Chris waved at Frankie, who hurried over. In a moment, Chris picked him up and took him to a corner of the living room Frankie, struggling, looked at Yvette and Sienna, pleading for help. “Yve, Sienna, help! He’s torturing mel”

Chris blocked the others’ view, and it was unclear why Frankie suddenly burst into laughter and tears. Sienna leaned in and whispered to Yvette, “What kind of torture is Frankie going through?”

Emmett calmly explained. “Don’t worry. Chris just found his laughter spot.”

Ten minutes later, Chris set Frankie down, and they returned to their seats. Frankie, still laughing, shot a glare at the group. “You’re all just jealous of my looks.”

Just then, Yvette’s phone rang. She looked at the caller ID and slowly answered, “Hello.”

Jeremiah had just returned home after a day of military meetings and hadn’t even had time to take off his military uniform before making the call. It was midnight in Clusia and morning in Mysonna, so he thought it was a good time to call. He stood on the balcony in his military uniform, a cigarette in his hand, though he hadn’t smoked in a while because Yvette disliked the smell. His voice was deep and warm as he listened to Yvette. “Have you eaten breakfast?”

Yvette, sounding relaxed, replied, “Mm, the pierogies are great.”

Jeremiah paused, a smile spreading across his face. “Great? I’ll make some for you when I’m back.”

he really think he can win me over with

casually, with Jeremiah doing most

was quietly talking with Sienna. She poked her water cup and said

Yvette would not end well Emmett and Bruce exchanged sympathetic looks with Frankie. Chris, close by, patted Frankie’s shoulder and said, “Hang in there. They were puzzled about how Yvette’s money was so easy to deceive. It turned out she was waiting for this. Sienna looked confused, unaware of

paused, asking Yvette to

eyes twinkling with amusement. Jeremiah’s voice came through coldly. “Frankie, you have a lot of nerve.” Yvette didn’t say who had tricked

Frankie begged Jeremiah, “I was wrong!

lowered his voice, “I see you’re sincere. Yvette is quite poor,

smile that looked more like a grimace. “That villa belongs to Yve.” He felt hopeless. After taking 660 thousand from Yvette, he now lost a 300 million-dollar villa. Frankie regretted it. He thought, Jeremiah and Yvette are indeed a perfect match. They are both masters of deception Frankie vowed never

Jeremiah’s

plate while Emmett, Bruce, and Chris chuckled at Jeremiah’s clever idea. They thought, ‘How can Yvette be considered poor when she is an internationally renowned artist whose paintings sell for hundreds of millions? An amount like 660 thousand would not cause her any distress. This

the speakerphone, returning the phone to her ear while Jeremiah listened to her soft breaths.

smile, “Keep missing. I’m hanging

the Chavez family estate, Jeremiah chuckled softly after the call. A knock sounded at the door, and a servant said, “Young Master, the old commander wants to see you.” Jeremiah put out his cigarette and opened the

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