Ste''s lips twitched slightly.


    "Anyway, it''s just a misunderstanding between us and Xander," Yvonne reiterated.


    Ste remained silent, processing everything.


    So much had happened over the years, and the situation back then was pretty chaotic.


    "Couldn''t he just exin things properly?" Ste fumed, finally reacting.


    "After that, he wouldn''t even let me keep in touch with my brother," she added, her frustration growing.


    When she first left Ferrond, she and Xander stillmunicated a bit.


    Yvonne sighed, "If you kept in touch with your brother, he would havee looking for you, unable to focus on dealing with all those issues."


    Ste blinked, surprised. "Really?"


    Honestly, she wasn''t inclined to trust Xander. In her mind, he was nothing but a schemer with a heart as ck as his intentions.


    "Later on, as you saw, your brother dealt with those issues and settled scores with Xander," Yvonne exined.


    "Wait, what?" Ste was taken aback.


    She had no clue how far Ronald had gotten with handling those problems, but she knew the fallout with Xander had been explosive.


    "Couldn''t he have just rified things?" Ste''s anger red up again.


    Yvonne shook her head, "The Schultz family was going through their own mess at


    the time. It''s been too long; it''s hard to exin."


    Ste couldn''t believe it. "Exactly, it''s impossible to exin clearly now."


    The Schultz family''s troubles had indeed hit Xander hard.


    "So, what''s my brother''s stance on Xander now?" Ste inquired.


    If Ronald believed it was a misunderstanding, it probably was.


    Ste was even more annoyed. That jerk Xander couldn''t say a word to clear things up, and she had to leave the Quinn family for years because of it.


    If she hadn''t left Ferrond, she wouldn''t have had to deal with the troublesome Larkin family.


    Just thinking about the Larkin family made Ste''s head ache.


    Yvonne continued, "Your brother wants me to marry him."


    Ste was stunned. "Wait, what?"


    Everything seemed so jumbled in her mind.


    Given Yvonne and Xander''s history, it was unbelievable Ronald would suggest such a thing.


    "How did this even happen?" Ste was baffled.


    Resolving the misunderstanding was one thing, but having Yvonne marry Xander was another entirely.


    No matter the misunderstanding,


    Xander wasn''t the same person he


    had been. After everything, he seemed more vtile, perhaps even with a hint of a rough edge.


    Yvonne shrugged, "Ronald thinks he''s a good person."


    Ste was speechless. How many ''good person'' cards was Xander going to get?


    Did this mean Xander was better than Dan?


    "So, are you going to marry him?" Ste asked, feeling the absurdity of the situation.


    Xander wanting to marry Yvonne and Ronald not opposing it seemed so out of ce.


    Yvonne shook her head, "Marry him? Even if he''s a good guy, I can''t do that."


    Ste was somewhat relieved. "Right, you can''t marry someone just because they''re considered a good person."


    Still, something felt off; it couldn''t be that simple.


    "I can''t


    suddanymore. I need to find


    Dan and get my stuff back,"


    suddenly dered, het Vonne


    SWOO


    bubbling over.


    "What?" Ste eximed.


    "I''m going to take back what''s mine," Yvonne said determinedly.


    Ste was taken aback. "Are you talking about that file Xander lost?"


    Exactly, what good would reiming that file do now? It''s likely everything


    been leaked.


    ps file doeaking had already