Noah nodded firmly and said, "Yes, I understand."He just couldn't stand seeing Yvette get hurt.Yvette kissed his forehead and said, "I'm sorry for being too harsh on you earlier at home. I didn't know the full story."Noah shook his head. "Mom, I would never get mad at you."Yvette couldn't help but smile, feeling comforted by his words.The best decision she ever made in her life was having her two sons. They were the reason she persevered and her closest comforts.After putting Noah to bed, Yvette also returned to her room to sleep. She needed to maintain getting a good sleep and avoid getting emotional, especially since she was pregnant.Since Xavier had lost his mind, she couldn't afford to lose hers along with him.…On the other side, inside Lillian's room, she couldn't resist calling her fiancé, Mark. "Did Yvvy have a fight with Xavier?"Mark was somewhat surprised and asked, "Why do you ask that?""Tonight, she took Noah to stay at Snyder Residence. Usually, when a
"Xav, when are we leaving?" Jeana asked eagerly."After nine o'clock," Xavier replied.He had scheduled to meet with Yvette at 9:30 am.Jeana felt reassured after hearing that, but outwardly, she still asked, "Should we tell Aunt Shannon and the others about something as big as the divorce?""I'll inform them after the divorce is settled."Of course, Xavier definitely needed to inform the other members of the Lane family. Otherwise, they wouldn't even know about it if they got divorced.Jeana, upon hearing what he said, decided for sure that Xavier didn't want to be with Yvette."You're right. You now have the right to decide whether you want to get married or divorced."Xavier leaned back in his chair, feeling increasingly annoyed as Jeana continued to chatter in his ear. "Could you be a little quieter?" he snapped.Jeana blushed and looked incredibly embarrassed, wishing she could disappear.The maids at the side almost burst out laughing and quickly covered their mouths. I
At the divorce proceedings department, Xavier took a seat, and Jeana followed and sat down next to him.The staff member glanced at the two women and one man, instantly imagining a dramatic story unfolding in their mind.She deliberately said to Jeana, "We've seen many people here who try to ruin others' marriages, and very few of them end up truly happy."Jeana suddenly flushed after hearing that. "What are you talking about? Who ruined someone else's marriage?"The staff usually ignored people like her. They had worked here for so many years that they could easily tell who was the first wife and who was the mistress.Xavier frowned and said to Jeana, "Step outside and wait for me there.""But you can't see. What if Yvette pulls some underhanded trick later? What then?" Jeana was worried that all of Xavier's assets would end up in Yvette's hands.In front of Yvette, Xavier had to keep his composure and comfort Jeana. "There are staff members here, aren't there? If you're really
Jeremiah greeted, "Yvvy."Yvette turned around and looked at Jeremiah, who looked identical to Xavier. It left her mind reeling in a jumble."Hi, "she responded casually, not really wanting to engage in much conversation with Jeremiah."It's raining. Get in the car. Don't get soaked," Jeremiah said when he saw that Yvette didn't seem to be stopping.Yvette paused slightly and, without looking at Jeremiah, said, "The rain isn't heavy. I can walk back on my own, so you don't need to trouble yourself."She continued walking forward.Jeremiah opened the car door with one swift motion and walked straight toward Yvette, grabbing her arm firmly."Don't hurt yourself in this way," he said.Yvette, who was grabbed by her arm, reached out to try to pry his hand off.Jeremiah held onto her arm tightly, refusing to let go, saying, "Yvvy, he's not worth it for you to be like this."Yvette didn't try to push his hand away anymore. Facing up at the drizzle, she slowly spoke up. "Did you mis
A hin of conflicted emotions flashed briefly across Xavier's deep-set eyes, but he quickly returned to his usual self."Got it. You don't need to tell me about this kind of thing in the future," Xavier said.Jeremiah and Yvette had known each other since childhood and shared a deep, long-standing friendship.Jeremiah was the person Yvette had a crush on since she was a child.Xavier admitted he was indeed a mistake. If the surgery didn't succeed, he hoped Yvette could find someone to rely on. It didn't matter if it was Jeremiah or Claude, as long as they were good to her!Mark didn't say anything further after he heard what Xavier said. He understood that if he were in Xavier's position, he might also choose to break up with Lillian first when faced with an unknown surgery.It was often said that in the face of a long bout of illness, even the most dutiful of people could become less attentive. He couldn't guarantee that Lillian would continue to love him the same way, and he cer
Did Shannon just say she would take Yvette's side on this matter?Yvette listened to what Shannon was saying and understood that her motivation was purely for her grandchildren.However, Yvette could understand where she was coming from. After all, the children were her blood relatives."Okay, I got it," Yvette said.She wasn't upset because of Shannon's words, but because of Xavier.She wanted to find out what was really going on with Xavier and why he insisted on divorcing her. If it was true that he had grown tired of her and didn't love her anymore, then she would leave on her own accord and definitely wouldn't cling to him.Shannon heard Yvette agree and immediately transferred some money to her. "It's not much. Just some pocket money. Buy whatever you and the children want. If you run out, just ask me for more."Yvette also didn't refuse her.Shannon was the children's grandmother. If the grandmother was giving money to her grandchildren, there was no reason not to accep
Over at Division One, Marlene smirked dismissively upon hearing about Yvette sending out bonuses."A bonus like that is only worth two hundred bucks. They act as if they've never even seen money before," Marlene said snarkily.She looked down on Yvette's tactics. She questioned why, as a leader, she should have to win over her employees.The subordinate working for her really wanted to inform her that Yvette didn't just send out one bonus.Furthermore, for employees, occasionally receiving a bonus as encouragement brought them a lot of joy.Marlene was stingy and didn't want to give envelopes to her employees, yet she still felt comfortable mocking others.As the subordinate was about to leave, Marlene said to him, "Inform the entire team in Department One that their performance this month must exceed that of Department Five. If it's below Department Five, their performance bonuses will be cut in half.""Yes."The subordinate shared the news with everyone, and it immediately dr
Cynthia was surprised to see that Yvette had really gotten used to taking a hands-off approach. She sighed. "I also want to settle down and get married someday. If I'm working all the time, I'll never find a boyfriend."Yvette let out a small laugh. "Then, do you want to come back to the country? I can find a boyfriend for you.""If I returned to my home country, then what should we do about the company?""Working online is fine. Let's set up a branch office in the country and find someone reliable to handle everything else," Yvette said.Managing a company required doing everything oneself, which could be incredibly exhausting.Cynthia perked up with interest when she heard Yvette say that. "Sure, I'll come back."She then thought of something and couldn't help but ask Yvette, "Does your bodyguard Ray have a girlfriend?"Cynthia had met Ray a few times before and actually quite liked the man who could fight.Yvette didn't expect Cynthia to take an interest in Ray and said hone
Yvette saw that the call was disconnected and decided not to worry about Xavier anymore.…On the other end, Mark stood outside the ICU ward. Up until now, Xavier still hadn't woken up.Tristan came over and checked all the indicators. "There's nothing wrong, so why hasn't he woken up yet?""Mr. Shaw, do you think Mr. Lane might never wake up?" There was a look of concern in Mark's eyes as he asked that. He couldn't believe that the person he had always followed would leave in such a way."Don't overthink it," Tristan said, giving him a pat on the shoulder.Suddenly, there was a noise from the outside."Who are you? This is a private hospital. No one else is allowed to be here.""How can you resort to violence?"There was the sound of things clattering, followed by the cries of pain from those in a fight.Tristan frowned. "Who is it? Do they have a death wish?"Mark was also in disbelief. Shortly afterward, they finally saw clearly who was approaching them.Jeremiah was s
Over at Snyder Residence, Yvette was woken up early by Kiki, who also informed her that there were negative rumors about Zoey circulating online."Yvvy, see, I told you that the media wouldn't easily let Zoey off the hook."Yvette read through them again.However, these news stories disappeared not long after they were published.While eating breakfast, Kiki frowned and said, "The speed at which trending articles change is just too fast.""That's the benefit of having money," Yvette said.Even the children knew about the trending articles being removed.Zachary had originally wanted to hack in further to make Zoey's news trend more frequently. Unfortunately, it seems they had figured out about the hacking attempts, so they fortified their firewall and posted someone to monitor the situation.If he hacked in again, there was a chance he might expose himself.Zachary decided to back off and settled for teaching Zoey a small lesson.…Yara was to be laid to rest today.Yvette
"We've found her, and we're currently figuring out how to obtain her biological sample," Elijah replied.Zoey was really anxious. She said, "Great. Once you've got it, come back as soon as you can.""Okay."Zoey hung up the phone and laid down to rest, but she just couldn't fall asleep.If Xandra really was Gemma's daughter, given Gemma's doting and overprotective nature, she would want to give half of everything she owned to Xandra.No, it wasn't just half. By then, Zoey might end up with nothing, and everything would go to Xandra.Zoey had a rough night and didn't sleep well, but fortunately, Elijah sent a message saying everything had been arranged. They were coming back today, so they could move forward with the examination earlier than planned.Just as things got settled over at Zoey's, online articles started trending elsewhere."Zoey Yandell is suspected to be the biological daughter of Yara Cadwell.""Zoey Yandell is unwilling to acknowledge her biological mother in or
"Fine, then. What a pity," Kiki said as she put down her phone.Yvette reassured her, saying, "There's nothing to feel bad about. What happened today was a warning to Zoey that I'm not someone to be messed with."Kiki nodded, saying, "Yes."They all understood that as long as Zoey was the Zelnik family's daughter, she would always have someone to protect her.Kiki said, "Gemma treats her adopted daughter so well. If she had her own kids, they'd definitely be happy too.""Yes, indeed."Yvette admired Zoey for having such a supportive mother who stood by her no matter what happened.Kiki asked, "Yvvy, have you ever thought about finding your biological mother?"She suddenly realized that many parents who abandoned their children might have done so because they had no other choice, or perhaps they did so for other reasons.Yvette shook her head. "I don't want to be disappointed again."Parents who could abandon their daughter at the orphanage probably didn't love her very much.
Kiki nodded and said, "Yes, it's them. They're incredibly arrogant. Just thinking about it still makes me really angry."Yvette picked up her phone and made a call. A bodyguard that was stationed nearby answered her.Kiki overheard her telling the person on the phone to isolate a few of them and beat them up."What do you mean?"Kiki still didn't understand what was happening.The driver started the car and drove them to a secluded location.Kiki then realized that all the people who had previously pushed her were now being cornered and beaten up."Yvvy, this is...""I can tolerate it if they bully me, but I can't stand it when they bully you," Yvette said, enunciating each word clearly.Kiki felt moved. She hugged Yvette tightly, saying, "Yvvy, you're amazing! My true love!"Yvette couldn't help but laugh. "Dummy. You're my best friend. You stood by me, so of course, I'll stand by you."She was no longer the person she once was, with nothing to her name. Yvette now had weal
Zoey never imagined that Yvette had secretly recorded their conversation back then.She immediately told the approaching reporters, "Stop taking pictures."However, even if the reporters didn't take photos, the guests who attended would take pictures and record videos."With this whole mix-up between the real and fake daughters, is Zoey actually from the Yandell family or the Snyder family?"Lawrence was upset and said, "My daughter, of course, took my last name.""Ah, so Yara was having an affair..."The people who came to attend the funeral on behalf of the Snyder family were instantly displeased."Are you kidding? Yara has been with you all along. Do you think us Snyders are a bunch of nobodies?"The members of the Snyder family and the people from the Cadwell family suddenly started arguing fiercely.Yvette looked at everything happening before her and just felt a deep sense of sadness.Kiki was supporting her upright, fearing she might get unintentionally caught up in th
The people present whispered to each other, confused about what Yvette was trying to do."Yvette, we were in the wrong before. Please don't take our words too seriously."The ones who previously criticized Yvette were now pretending to say nice things, fearing retaliation from her.Zoey and Lawrence stood among the crowd, unsure of what Yvette was going to do or say.Yvette ignored the person speaking and instead pulled out a report. "This is a paternity test. I am not Ms. Cadwell's biological daughter."She spoke about it boldly and bluntly.Everyone present was stunned to hear that, including Zoey and Terrence.Terrence never imagined that the sister he grew up with was not actually the daughter of the Cadwells."Yvette, don't joke around," Terrence said while forcing a laugh.Yvette looked at Terrence and said, "I'm not joking. To avoid anyone thinking I'm faking it, I've undergone tests at several major hospitals. I'm definitely not a daughter of the Cadwell family or the
The corners of Jeremiah's lips curled into a faint smile. "It seems like things aren't looking good for him."Tristan was immediately infuriated upon hearing those words. He grabbed Jeremiah by the collar and demanded, "What nonsense are you spouting?"Jeremiah looked calmly at him and said, "You're not very good at lying."Tristan was indeed that kind of person—he had no hidden agendas or schemes."You're Xav's own brother. Do you really hate him that much? Do you want him to die?"After hearing this, Jeremiah's expression remained unchanged. "You and Xavier are supposed to be best friends. Can you guarantee that you're not jealous of him and have never thought about making him disappear?""Of course not," Tristan affirmed confidently.When he was younger, he indeed felt jealous of Xavier and was unhappy about always being overshadowed by him. But as he grew older, he realized that everyone had their own strengths and that there was no need to compete with others over everythin
The members of the Cadwell family looked at each other in confusion, and then they began to apologize to Yvette and Kiki."Yvette, I'm sorry. Please forgive us. We're old and unwise.""Yes, yes, we're unwise. We're sorry.""Miss, please forgive us. We'll cover all your medical expenses."They all apologized at once, but only they knew how sincere the apologies actually were.Kiki tugged on Yvette's hand and asked, "Yvvy, what do you think we should do?"Yvette had already figured out how to deal with them. She said, "Since they already realized their mistake, let's just let it go.""Okay." Kiki, seeing that Yvette wasn't bothered by it anymore, agreed as well. "Just make sure you don't bully others by abusing your power in the future.""Right. Yes."Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, thinking they had narrowly escaped a crisis. They didn't realize that Yvette had already planned on how to deal with them.This was, after all, a funeral parlor, and some media reporters would s