Chapter 888
“Enough!” Marcus’s face was cold. “Yolanda, stop being so irrational p>
With his patience gone, he turned and walked away.
Yolanda was left standing alone, stunned. On the verge of a breakdown, her face was pale and her expression, wild.
“It must be Juliet… It has to be her! That bitch! Everything was fine, but the moment you saw her, you wanted to call off our engagement p>
Her eyes were bloodshot, her emotions frantic. “What’s mine is mine! It was supposed to be mine over a decade ago, Juliet. You’re not getting it back p>
Back home, Anastasia kept tabs on Yolanda. She learned that Marcus intended to break off the engagement and that Yolanda was causing a scene every day.
On the surface, it didn’t seem to have anything to do with Juliet, but Anastasia had a nagging feeling. Why would Yolanda set Juliet up for no reason?
Even if seeing her old friend reminded her of her own unsavory past at the orphanage, such a drastic reaction seemed unwarranted.
She had a hunch that if she could uncover the details of Yolanda’s adoption by the Lockwood family, the reason would become clear.
But the person she’d sent to investigate hadn’t returned with any results yet. When she tried to probe Marcus, she found he didn’t know much either.
She considered asking Sonder for help, figuring this kind of thing would be easy for him. But lately, something was off with him. He used to reply to her messages instantly, but now it was taking him over ten hours to get back to her.
Anastasia worried something had happened to him, but despite her repeated questions, Sonder insisted he was just busy and told her not to worry.
She wanted to meet him in person, but every time she suggested it, he came up with an excuse, stubbornly refusing.
Whether he was genuinely busy or something else was going on, it was clear she couldn’t trouble him with this right now.
Besides, it wasn’t an urgent matter. She decided to wait patiently for her own people to report back.
She didn’t forget to warn Juliet to be careful of Yolanda.
Juliet nodded repeatedly, promising to listen to Anastasia.
She wasn’t a fool. After what happened at the Lawson family’s
party, Yolanda was hood
suspect. Her trust in her childhood
friend was no longer what it once was.
warning was just a
, but she never expecte
that two days later, Juliet would call her saying Yolanda wanted to meet up. śwnovels
“I told her was busy and refused, but she seems very persistent. She’s called me several times, and finally said she had something important to tell me p>
Juliet was on high alert. Remembering Anastasia’s warning, she felt something was off about Yolanda’s invitation.
“You did the right thing. No matter what excuse she gives, don’t engage with her. Let me know immediately if anything happens p>
Juliet obediently agreed.
Anastasia didn’t know what Yolanda was planning, but whatever it was, she probably wouldn’t give up easily.
And she was right. The very next day, Juliet called her in a panic.
“Anastasia, you have to come quick p>
Anastasia immediately dropped what she was doing. “What’s wrong p>
“Yolanda… she’s here! She… she fell from the second floor p>