Yvonne scolded sharply, "What are you doing? Haven't you caused us enough harm already?"

Her words froze Joe in place. He stared at her, stunned, as if he couldn't process what she had said.

Nigel, adding fuel to the fire, pretended to wince in pain. "Ow, it hurts, like a needle stabbing me. Yvonne, can you check if something's wrong with my legs?"

Joe immediately pulled the blanket over Nigel's legs and scoffed, "Nigel, let me call a doctor. Yvonne doesn't know about these things."

"None of your business," Yvonne snapped, not giving Joe any kindness. She stood up and began to carefully examine Nigel's legs, as if handling something precious.

Watching her tender care, Joe felt a crushing pain inside, like his heart was being twisted apart. His anger turned to Nigel, who was looking at him smugly, clearly enjoying the moment. Joe clenched his fists but knew he couldn't lose control. If he did, he would only make Yvonne hate him more.

After a long pause, he managed to calm himself and spoke with a forced smile. "Yvonne, I need to talk to you. Come with me."

here," Yvonne didn't even look up, busy peeling an

Joe tried

Who else would risk their life to save me? He's not an outsider

Nigel were stunned by her

raised his hand in a vow. "I promise,

let out a

you say you had something to discuss? If not, then

Yvonne and pinning her against the wall, his voice filled with anger. "What do you mean, 'us? Say

thinking. Is that a problem?" Yvonne bravely met his eyes, reminding herself not to be swayed by his emotions or

go, I won't hesitate to team up with Nash and take down the entire Turner family. Believe me,

He could be reckless with his own affairs, but he couldn't

as he asked the question

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