After half an hour, Yvette returned to her room to get some rest. Meanwhile, Xavier was still in his study. When Kiki called Yvette, she was shocked to hear that the latter had to pay him 7.9 billion dollars."How could you possibly pay him that much money? Besides, your brother and mother were the ones who snatched the money away. So, why should you be the one to pay him back?"Yvette sat on the balcony and enjoyed the breeze as it helped her sober up. "I've talked to him a lot today. He has never agreed to let bygones be bygones before. Now, he has promised to forget about the marriage fraud if I can pay him back…"Kiki couldn't help feeling something was weird. "Yvvy, why do I have the feeling that he's taking advantage of you?""He's the CEO of Lane Group. It's not like he needs 7.9 billion dollars. You might not know this, but I've looked into his company online before. "Currently, they're earning at least 60 billion dollars annually by collecting rent. That's excluding th
Yvette hadn't expected Xavier to be so straightforward. She thought about how he had stopped what they had been doing halfway when she had made the first move. At that moment, she wasn't as impulsive as she had been before. "I don't think that's appropriate."He got close to her. "We're still husband and wife, so why isn't it appropriate?"As he spoke, he untied his robe. She couldn't help but turn her head away to avoid looking at him. Xavier noticed how embarrassed she was, and he gulped slightly. "Don't worry. I'm not going to touch you."She was stunned as reality hit her as she had expected. "If you like sleeping here, I'll sleep in the guest room." Then, she turned around to leave. Since she couldn't have what she wanted, there was no need for her to stay there.However, Xavier grabbed her wrist and pulled it forcefully. Her body leaned forward and heavily fell into his embrace. Just as Yvette was about to get up, he held her tightly in his arms."Don't move. You'll co
Noah came outside and stood on the balcony. From what he could see, there were endless mountains and trees surrounding the manor. He frowned. "He's not keeping a kid captive. He's keeping a criminal in prison!"After standing on the balcony for a short while, Noah started feeling weak. He endured the feeling and started exploring other areas. He had been trying to find a way out while he had been locked up there.However, the security was too tight. Even if he managed to sneak past the guards, he wouldn't be able to run a mile before his weak body collapsed. He might even lose his life.After he took a good look around the area, Wendy finally realized that he was gone, and she immediately panicked. "Noah? Where are you, Noah?"If something were to happen to him, she figured Xavier would skin her alive. As she thought of that, she trembled in fear.Just then, Noah entered the room with a glass of water. "Are you tired, Ms. Wendy? Have some water."When Wendy saw him, she let out
Xavier gulped when he heard Yvette mention a contract. He thought it was unnecessary to have something like that between them. Since he was worried she would leave, he unwillingly said, "In that case, prepare it first." If he wasn't fine with the conditions, he wouldn't accept them.After Xavier got changed, he got into his car and went to Fortian Manor. Upon his arrival, he saw Noah lying in bed with tears all over his face."You're finally here to see me, mister. Did you tell Daddy how you've snatched me away?"Since he had kidnapped Noah, there was no way he would talk to Claude. He raised an eyebrow and said, "He found out about it a long time ago."Noah's nose turned red as his dark eyes teared up again. "In that case, why hasn't he come to take me home? I miss home. I miss my daddy…"Xavier brought him some tissues. "Stop thinking about him. He doesn't want you anymore."Noah was speechless when he heard that and thought it was nonsense. There was no way Claude wouldn't w
Xavier's face turned extremely gloomy, and he let go of Noah right away. He thought Noah was too timid."Please don't punish me, mister… I didn't do it on purpose. I was scared…"When the nannies outside heard Noah crying in the room, they thought Xavier was doing something evil to him. Wendy, who had been taking care of Noah, risked her job and opened the door right away. "Mr. Lane, he's still a kid. You can't hit him."When she entered the room, she noticed that Xavier's white shirt had a yellow stain. She immediately realized what was going on, and she looked away in embarrassment.Noah was still pushing Xavier as he cried. "Are you mad, mister? Why aren't you saying anything? When are you going to let me see my mommy?"Xavier looked upset as he placed Noah back on the bed and quickly went to the bathroom. Then, he showered over and over again.Whenever he thought about how mischievous Noah was, he wanted to punish the kid badly. Xavier couldn't understand how a woman as gen
"Oh, you're back?" Yvette closed the piano and stood up.Xavier leaned his tall body against the door frame. "Why did you stop playing?"In the past, he had been so busy with work that he hadn't known that she could play that well. He had only heard her play once when Terrence asked for their help before.Back then, Terrence had pissed Xavier off. Xavier remembered how he vented his anger out on Yvette and scolded her. After that, she had stopped going to the music room, let alone playing the piano. He hadn't thought it had been a big deal when it had happened."I don't want to annoy you." After she said that, she added, "I've prepared the contract. Shall we take a look at it?"Xavier had almost forgotten about the contract after he had gone out. "Sure."As they walked side by side, he couldn't help but say, "You're great at playing the piano. What was the piece called? Why haven't I heard it before?"Yvette was stunned when she heard what he had said. "Have you not heard of i
Xavier went out at night.Not long after he left, Yvette received a message from Ray. "Xavier is gone. Find a way to leave. I have something to tell you."Since the security at Dewberry Manor was tight, Ray's only choice was to keep watch on Yvette from somewhere far away.He needed to make sure Yvette didn't get into any danger. Sometimes, he could also see whether Xavier was gone or not.Yvette put her sheet music away and left the manor.Once she was outside, she instructed the driver to make a lot of turns so they could lose the bodyguards tailing them.Soon, she saw Ray's car in front of her.After getting out of the car, she got into Ray's."What is it?" she asked.Ray grabbed his phone and used the GPS to navigate them to somewhere in the west of Tirion."This is the direction that Xavier was headed in earlier today. I went on the same route and noticed that the security there was tight. I suspect that's where he took Noah," he replied.Yvette closely examined the mas
Meanwhile, on the top floor of Sternhow Club, there were many rich kids dressed in glamorous clothes under the dark lighting.Xavier was sitting in a quiet spot. He checked his phone and saw a message from the bodyguards whom he had instructed to follow Yvette.The text read, "We lost her."Immediately after he had left the manor, Yvette had done the same. Right now, she was missing.He frowned and replied, "If you still haven't managed to find her after an hour, don't bother staying in Tirion."After he sent that message, all the bodyguards he had got to work on the streets. Xavier tried calling Yvette again. However, the only response he got was the cold beep of the answering machine. "The number you have dialed is unavailable…"At the same time, Yvette was calling Viola. She told Viola not to worry about Noah and Zachary and that she would take care of them.Through the video call, she could see Viola's head full of white hair and the concern in her eyes. "You have to call