandpa forced him?”
“He…”
“You don’t have to make excuses for him. The truth is he just doesn’t love you as much as you love him. He doesn’t want to ruin his relationship with Grandpa for you, do you understand?” Danika interrupted with a snort.
Yvonne opened her mouth, but no words came out. She knew, in her heart of hearts, that Danika was speaking the truth.
The public thought that she had left because Eustace had married Danika. In reality, she left because she knew Eustace did not love her.
Even before Danika came into their lives, Yvonne knew that Eustace only considered her a worthy candidate. as his wife. There was no love in their relationship, only money and power.
Even though she knew this, she was still reluctant to accept it. Now, she wasn’t competing for Eustace’s love as much as she was trying to get to the position of Mrs. Quincey.
Either way, Danika was still her enemy!
Yvonne pulled herself back together and said, “You might be right, but so what? Eustace and I grew up together. I know him best. Besides, you’re already divorced. Eustace has never loved you and probably never will, so have some tact and leave him alone.”
Danika swallowed a laugh. If only she knew that Eustace had just begged her to give him another chance!
She didn’t tell Yvonne this, though. There was no need to, as she wasn’t planning to get back together with Eustace.
Danika crossed her arms and said dismissively, “Don’t worry, I’m not interested in Eustace at all. I’ll thank you. if you can get him to leave me alone.”
“You!” Yvonne was at a loss for words. How could she be so arrogant?
“Oh, by the way,” Danika leaned closer to Yvonne and said softly, “Remember when Steven was beaten up at the restaurant?”
–Yvonne wondered why she was bringing it up all of a sudden.
“He guessed right. I was the one who attacked him.” With that, Danika straightened with a smile.
Yvonne’s expression changed. She was now looking at Danika as if she was an enemy. “You… do you really think we cannot take revenge on you?”
“Hm? What, the Dickmans? You’re just trash,” Danika said disdainfully. She was provoking Yvonne on purpose.
She couldn’t find a way to expose the Dickmans and didn’t want to continue waiting. Maybe Yvonne could give her some dirt when properly angered.
“You!” Yvonne was trembling in anger. If it weren’t for the other guests, she would’ve slapped Danika. “Just you wait. I won’t let this go so easily.” With that, she turned and left.
Danika watched her retreating figure with amusement. “You’d better,” she thought. “And the bigger, the better. Don’t disappoint me, Yvonne Dickman!”
Eustace was watching their interaction from a small distance. He didn’t interfere. Instead, he just sighed helplessly. It looked like Max was right. Danika wasn’t going to let go of the incident with Steven that easily.
Well, the Dickmans dug this hole themselves. They had no one to blame but themselves.
Eustace texted Vincent, “Send her everything we’ve found about the Dickmans anonymously.” He didn’t specify who “her” was, but Vincent understood who he meant.
Max was drinking wine on the balcony. Unlike the others, he wasn’t entertaining guests. He didn’t care about all this. He had his own ways of improving the Pearson family.
A figure strode onto the balcony. Max looked up to see who it was. When he did, he frowned, expression darkening.
“Max, are you interested in discussing an alliance?” Yvonne asked, beaming. Her lips were scarlet, her smile bright. Although she could not compare to Danika’s classic beauty, she had her own charm.
In Parrington, Danika wasn’t the only one who received the attention of the masses. If everyone didn’t already know that Yvonne was interested in Eustace, she would have countless men pursuing her.
Max drained his wine in one gulp. With a slightly playful expression, he asked, “Alliance? Do we have anything in common for an alliance?”
“Of course we do,” Yvonne answered.
She approached Max, the scent of her perfume suffusing the air and assaulting Max’s nostrils. He became very discomfited.
Max took a few steps to the side, not trying even slightly to hide his distaste. “You’re a scion of the Dickmans. Isn’t it inappropriate for you to use your feminine wiles against me?”
“Max…”
“Don’t shoot those looks at me. I’m not interested in you.” He despised anyone who was involved with Eustace Quincey.
Yvonne paled. She had never been put in such an awkward position before in her life. She put away her frozen smile. Without wasting time, she asked, “I heard that you’re pursuing Danika Zellweger?”
“Yeah? So?” Max raised an eyebrow, feeling intrigued.
“I can help you,” Yvonne said.