Mark wasn't advising her—he was educating her. In the past, literally everyone had had the right to lecture Yvette. From Xavier's family members to Mark, the secretaries, and even the household staff at the manor, everyone could "advise" her as they pleased. Back then, Yvette had to smile back and pretend to be grateful. But now she was tired of constantly allowing others to belittle her.Her hands, which were hanging by her sides, clenched into fists. She shot a cold glare at Mark and said, "So what if he's angry? What does that have to do with me? If you have nothing else to say, please leave."Mark felt a chill in his heart from her icy gaze. Before he could react, Yvette slammed the door shut in his face. This was the first time Yvette had turned him away. In the past, he was always the one who treated her indifferently. Why had the tables turned now? Could it be that she truly no longer wished to please Xavier?…Yvette knew that Mark would certainly tell on her once
Despite how afraid Yvette was, she could only cautiously protect her abdomen. After what felt like an eternity, Xavier finally stopped. "Don't make me angry, Yvette." Xavier breathed heavily. Yvette could barely make out his words. She had a vacant look in her eyes as she asked, "Didn't you say you would never touch me? What do you think you're doing now?"After saying that, she buried her face in the pillow. Xavier failed to notice how pale her face had become. She then said, "Does your beloved know about this? If she knew, she would be angry, wouldn't she?"In the past, Yvette had thought Xavier could be heartless but also deeply loyal to the woman he loved. Now, she only found him to be unbearably unpleasant. When she said "beloved", Xavier knew she was referring to Daphne. "Did you think about that when you were with Claude?" His words pierced her heart like a knife.Xavier wasn't one to suppress his grievances when faced with a woman, especially not when the woman w
After Tristan had learned of Yvette's pregnancy, he had instructed the hospital staff to keep him updated on her condition. Upon hearing Tristan's words, Xavier felt his heart skip a beat. "What happened?" "I don't exactly know what's going on, but when I went to the hospital today, the doctors said Yvette had died." Xavier felt as if he had been struck by lightning. How could Yvette be dead? She had been fine just last night!Xavier stood up and instantly felt a bit light-headed. "What exactly happened?" "The doctors told me that Yvette was brought in late last night. She died today after they failed to resuscitate her." Without another word, Xavier grabbed his coat and left for the hospital.As he drove there, the words Yvette had uttered the previous night echoed in his ears. "Mr. Lane, would you be sad if I died?" For some reason, he found it difficult to breathe. He unbuttoned the top two buttons of his shirt but still felt suffocated.When he finally reached the ho
This had to be a coincidence! It had to be!If Yvette was the one who had saved Tristan, why had she never mentioned anything about it to him? And if it really was her, then what had he done to her over the years?Tristan put Yvette's medical reports away and returned to his office. He sat there for the whole night. Early the next morning, he called Daphne. "Let's meet, Daph. There's something I need to tell you."Daphne arrived in the private room of a restaurant, looking exquisitely dressed. A waiter came over and took her coat. Tristan's gaze fell on her smooth, scar-free arms. Four years ago, he had been in a car accident. He had been trapped inside the car, unconscious, and covered in blood. Disregarding the danger, a girl had selflessly reached through the broken glass window to open the car door by force. She had gotten a deep cut on her arm from the shards of glass. Jose had said that the wound would have definitely required stitches. Hence, it was impossible for t
Of course, Daphne remembered none of that. However, she was good at observing and reading other people's expressions. She noticed how peculiar Tristan was behaving that day and how he had kept looking at her arms when she had gotten there.Seeming to realize something, she pretended to reminisce about the past with him. "Of course I remember. You were all covered in blood back then. I'd been scared silly!"The car had been about to explode at any moment. I remember prying the door open to drag you out. I ended up getting all sorts of cuts and scratches on my arms because of that. "You've got no idea how gruesome the scars on my arms were after the wounds healed. Fortunately, I had a surgical procedure after that to have them removed."Daphne vividly remembered the wounds on Yvette's arms. She had met Yvette the day of the accident and had also asked about the scars.Had it been in the past, Tristan would have undoubtedly believed her words. But he had his reservations now.Bac
Tristan picked up his glass and downed his drink. "Xav, she's dead. Let bygones be bygones."As soon as he said that, he realized that he was actually speaking up for Yvette.But Xavier didn't realize that something was different about Tristan that day. The former continued to read on. Just as he was nearly finished, his phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was Mark. "Mr. Lane, I've tracked down Claude's movements." Then, Mark sent him an address.When Xavier opened it, he saw that it was a small, remote county called Sangine County. It sounded a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it before.When Xavier didn't say anything after a long silence, Tristan couldn't help but ask, "What's the matter?" Xavier got up. "I have to go somewhere. Call me if anything happens." Without saying another word, he got his coat and walked out the door.Tristan wanted to ask Xavier where he was going, but the latter left in a hurry. Soon, Tristan was the only perso
"Poor Ms. Xenos. She didn't have a daughter herself, and she ended up losing the girl she had painstakingly raised as her daughter.""Right? I remember Yvette as a smart and well-behaved girl. Why did she leave this world at such a young age?""Living in a rich household isn't always a good life. The last time I saw her here, she looked like a completely different person. She was so skinny that a gust of wind could have blown her away.""Ms. Xenos and Yvette always talked about how good Yvette's husband was, but they were just lying to themselves and everyone else. During their three years of marriage, he never came here with Yvette, not even once!"Xavier felt a lump in his throat when he heard that. However, even after he had waited for a day, Viola and Yvette never came back.He snoozed lightly while simply leaning back in a wooden chair. He had only fallen asleep for a short while when he woke up in shock.He had dreamt of Yvette's death once more. At that moment, he had re
Besides sleeping and eating, Xavier spent all his time at his office working.Tristan ended up having to go to retrieve the belongings Yvette had left behind at Claude's apartment. He could sense that Xavier had changed.Since Xavier had returned, he had grown quieter. It was as if he was immersed in his own world.Tristan couldn't help but ask Mark, "What's up with Xav these days?"Mark shook his head. "I don't know either. Mr. Shaw, do you think that Mr. Lane has really fallen for Ms. Snyder?"When Tristan heard that, a strange look crossed his eyes. "Who knows?"After that, he got into his car and asked his driver, Matt Grogg, to get going. He leaned back in his seat and rubbed the spot between his eyebrows. If Xavier had really fallen for Yvette, then why had he been so eager to acquire Snyder Group?Xavier would have known how important Snyder Group had been for Yvette. James, who had loved his daughter to pieces, had built it from the ground up himself.If Xavier liked
"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
Yvette was somewhat confused by this, and so was Kiki."Wasn't there just a lot of crying and talking inside? Why did it suddenly get so quiet? Are they holding some kind of ceremony?" Kiki asked."I don't know. Let's go in and take a look."When they walked in, they finally understood the reason why it was quiet.Tristan had arrived.At that moment, he sat atop a sandalwood chair, surrounded by bodyguards all dressed in matching black uniforms.Terrence stood in front of him, sweating profusely.The others were also too scared to make a sound."Where's Yvette?" Tristan asked again.After receiving a call from Kiki, he quickly rushed over. However, when he arrived, he didn't see Kiki or Yvette.He wasn't as easygoing as Jeremiah. Right there on the spot, he had everyone surrounded and made them all line up properly, demanding everyone to clearly state who had been bullying Yvette.When confronted with the power he exuded, the crowd instantly lost their earlier arrogance, and
Most of the people present recognized Jeremiah's face, but they mistook him for Xavier."So it's the son-in-law of the Snyder family who's here." They didn't let go of Yvette but instead complained, "You're here just in time. Teach Yvette a lesson. Her mother passed away, but she refuses to wear mourning attire."Terrence saw Jeremiah approaching from a distance and immediately stopped paying attention to the relatives around him, quickly running over."Everyone, you've got it wrong. This is Xavier''s twin brother. He's currently the CEO of Titan Corporation."After speaking, he gave the group a few subtle winks.The members of the Cadwell family liked to bully the weak and feared the strong. After knowing that the person in front of them was the CEO of Titan Corporation, they all put on smiling faces."We're sorry. We mistook you for someone else."After that, they continued to insist that Yvette kneel. "Come on, Yvette, stop being stubborn and just kneel!"Jeremiah saw what w