Together Apart: Her White Moonlight Has Returned Too-Chapter 21: You Delete It or Should I?

Vera Yves dodged in vain, her eyes widened in fright.

Winston Valentine’s dark eyes flashed, and he pushed Vera Yves aside, then turned sideways to shield Cecilia Vaughn.

"Bang!" A chair slammed onto his back.

Vera Yves stumbled from his push, the beer bottle narrowly sweeping past her shoulder, and in the next second, someone grabbed her hair.

It felt as if her scalp was about to be torn away, Vera Yves’ expression was painful as she saw Cecilia Vaughn being held protectively by Winston Valentine, bitterness spreading through her heart.

The man slapped her face, sneering, "Sure enough, girlfriends are most important! See? This is what happens when you meddle!"

Vera Yves closed her eyes in pain.

This Winston Valentine is really something! Linda Young watched clearly from the crowd, seeing Vera Yves being grabbed, she angrily cursed, "Damn man!"

She shouted, "Officer, over here, quick quick quick! Someone’s fighting!"

"Damn, you’re lucky!"

The force on Vera Yves vanished immediately, the group of people hurriedly ran away.

Linda Young came to Vera Yves’ side and supported her, "Vera, are you okay?"

Vera Yves’ scalp was tingling, she shook her head.

"Winston, are you alright?" Cecilia Vaughn was already a tear-stained mess, her makeup ruined, "Does your back hurt? It’s all my fault!"

Winston Valentine shook his head, despite the pain he walked over to Vera Yves and Linda Young.

Vera Yves thought he might show concern for her, but instead, she heard his cold voice, "Give me the camera."

Her heart instantly sank, Vera Yves struggled to find her voice, "Winston Valentine, what do you mean?"

"What do you think I mean?" Winston Valentine’s face was tinged with anger, "Is stalking people fun for you?"

Vera Yves’ face went pale, "I wasn’t stalking anyone!"

Linda Young was so angry, "Winston Valentine, not only did you not protect your wife, you’re here now without a single word of concern, and dare to slander people!"

Winston Valentine’s demeanor was indifferent as he looked at her, "If you don’t want to be unemployed tomorrow, give me the camera."

Linda Young laughed angrily, "How amusing, why should I give you my camera?"

Winston Valentine was too lazy to argue further, he snatched her camera, Linda Young tried to get it back, but couldn’t reach it, "Give me my camera back!"

Winston Valentine checked the photos, then with a serious face, tossed the camera to Vera Yves, "You want to delete them, or should I?"

Vera Yves mechanically picked up the camera, the photos were close-ups, clearly capturing Cecilia Vaughn’s dancing photos, a dozen in total.

She really had no way to explain.

Linda Young explained beside her, "I took the photos, they have nothing to do with Vera! I was the one who invited Vera for drinks!"

Seeing Vera not moving, Winston Valentine took the camera, deleted the photos, then tossed it back to Linda Young. He looked at Vera Yves, his tone cold as ice, "What, was it not enough for The Yves Family to harm her once?"

Vera Yves seemed to come to her senses, her voice bitter, "In your eyes, am I really this kind of person?"

Winston Valentine merely gave her a cold glance before turning and leaving.

Linda Young quickly checked the camera, fortunately, Winston Valentine only deleted the photos related to Cecilia Vaughn.

Cecilia Vaughn looked at Vera Yves, laughed mockingly, her eyes flashing with triumph.

Then she quickly turned and followed, crying out, "Winston, I’ll take you to the hospital, I promise I won’t cause any more trouble!"

Linda Young watched their retreating backs, grinding her teeth in anger, she originally wanted to help Vera Yves vent, but instead, it backfired!

Linda Young supported Vera Yves, apologizing, "Vera, I just felt that Cecilia Vaughn making your mom kneel was too much, so... I had no idea Winston Valentine’s eyes were so sharp!"

Regarding Cecilia Vaughn’s affairs, how could he ignore them?

Although Cecilia Vaughn making her mom kneel was excessive, Mark Yves didn’t have to go to prison, she naturally wouldn’t hold onto this matter.

Vera Yves blinked away the sting in her eyes, laughed self-deprecatingly, and turned back towards the booth.

Linda Young followed, "Vera, are you okay?"

"What could be wrong?" Vera Yves laughed, "Keep me company for another drink." 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

"You were just hospitalized with gastritis recently, drink less."

Vera Yves poured a glass of wine, "Don’t worry, I know my limits."

"What limits do you have? You’ve forgotten, on your eighteenth birthday your first time drinking, you got drunk and caused a scene, vomiting all over Miles, good thing Miles was kind-hearted and didn’t mind."

Vera Yves’ gaze darkened, because no one would ever unconditionally tolerate her again, so now she had limits.

It was already past one o’clock in the night by the time they finished drinking, Vera Yves didn’t return to the old mansion, but went back to the villa, her stomach aching a bit, she took some medicine.

The next morning, Linda Young called her, saying she was summoned to the police station to give a statement, all those involved last night were arrested.

Though Vera Yves was directly involved in the incident, she hadn’t received any notification from the police, presumably Winston Valentine had intervened.

Vera Yves called Old Mrs. Valentine, saying she had a cold and didn’t want to infect anyone, so she was moving back to the villa.

Old Mrs. Valentine instructed her carefully for quite a while before hanging up.

In the following days, Vera Yves communicated with Cleo Sutton’s previous medical team, further refining the treatment plan.

After helping Cleo Sutton with acupuncture, Vera Yves put the needles back in the acupuncture kit.

Cleo Sutton sat on the bed, her gaze gentle as she looked at her, "How long have you studied medicine?"

"I’ve been around my grandfather since childhood, learning naturally."

"No wonder you’re so young."

Vera Yves’ voice was calm and cold, "Mr. Valentine conducted a thorough investigation before asking me to treat you, rest assured."

Cleo Sutton shook her head, "I had no doubts about your abilities."

Vera Yves packed her things, Cleo Sutton suddenly coughed violently, Vera Yves leaned in and patted her back, Cleo Sutton stopped coughing, her voice slightly breathless, "Do you really dislike me?"

Vera Yves shook her head.

Cleo Sutton smiled softly, "I’ve met Tristan’s son once, he really dislikes me, I thought his wife would dislike me too."

Vera Yves’ voice was steady, "I’m just a doctor here."

Cleo Sutton was puzzled, "Love transcends boundaries, and the opposite is also true. Is your relationship... not good?"

Vera Yves’ gaze paused momentarily, thinking of Winston Valentine unhesitantly pushing her aside to shield Cecilia Vaughn, did they share a bond?

Seeing Vera Yves unwilling to discuss further, Cleo Sutton only said gently, "If treating me puts you in a difficult position, I can talk to Tristan. I don’t want to affect your marriage, after all, coming together isn’t easy."

Vera Yves still shook her head, "This is a fair deal."

Yet inside, it felt somewhat absurd, a third party worrying over someone else’s marriage.

By the time she returned to the villa, it was already past seven in the evening, the servant handed her several invitations.

Vera Yves looked through them, some required her and Winston Valentine to attend together, others she could handle alone.

Seeing her put down the invitations, the servant reminded, "Madam, the wife specifically instructed, you need to accompany her to the charity gala hosted by ’Updraft’ magazine."

Vera Yves frowned, she had been married to Winston Valentine for three years, Melinda Shelby rarely attended the same events with her, even if they occasionally met, Melinda Shelby would at most give her a disdainful glance when greeted.

Vera Yves suddenly remembered, Linda Young had mentioned once, that after Cecilia Vaughn returned to the country, she would become deputy editor at a magazine, coincidentally, it was ’Updraft’.