Chapter35


    “Boss,we’vecrackedit.Lynda’sfamilysuddenlymovedtoJubilifeCityfromthecountrysidebecause they’ve intosomemoney,”Jake’svoicecrackledthroughtheearpieceasYvettelistenedquietly.


    “Turnsoutyourbiologicalparentshadslippedthemthemoneytothankthemforraisingyoualltheseyears.”


    BeforeYvettecouldrespond,Jake’stonegrewangrier.


    “Yourparentsgavethemthemoney,notknowinghowtheyactuallytreatedyou!It’sinfuriating!Lynda’sfamilydoesn’tdeserveitatall.Boss,I’llmakesuretheyreturntobeingpoorandmiserable!”


    “There’snorush,”Yvettesaid,hervoicesteady.“Letthemrisehigher.Thefallwillhurtmuchmorethatway.”


    “Gotit,Boss,”Jakereplied.“Bytheway,theQuinnfamilyjustscrewedupournsbypayingoff$7milliondorsforYasmin.NowthatYasmin’sinsufferablysmug,it’shardnottobeatherup!!


    “TheQuinnfamily?”Yvettepursedherlips,herexpressionicy.Shemadeamentalnote,theninstructed,“Fromnowon,doublethepriceofanyherborderfromtheQuinnfamily.”


    ThatwastheconsequenceofhelpingYasmin.


    Yvetteexitedtheloungeafterendingthecall.Herdemeanorwasicyandindifferent.Shehadonlytakenafewstepswhensomeonesuddenlyblockedherpath.


    Alreadyirritated,Yvettencedupwithacoldstare.Herstrikingeyesweresharpwithannoyance.


    Collinwasstartledbyherreandinstinctivelyretreatedseveralsteps.“Woah.Yvette,don’tlookatme likethat.It’sscary.


    Lastnight,Yvettehadthesamelookinhereyeswhenshegotdrunkandkickedhimaway


    aywithoneblow.


    Hearingthis,Yvettefinallyrememberedhimandgavehimapolitenod


    Collin,alwaysfriendly,didn’tmindherindifferentattitudeandbeganchattingwithher.“Yvette,assoonasIsawyou,ImessagedWilson.Doyouwanttobet?Ibethe’llbehereinfiveminutes-


    BeforeCollincould evenfinish,theysawWilsonapproaching.


    Collin’sgrinwidenedmischievously.“Lookatthat!Ithasn’tevenbeenfiveminutes,andWilson’salreadyhere.Someone’s reallynervousthatyou’llbesnatchedaway….


    CollinstoppedteasingassoonasWilson’swarninggazndedonhim.


    “Nicetoseeyouagain,”Wilsonsaid.Unlikehisearliercolddemeanor,Wilsonnowworezyandcharmingsmilethatwasinexplicableseductive.


    Yvettenoddedathim.“Men.”N?velDrama.Org owns this.


    Nothingherlowspirits,Wilsongentlyruffledherhair.Hisdeep,maicvoicesoftenedasheasked,“What’swrong?Didanyoneupsetyou?


    Yvetteignoredhisquestion.She extendedherhandwithherbeautiful,fox–likeeyesfixedonhim.“Where’smycharm?”


    Wilson’ssmilefalteredbriefly.Then,hemethergazewiththosecaptivatingeyes.“Iforgottobringitwithme.I’llhaveitreadyforyounexttime,Ipromise.”


    Samuel,whostoodnearby,couldn’thelpbutsilentlyscottWilsonalwayscarriedthatcharmwithhim.Nowheimedtohaveforgotten?


    HesecretlylookedatWilsonwithusingeyes.Doesn’thisconscienceachetolietosuchapureandinnocentgirl?


    “Alrightthen.”Yvettenodded,notpressingfurther.


    Bythen,CollincaughtanotherwamingncefromWilsonandquicklyapologized.