She smiled slightly with her attractive face. “We met four years ago in the capital. At that time, it was in Ms. Moore’s nightclub. You and Mr. Stovall saved me.”
Four years was a long time ago, so I could hardly recall that memory. “What’s your name?” I asked.
“Yvonne Wilde.” She introduced herself. “I was still in college four years ago. Mr. Stovall introduced me to the Harrison Credit to work for Mr. Harrison.”
Gradually, I started to remember that John and I seemed to come across a bullied young woman at Emery’s nightclub back then. At that time, we could not stand it, so we got ourselves involved.
It was also because of this incident that I met Emery. Later, it seemed like John had introduced this young woman to Nick’s company. She used to be just a part-timer. But now, it appeared that she had worked her way up over the years.
I nodded and forced a smile. “Well, that’s good!”
Right after that, I turned around and got ready to leave. To my dismay, she followed up and continued to chat with me. However, I did not particularly enjoy the conversation.
When we reached the room, John and Hannah had already returned. Seeing that Yvonne and I were together, Ashton glanced at Yvonne but said nothing.
He got up and said to me, “I ordered some soup for you. Drink some later to warm up your body.”
It was freezing outside, and my limbs became stiff after standing for a long time. Ashton, being the darling he was, held my hand to warm me up.
Jackson scrutinized me, then at Yvonne. “Why are you both together?”
Yvonne explained, “I met her in the garden, and we had a short chat. I haven’t seen Ms. Stovall for four years. I have always wanted to thank her.”
“Since when did you know each other?” Jackson was puzzled.
“Four years ago!” she looked at John while explaining. “Four years ago, if Mr. Stovall and Ms. Stovall did not lend a helping hand, I wouldn’t be able to survive. I am happy to be able to meet you two today and say thank you.”
I had a feeling that her intention at the moment was not that pure, but I couldn’t tell why.
John frowned as if he had forgotten her existence a long time ago. Nevertheless, he did not speak much and kept his thoughts to himself.
Meanwhile, Hannah hesitated for a while but remained silent once again.
Just then, Emery studied Yvonne and raised her eyebrows. “The two of you are truly kind. This girl’s life was transformed because of you. Props to you two!”
Obviously, this phrase was meant for me and John.
After a pause, she continued, “Ms. Wilde, I’d reckon you to not worry about it since they probably had long forgotten about it as well.”
Yvonne grinned and responded, “I was rescued, so how could I possibly forget about it?”
Hearing that, Emery teased, “In that case, you should give yourself to him!”
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