CHapter 105


    Ulrich’s furrowed brow deepened as he red at the medical chart in front of him.


    Yvonne had the nerve to call him in just to treat Vincent? Did the Lamberts actually think they


    deserved his medical expertise? Why couldn’t they just drop dead and be done with it!


    Memories of the conversation he’d overheard on the phone flooded back–whispers that Noe had


    been spotted at the hospital, perhaps even in the maternity ward.


    Damn it all! The Lamberts must be spreading vile rumors about Noe! He should have done more


    than just have someone rough them up a bit; that was far too kind for their ilk!


    Just as Wren had dug up, the Lamberts were a greedy, conscienceless lot.


    Ulrich shuddered to think of what Noe must have endured with them before. The thought alone


    was enough to twist his heart in pain.


    Noe noticed Ulrich’s growing agitation with the chart–his teeth clenched, his face contorted with a


    burning vengeance, looking as if he might rip the chart to shreds right then and there–and felt a


    twinge of confusion.


    Ulrich was known to be the most even–tempered of the Schnabels.


    “Ulrich, who’s sick?” she asked.


    Ulrich quickly tucked the chart away and shed a tender, warm smile. “It’s nobody important, just


    an annoying bug. Not worth our attention.”


    He gently stroked Noe’s silky hair and covertly exchanged a knowing nce with Palmer.


    “Noe, you just focus on eating. I’ll go check on things.”


    The moment Ulrich stepped out of the office, the spring breeze of his smile vanished, reced by


    an icy, steely resolve.


    Annie approached with a respectful bow. “Dr. Schnabel, I’m Mr. Pock’s assistant. Ms. Yvonne is


    currently in the underground parking garage.”


    As a capable assistant, Annie knew precisely what to do the instant she saw Ulrich emerge–a


    Schnabel through and through, he was surely out for blood now.


    “Lead the way.”


    In the parking garage, Yvonne was gagged with severalyers of duct tape and bound to a concrete


    pir. She was cornered by a few of Thorpe’s thugs, with no chance to cry for help!


    The situation was terrifying!


    Despite her im to be a Schnabel, the thugs had dared to abduct her! And they had chosen such


    a secluded spot, surrounded by Thorpe’s cars, ensuring no one woulde by!


    Yvonne was close to despair.


    The sound of leather soles hitting the concrete echoed through the silent garage.


    Ulrich, d in his white coat, walked in from the other side, his polished shoes kicking up dust that


    seemed to sparkle in the light.


    Approaching against the backlight, his handsome face was a mask of frost as he eyed Yvonne’s


    captors.


    “Which group are you guys from? Mind if I take this one off your hands?”


    The thugs ignored him, their eyes on something in Annie’s hand. She discreetly held up an item


    from the Abyssal Organization and gestured to the thugs.


    Once the thugs confirmed Annie’s affiliation with the Abyssal Organization, they dropped their guard


    around Ulrich.


    “Was the surgery a sess?”


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    Annie hurried forward. “Aplete sess. We’ll take it from here.”


    Nodding, the thugs tossed Ulrich the loose end of the rope binding Yvonne and quickly vanished


    into the garage.


    From the moment she saw Ulrich, Yvonne was paralyzed with relief. Someone had finallye to


    rescue her!


    She knew the Schnabels wouldn’t abandon her; she was still important to them. If it weren’t for


    Noe’s unexpected return, she’d still be the Schnabels‘ darling little princess.


    “Mmph…” Yvonne attempted to speak through the duct tape, issuing muffled cries towards Ulrich.


    Ulrich’s icy gaze fell on her, sending shivers down her spine!


    Why was the usually gentle Ulrich looking at her like that?


    Ulrich might have appeared to be the mildest of the Schnabel children, but Yvonne knew better. It


    was all a facade. In truth, Ulrich was the most terrifying of them all!


    Even if she identally crossed the other Schnabels, the worst she’d get was a scolding. Jasper


    and Stirling might have harsh words, but they were the soft–hearted ones of the family. But the least


    soft–hearted? That was the man before her, Ulrich.


    Yvonne still remembered, as a child, identally shattering Ulrich’s favorite vase. She had endured


    two long months of his creative punishments, leaving her too scared to even visit the Schnabels for


    a while.


    Ulrich crouched down, picked up a small knife from the ground, and, without a hint of mercy, used


    the de to lift a corner of the duct tape on Yvonne’s mouth before ripping it off. The pain was so


    intense that Yvonne screamed, tears streaming down her face.


    She couldn’t say a word against Ulrich’s cold stare.


    Ulrich…”


    “Yvonne.” Ulrich’s voice was sharp, “exin why you’re here.”


    Yvonne’s eyes darted around, desperately concocting an excuse, but Ulrich’s grip on her jaw


    silenced her.


    “Didn’t I tell you that Noe is our family’s daughter? Why can’t you remember? You think you can


    take what’s hers?”


    “Ulrich, I wasn’t going after Noe. I was scared. I heard she snuck into the maternity ward, and I


    just followed because I was worried something happened to her. I swear, I had no other intentions!”


    Ulrich’s smile was devoid of warmth as he looked down at her. “Really? And what makes you so


    sure Noe has been to the maternity ward? Let me guess, because if Noe was expecting. with


    some guy. the Pock family would kick her to the curb, and we, the Schnabels, would never forgive


    her, leaving you the perfect opening. Right?”


    Yvonne’s eyes widened with panic. “Ulrich, I swear, that’s not what I was thinking. I didn’t mean


    anything by it; I’m just concerned about Noe. If I had such intentions, I’d have marched straight to


    Mr. Pock…”


    Her little scheme was as clear as day to Ulrich, and she was all out of sorts.


    “You didn’t go to him? Then how did thisdy beside me end up with that red mark on her face? Did


    she p herself for fun?”


    Annie was just as startled.


    Ulrich deduced that from a red mark? Were all the sons of the Schnabel family that sharp?


    Yvonne was stunned, too. She couldn’t believe this… this snitch had dared to tattle on her!


    So what if she had pped her? She was going to be the future matriarch of the Pock family. and


    she’d have every right to fire all these seductive women.


    Yvonne red at Annie with venom in her eyes.


    Just from her expression, Ulrich knew his offhand guess had hit the mark..


    “Yvonne, you’re a Schnabel, but you’re out here acting a fool. Mr. Pock’s assistant is his trusted


    aide. You think you can just strike one of Mr. Pock’s own and he won’te after you?”


    Yvonne started to feel a bit scared. “Ulrich, she’s just an assistant. It was her fault for getting in my


    way that day. I wouldn’t have hit her otherwise.”


    Ulrich let out a scornfulugh. “Do you think I’m an idiot? You know how the Lamberts have been


    treating Noe. If you’re so chummy with them, then maybe you don’t need to part of the Schnabels


    anymore.”


    What was he implying?


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    “Ulrich! I’m sorry! I really am! The Lamberts reached out to me! I came because I was so worried


    about Noe. They’ve looked after her for years, and when they start talking smack, I wanted to find


    out the truth.”


    The look Ulrich gave Yvonne was filled with nothing but disdain. “If you trust them over your own


    family, then go be a Lambert. How about you run along and y Vincent’s little girl? What do you


    think of that?”


    Yvonne’s eyes bulged in shock. “Ulrich, what do you mean?”