When Terrence saw Yara, who was completely lifeless, he shouted loudly, and his eyes reddened with emotion. "Mom!"Even though he didn't really care and even hated Yara for favoring Zoey, at that moment, he deeply felt the loss of his mother."Mom, why did you have to go? Mom," Terrence called out repeatedly.Yvette stood to the side, feeling an unexplained tightness in her throat. Even though Yara wasn't her biological mother and hadn't always treated her well, the two of them had still spent over a decade together.Yvette didn't want to witness the scene and decided to leave. She was crouched in the hallway, her head hung low.At some point, the light in front of her was blocked by someone, and Yvette realized there was a person standing before her.She slowly looked up and saw Jeremiah dressed in a neat dark suit. His expression was cool and calm as he asked, "Are you okay?"Yvette quickly turned her head to hide her teary eyes from Jeremiah. "I'm okay."How could she not be
Yvette didn't want to look at those things and was about to refuse when Terrence took them with one hand."Yvette, let me check and see what Mom actually said," Terrence said.Terrence was aware that Yara won the lawsuit against Lawrence and received a substantial settlement from their divorce.He couldn't wait to open the letter, only to find that it was entirely addressed to Yvette."Yvvy, I'm sorry. I know it's too late to say anything now, but I still want to apologize to you. I'm not a good person, and I'm not worthy of being your mother. Fortunately, I'm not your mother…"As Terrence read those words, he felt a bit puzzled. What did she mean by "Fortunately, I'm not your mother"?But because he tended to think straightforwardly, he didn't think too much of it.As he continued reading, it was filled with Yara's apologies to Yvette. Finally, in the last few sentences, he found the information he had been looking for."I have instructed my lawyer to leave all my assets to yo
Terrence sarcastically said, "You, as Mom's biological daughter, didn't even show up. As mom's future son-in-law, my second brother obviously has to show up. Not everyone is as heartless as you."Zoey's eyes showed a hint of coldness as Terrence criticized her in front of everyone."Terrence, you've got some nerve. Since when do you get to lecture me? Without me, do you really think Jerry would be helping you?" Zoey snapped.Terrence choked up.Zoey looked around but couldn't see Yara's body.Georgia kindly reminded, "Ms. Cadwell has already been taken to the morgue. If you want to see her, I can take you there.""Who wants to see a dead person? Don't you know I'm pregnant? Are you trying to bring me bad luck on purpose?" Zoey's face was full of disgust.Georgia was momentarily lost for words.Zoey noticed the cardboard box on the ground, and she kicked it dismissively. Inside were the poorly-made scarves and gloves. "What kind of trash was left here?"She muttered something a
Yvette was curled up on the couch alone, leaning against the seat. She really wanted to find someone to talk to right now and have a chat. Unfortunately, she had no one to do so with.The image of Xavier's face appeared briefly in her mind before she quickly dismissed it.She and Xavier were already divorced…Time seemed to drag on endlessly. Yvette couldn't fall asleep, so she picked up her phone, only to find that no one had messaged her.Yvette felt stifled, so she scrolled through her contacts, unconsciously stopping at Xavier's name.She didn't know what had come over her. Unable to control herself, her hand pressed the button to call him.…On the other end, Xavier was scheduled for surgery in a private hospital tomorrow. As he listened to his phone ringing, he struggled to ignore it before finally deciding to hang up the call.Back at Yvette's end, she looked at the disconnected phone call and utterly lost all hope.She then went ahead and blocked Xavier.Xavier was un
Kiki looked at Yvette's belly and asked, "Have you had any check-ups lately? How's the baby doing? Have you felt any movement?"She reached out to touch Yvette's belly.Yvette smiled and said, "They're still small.""Alright." Kiki leaned against Yvette and said, "I'm going to stick by you for the next couple of days. You don't mind, do you?""Of course, I don't mind." Yvette was actually eager for someone to keep her company right now.When she was alone, it became easy for her to overthink things."I'm going to have someone bring me some clothes right now," Kiki said."Okay."After Kiki's arrival, there was a bit more liveliness in the villa.Lillian soon came home from work, bringing more warmth and liveliness to the house, It finally dispelled the cold air surrounding Yvette.Zachary and Noah were very concerned about Yvette's condition.Zachary asked Noah, "Why did the jerk suddenly decide to get a divorce?""Isn't it obvious? He's definitely seeing another woman." Noa
Zachary opened his WhatsApp and video-called Tristan.Tristan was in the middle of a discussion with several medical experts about the brain surgery scheduled for tomorrow when he saw a call from Zachary. He couldn't help but frown.His phone was still casting to the screen, so everyone saw his note about Zachary—"A pesky brat here to settle debts from a past life!"Tristan quickly turned off the screen mirroring and stepped outside. He answered the call, and Zachary's handsome face appeared before Tristan."What's up?" He looked at the brat's handsome face, feeling a bit envious.Zachary was observing Tristan's surroundings. "Mr. Tristan, are you in Moland now?"Tristan didn't take Zachary seriously at all and blatantly lied, "Yeah, what's up? Is Grandpa looking for me again?"Zachary noticed the plants behind Tristan were ones only found in Tirion, not in Moland.Tristan really was as careless as ever."No. It's Kiki who asked me to call you to see how you're doing over ther
Kiki snapped back to reality and praised Zachary, "You did the right thing. I definitely wouldn't accept his gift. When you take something from someone, you owe them, and there's definitely some ulterior motive to it.""You're right." Zachary nodded repeatedly.Noah watched as his brother blatantly lied.It was quite melodramatic. When ordinary people lied, he could see through it immediately, but when Zachary lied, he truly couldn't tell. He also wondered if Zachary had ever secretly lied to him."Alright. Go wash up and get ready for bed.""Okay."The two children spoke in unison.After settling the children down, the three women were sitting on the couch, eating and chatting.Yvette was feeling tired, so she went to bed.Kiki couldn't help but ask Lillian, "Lillian, how do you feel being with Mark?"When she met Mark, she found him to be very rigid and not very friendly. He seemed like someone girls would hesitate to approach."It's alright," replied Lillian."Have you h
Kiki was somewhat careless, and today, Zachary and Noah ended up wearing the exact same outfit."Noah, soon it's going to be time to test your exceptional acting skills," Zachary said seriously."Don't worry. It'll be fine," Noah replied in a sweet, childlike voice.If it weren't for the fact that only Kiki had stayed behind, Zachary wouldn't have resorted to this plan. As soon as he looked at Noah, he could tell he didn't look like Zachary at all."There's nothing else we can do. I'm leaving."Noah grabbed him and said, "When you come back, you have to tell me what happened."He was really curious about what happened to his bastard father."Alright. Don't worry," Zachary said as he gently pulled his hand away and exited through the back door.After he left, it wasn't long before Kiki came over and knocked on the door, saying, "Zac, Noah, it's time to come out and have some fruits."Noah walked out with a serious face and said, "Kiki, Noah is asleep. I'll eat now."Kiki paus
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