Talented Heiress: A Rose With Thorns

The atmosphere fell into an awkward silence, thick with tension. Yvette glanced between Ellen and lan, her brow furrowing in confusion.

"Ellen, have you met my brother before?"

Ellen offered a nervous laugh. "I guess you could say that!"

This was the first time Yvette had seen Ellen look so flustered, and her curiosity was piqued. "When did you two meet?"

Ellen's embarrassment deepened, but she had never been one to hide things from Yvette. She lowered her voice slightly. "We ran into each other at the bar last night."

Yvette's eyes widened as the pieces fell into place. So Ellen was the one who had groped lan and then threw up all over him?

Wow, what a small world! Once again, silence enveloped them.

Ellen cleared her throat, forcing herself to speak. "I'm really sorry about last night. I had too much to drink and wasn't thinking straight."

lan huffed, his expression still dark. Right, she was capable of groping someone even when drunk,

Ellen had never felt so embarrassed in her life. She was only apologizing because he was Yvette's

brother. Seeing lan's unyielding demeanor made her somewhat irritated.

"Look, I messed up yesterday. If can grope me in return!"

ou're still upset about it, how about I let you get back at me? You

lan was left speechless, caught between frustration and disbelief. Ellen was being utterly

unreasonable!

Watching the tension escalate, Yvette rubbed her temples, trying to ease the growing headache. "

lan, I'm hungry. Let's go get something to eat."

Reluctantly, lan nodded, not wanting to embarrass vette. If it weren't for his sister, he would

never even consider dining with someone so frivolous.

"Let's go," Yvette said, reaching out to take Ellen's hand.

Ellen's face lit up once more with a bright smile. "Sure! Whatever my sweetie wants!"

lan's expression darkened slightly, Ellen was acting sweetly now, completely different from the reckless woman he had encountered the night before.

Once they arrived at the restaurant, they spotted Collin waiting for themnoveldrama

Yvette's smirked as she approached him. She hadn't forgotten about their last encounter, so how

dare he show up in front of her?

The moment Collin saw Yvette, he plastered on a sheepish grin. "Yvie, I came to apologize! It was my fault for speaking without inhibitions yesterday. Please don't hold it against me."

Yvette shot him a cool glance, her voice icy. "I'm sorry, but I've never understood the concept of being magnanimous. I always believe in settling scores."

He had embarrassed her last night, so there was no way she would let him off the hook that easily.

Cold sweat broke out on Collin's forehead as he understood just how formidable she could be. "I know you're researching chips and that the institute is expensive to run, so I'm planning to donate two million dollars to your research institute as a token of goodwill. I hope you'll accept it."

Yvette's expression softened slightly as she replied, "I'll gladly accept your generous offer!" She was willing to forgive him for two million dollars.

Collin/let out a sigh of relief and couldn't help but marvel at how easily she could be bought off

if Yvette had only gotten together with Wilson for his

with money. He was starting to wonder

wealth.

After all, Yvette loved money, and Wilson happened to be the richest man in the world.

"Thank you for your kindness! I'll treat you all to dinner today. Please, take a seat."

After ushering Yvette and the others to their table and enthusiastically recommending the house specialties, Collin stepped outside for a breather and called Wilson.

"Wilson, I've apologized to Yvie. She's not holding it against me anymore."

"Good job," Wilson replied in satisfaction. He didn't want Yvette to feel upset.

Collin let out a sigh of relief. "Yvie is really hard to please. It took two million dollars for me to get her forgiveness!"

Wilson responded calmly, "I'll double that amount later."

Wait a minute. If that was the case, Collin would make a profit of two million dollars!

Collin chuckled. "Thanks for that! But seriously, Yvie really loves money, huh? She forgave me as soon as I offered cash. Do you think she's only with you for your wealth?" Wilson narrowed his eyes and replied, "She could've chosen any other rich man, but she chose me instead. She likes me."

"Wow!" Collin exclaimed in disbelief. Wilson was hopeless!