Laura cautiously picked up Daphne's phone and asked, "What did she say, Daph?""She wants me to apologize to Kiki and publicly admit to the plagiarism."Laura frowned. "That's not possible. If you do that, you'll lose everything you have now, won't you?"Daphne decided to keep Cameron waiting. She didn't believe anyone would want to waste their time and file an international lawsuit against her instead of taking the money.At that moment, her priorities were marrying Xavier and dealing with Yvette. She didn't want to deal with the song."The company's celebrating its anniversary tonight, and I need to get ready for it. For now, let's spend money to keep the plagiarism incident under control online."Daphne knew that it wouldn't work forever. However, she just needed to make sure that those measures would last until she managed to get married to Xavier. …At the company, Yvette received a call from Kiki after a short while."Yvvy, are you coming today?" It was the weekend, and
Mark only left Yvette after accompanying her to Xavier's office. The door wasn't closed, and she gently pushed it open.Xavier was in his chair as he focused on going through some documents. She had to admit that handsome-looking men like him looked even more dashing when they were focused on their work. She remembered how she had fallen for him because of his attractive face.Xavier knew she had arrived and looked up. "Come here."She walked to him and asked, "Can I help you?""From now on, you don't have to work downstairs anymore." He put down the documents in his hands and looked at her. "You'll start working here as well."She was confused. "Why?""No reason. That's just what the company has arranged." He might as well have said that he had arranged it himself.Since they were under the same roof, she had to be cautious. "Sure."Yvette thought it wasn't a bad idea. That way, they would have more chances to see each other. She had thought about it earlier and figured that
After a long while, Yvette felt like something was wrong. Xavier was only kissing her and not doing anything else. Just as she felt she was running out of breath and her mind was going blank, someone knocked on the door.Xavier finally stopped kissing her. Mark was there to give him a report. Yvette quickly returned to her seat after she had failed again.That afternoon, Yvette and Xavier went for lunch together. The driver drove them to the restaurant Xavier frequented. While they were having lunch, he tested her. "Don't worry. I won't be getting a divorce with you."Yvette was stunned. Before she could understand what he meant, he calmly said, "Since Daphne wants a title, I'm going to give it to her. As for our legal marriage, I won't end it. So, you don't have to worry about it."She looked at him in disbelief. "Are you kidding me?""If you don't like it, feel free to give me other suggestions."She didn't realize he was testing her. "We'll get a divorce, and you can marry
Xavier's heart was racing. When he realized that Yvette had wounds on her hands and legs, he dragged her into the car once more and told the driver to take them to the hospital.Yvette sat in the car in fear, thinking about how impulsive she had been earlier. She couldn't let anything happen to herself because she still had Noah and Zachary.Xavier said with a long face, "Why are you angry?" Yvette didn't answer him; she was already in pain because of the wounds on her hands and legs. It was quiet in the car again. Xavier hated it when she refused to speak to him.Yvette used to have a lot to say, especially when she had been younger. She had always spoken to him nonstop. However, she randomly stopped talking for seemingly no reason now.He was frustrated. "Where were you going just now?""Nowhere. I just wanted to go for a walk." He still had Noah, so there was nowhere she could go.The driver stopped the car at a hospital's entrance, and Xavier got out of the car with Yvette.
Tristan thought Yvette couldn't reach some parts of her wound, so he reached out to help her. When Yvette saw him reaching over, she thought he was going to hit her. So, she instinctively dodged him, and the ointment fell on the back of his hand."I'm sorry." She stood up. "I'm leaving now."He knew she had misunderstood him, so he tried to explain himself. "I was just trying to help you apply the ointment.""Thank you, but there's no need for that." She wanted to leave, but he didn't want her to misunderstand him again. So, he blocked her path."Xav told you to wait for him to return."She looked at him coldly. "I can wait for him outside."Seeing how she was acting, Tristan didn't feel great at all. "Please don't be afraid of me. I won't hurt you again."Yvette felt like she had heard the world's greatest joke when he said that. Tristan had said the same thing to make her let her guard down in the past. "Please step aside." It didn't matter if he wanted to hurt her or not.
After getting in the car, Xavier turned back to glance at the hospital. "What did you and Tristan talk about after I left?""He asked if I had saved someone back in university." Yvette didn't hide the truth.When Xavier heard that, he remembered how Daphne had seen Tristan and Shannon get into an accident back when he had been in university. She had even saved both of them. "What happened after that?""Then, you came."She didn't want to talk about it anymore. It was getting late, and Xavier had to attend the company's anniversary celebration. Yvette didn't think it was necessary for her to go back to the office with him, so she said while looking out the window, "I want to go back.""You'll attend the anniversary celebration tonight."Confusion flashed in her eyes, but Xavier didn't explain himself. Instead, he told the driver to take them to the celebration venue. Before the celebration started, he arranged for her to stay in a quiet room.She changed into an elegant dre
Back at the anniversary celebration, Xavier looked at Shannon as she offered him one glass of wine after the other. Then, he noticed Daphne from the corner of his eye and figured out what was going on. "I still have work to do tonight, so I can't drink anymore." He rejected the glass of wine.Shannon noticed that he was a little buzzed and shot Daphne a meaningful glance. The latter immediately approached Xavier and supported him. "Since you drank some wine tonight, let me take you home, Xav." No matter what happened that night, she was determined to sleep with him!Xavier was still sober. Just as he was about to pull his hand back, his gaze was fixed on a graceful dress from afar. A beautiful woman was wearing it. Xavier didn't push Daphne away. Instead, he looked intently at Yvette.When Yvette showed up, a lot of people started to notice her. She looked so outstanding that no one in the huge crowd recognized her as the hearing-impaired woman from the Snyder family. When S
What Daphne said really affected Xavier because of Noah, who was supposedly Yvette and Claude's son. When he got out of the building, he saw Yvette talking to Quentin. After Quentin walked away, he quickly approached her."Are you done here? Shall we go back now?" Yvette spoke normally, but it didn't sound the same to Xavier anymore.It felt like his stomach was burning, but he still looked sober. "Yeah." He looked deep into her eyes and asked, "When did you start talking to Quentin?"Quentin was a quiet guy. Even when he went out with his friends to have some fun, he would always stay silent. Other than Yvette, Xavier had never seen him talking to another woman before."He called out to me first, and I didn't say anything to him." When Xavier heard that, he stopped prying.After he led Yvette to get into the car, he got in as well. Yvette thought it was weird. After all, he had drunk a lot of wine that night, and the wine had been tampered with as well. She didn't understand
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