Not wanting to listen to Xavier anymore, Yvette slammed her cutlery on the table. "I'm full." She stood up and started to walk away.Only then did Xavier realize that she was mad. He quickly got up and grabbed her wrist. "Why are you angry?" he asked.Yvette pulled her hand away. "I'm not angry. Mr. Lane, you're absolutely right. My friend and I are the ones who lack skills. Otherwise, your people wouldn't have been able to throw her in jail for a day."Clearly, she was angry.Xavier had to lower his pride and explain, "I didn't know that the lawyer Daphne had mentioned was your friend."Yvette listened in silence.For the first time, Xavier was at a loss for what to do. He could only try to placate her. "Tell me how I can make up for her being locked up. Should I have someone apologize to her?"Yvette was surprised to hear this but didn't get a chance to respond as a cough came from the door.Mark was standing there with shock written all over his face.The air around Xavier
"My apologies, sir." Mark had always known his place. He had only spoken up this time because he didn't want Xavier to have any regrets in the future.After all, he was the one who knew best just how much Xavier had changed during the years Yvette had been missing.Xavier didn't blame him. After Mark left, Xavier returned to the room.Yvette had just received a call from Kiki, who informed her that she had been released late last night."Yvvy, did you meet up with Xavier?" Kiki asked. She had sensed that something was off since Yvette hadn't answered her calls the night before."Yes, I talked to him about it yesterday," Yvette admitted without hiding anything."Did he give you a hard time?" Kiki asked anxiously."He didn't." Yvette saw Xavier coming back into the room. "I'll talk to you later." Then, she hung up the phone."Who called?" Xavier asked as he strode into the room."My friend, Kiki," Yvette replied. As she stood up, she looked at Xavier and asked, "Where's Noah? I
"You mean Xavier brought Noah here?" Kiki was stunned when she heard about Noah."It's true, but I don't know where he's taken Noah." Yvette's eyes were filled with worry. "And he already knows I was faking my amnesia. I'll be living at his place from now on, so I need you to take care of Zac. You mustn't let Xavier find out about him.""Don't worry, I'll make sure to hide Zac well," Kiki confidently assured her.Suddenly, she thought of a possibility. "Yvvy, do you think he's fallen for you? Why else would he want you to stay at Dewberry Manor?" she asked.Yvette was taken aback but quickly dismissed the idea. "Daphne was right about one thing—if someone doesn't love you, they never will. Why would he start liking me just because I was gone for a few years?"Kiki mulled over it for a moment, still feeling frustrated. "Xavier is such a jerk. He doesn't love you, yet he's keeping you tied down."Yvette patted Kiki's hand. "Let's not talk about this anymore. It's Friday today; le
Malcolm's disdain for Daphne likely stemmed from his mother constantly telling him that Daphne wanted to have Xavier's child and compete for the future head position of the Lane family.Zachary put down his book and looked over with his beautiful eyes. "What's the plan?"At that question, the two other boys looked at each other, wide-eyed.Malcolm moved closer to Zachary, pouting slightly. "Zac, what do you think we should do?"Zachary knew they didn't have any plans at all. However, he had already thought of one.He leaned in and shared his plan with the two boys, who listened intently, getting more excited by the minute.Just then, a little girl came over to the trio. "Zac, what are you guys talking about?"Malcolm gently pushed her aside. "Go away. Don't disturb us men when we're talking business."The little girl pouted, almost on the verge of tears.…Meanwhile, a minivan drove down the road. Daphne had just finished touching up her makeup when her assistant, Laura Win
"Poor Daphne! A famous celebrity like her came to pick up the Lane family's child, only to end up getting pranked!""It sure isn't easy to join a wealthy family. Even a big shot celebrity like her has to curry favor with her boyfriend's nephew.""Tsk, tsk. What's so bad about being an independent woman? Is her income from being a celebrity not enough? Why does she have to rely on marrying into a wealthy family?""People are never satisfied."Everyone was talking.Kiki finally understood what was going on—Daphne was here!She squeezed through the crowd and stood on tiptoe, only to see several bodyguards escorting a drenched Daphne to a minivan. Kiki couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Even someone like Daphne got pranked. Serves her right!"As soon as Daphne left, the crowd gradually dispersed.Kiki was still wondering where Zachary was when she heard a voice calling, "Aunt Kiki.""Darren? Why haven't you gone home yet?" Kiki asked, seeing Darren with his shirt off and smiling
Shannon hung up on Daphne before the latter could explain herself.She clenched her fists in anger. That brat, Malcolm, must have tattled on her!Thinking it over, she realized her fall had to be connected to those kids. How could the kindergarten hallway have been that slippery? And how much of a coincidence was it that Malcolm and another kid had come by with a bucket of mop water just as she had fallen, resulting in it splashing all over her?She hadn't expected to be outsmarted by a brat. The next time she saw Malcolm, she wouldn't let him off so easily.Just as she was fuming, she received a call from Kelly. "We're in trouble, Daph. Your song 'A Sliver of Light' is being sued for plagiarism. It's all over the internet.""I thought we resolved this," Daphne said, confused."Nothing's resolved. Check it out yourself. Your song is 99% identical to a song Ms. Cameron released four years ago," Kelly replied, sounding frantic. "People are saying that you not only plagiarized b
Yvette had dinner at Kiki's house and chatted with her for a long time. When it started to get late, she took a car back to Dewberry Manor. She didn't want Zachary to worry, so she asked Kiki not to tell him about her current living situation at Dewberry Manor or about Noah.Zachary had actually already sensed something was off with Yvette today. Being the considerate child he was, he didn't ask her about it directly; instead, he planned to subtly get information from Kiki.Meanwhile, Xavier had returned to Dewberry Manor from the company at 5:00 pm. He sat on the living room couch. There was a delicate gift box on the coffee table in front of him.The hour hand on the Oshtran-style wall clock struck 10. It was already 10:00 pm, yet Yvette hadn't come back yet.Xavier had never waited for anyone so long. He pulled at his tie in frustration, his handsome eyebrows furrowed.He picked up the gift box with his slender, elegant hand. He had been checking its contents repeatedly to ma
Xavier was taken aback. Hadn't she said that she liked jewelry?"Are you sure?" Xavier asked, his expression gradually turning cold.Seeing his reaction now, Yvette was sure that he had forgotten what she had said before."I'll accept gifts from anyone but you. I don't want anything from you!" After saying that, she pushed past Xavier and went upstairs.As Xavier watched Yvette's cold figure, he threw the gift box into the trash. Since he had a cold and hadn't eaten all night, his stomach started to ache.He didn't know what was wrong with him today. When he had seen the luxurious bracelet one of the clients had sent, he had recalled what Yvette had said when she had been pretending to have amnesia."I can tell you very clearly that I like putting on makeup, and I also like bright and pretty clothes and jewelry."He sure was embarrassing himself. Xavier's face grew darker, and he angrily sat back on the couch.Unlike her past self, Yvette no longer tried to appease him. She wen
After Xavier was taken away, Tristan and Mark frantically searched everywhere but couldn't find Jeremiah, that lunatic.The main problem was that they were both seriously injured and could only rely on their subordinates to find help."If something happens to Xav, I will never forgive myself." Tristan felt especially guilty, wondering why he hadn't been more cautious.He had been too arrogant.Mark, being a bit more rational than him, said, "Mr. Shaw, since we haven't heard any bad news about Mr. Lane, I assume everything is fine with him.""What do you mean?" Tristan asked."If I were Jeremiah and wanted to frame us for Mr. Lane's death, I definitely wouldn't drag it out," Mark replied.Both of them were currently in a lot of pain, and even simple conversations were very difficult for them.So, after talking for a bit, they took another break.Unfortunately, Mark's phone kept persistently ringing. He saw that Lillian was calling, but he didn't dare answer. He was worried that
Jeremiah gradually tightened his grip. Once Xavier died, he could claim that Tristan and Mark were responsible for secretly harming Xavier.No one knew what kind of surgery they had performed on Xavier, only that it ultimately led to his death."Xavier, don't blame me. If you want to blame anyone, blame yourself. You just had to fight with me over everything," Jeremiah said as he covered Xavier's mouth and nose. "When I met Yvvy, I thought I finally had something you didn't, but even she was taken away by you."It's bad enough you took her from me, but you won't even let me move on! Do you have any idea how much it hurts to see you two together every day, especially knowing she's pregnant with your children?"Jeremiah's eyes were slightly reddened."Now, it's all good. With you gone from this world, I'll take good care of Yvette for you."He seemed to have deliberately emphasized the word "Yvette". He didn't know if Xavier was aware of it, but it just felt incredibly satisfying!
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