Shocking! The Amazing Thing She Did for Love!

"We've known each other for ten years. Why did you do this?"

Yvonne sighed and explained with a tone of helplessness, "I didn't want to, but it's out of my hands."

Yvonne told the whole story to me.

She revealed that Monica appeared to be the lost daughter of her aunt, Susan Norton.

The bodyguards Yvonne had assigned to me were on loan from the Norton family, and one of them recognized the pendant around Monica's neck as a Norton family heirloom and reported back to Susan.

This led to the confirmation that Monica was indeed the only daughter of the Norton family.

The Norton Group, known for their involvement in both legitimate businesses and underworld dealings, was certainly not a group to be trifled with.

Yvonne looked at me with a hint of apology in her eyes. "The Stone family has always been in the Norton family's debt, and I had no choice but to comply. I am truly sorry about this."

I was silent for a moment, then shook my head. "I don't blame you."

With that, I left Yvonne's office.

I never imagined that Monica would have such a background.

It was my own action of hiring the bodyguard that accidentally revealed Monica's true identity.

Yet, there was no way I could simply sit back and let events unfold.

People like Liam and Monica, once they got the upper hand, wouldn't give me a chance to breathe.

I informed Yvonne that I was leaving the Stone Group. Instead of trying to stop me, she offered me a substantial severance package.

We both understood that our decade-long friendship had reached its conclusion.

After departing from the Stone Group, I went directly to the Norton Group.

As soon as Ethan saw me, he greeted me with a teasing smile.

"You didn't come to the Norton Group when we waved high salaries at you. Why are you taking the initiative to come today?"

Ethan Norton and I were classmates in college and shared a tutor during graduate school, so we had known each other for ten years.

I got right to the point and said, "I heard that the lost daughter of the Norton family has been found."

Ethan's smile faded. "You are well informed."

As the adopted son of the Norton family, Ethan was no doubt disturbed by Monica's return.

"Susan indicated that I could continue to work at the Norton Group if I am willing to marry her daughter."

I scoffed and said, "Ethan, you're inherently arrogant and choosy. Would you really want to marry a woman who's a hopeless romantic and didn't even finish high school?

"Besides, she is carrying another man's child. Such a heavy burden, would you be willing to shoulder it?"

Ethan's gaze intensified. "So what? What are you trying to say?"

"I can assist you. We could collaborate."

I was an orphan and hadn't enjoyed the privileges of life that Monica had. But I had toiled for years in my studies and career, building connections across various sectors.

Ethan recognized my value, so he wasn't going to turn me down.

"All right, I'm in."

Ethan and I came to an agreement, and he arranged for me to take a senior position within the Norton Group.

I didn't waste time. I proactively went to see Liam.

While Monica was embraced by the Norton family, Liam was left to grapple with his situation in a dilapidated rental house.

Ethan told me that the Nortons had originally intended to leave Liam to fend for himself, but Monica's desperate pleas for Susan to help Liam had forced them to rescue him as well.

The Norton family had paid a substantial sum in damages, sparing Monica and Liam from imprisonment.

As soon as Liam saw me, he cursed with hate. His eyes were bloodshot as he lunged at me, ready to strike.

But he was blocked by the bodyguard Ethan had assigned to me.

I chuckled softly. "Liam, how did you end up in such a pitiful state? Monica—oh, I mean Monica Norton now, she's become the apple of the Nortons' eyes, with more money than she could ever spend. Why didn't she come to pick you up?

"Didn't she say she wanted to marry you? How could she forget about you the moment she became a lady of wealth?"

Liam froze and then asked, "What lady of wealth?"

I feigned surprise. "You didn't know? Monica is the long-lost daughter of the Norton family."

Liam was rooted to the spot, shock written all over his face, as I turned on my heel and walked away without a backward glance.

With Monica's hopeless romanticism and Liam's thug persona, the Norton family might find themselves in for a world of chaos.