Yvette could only stare at the sea of begonias from a distance. "I didn't know they were still there," she muttered.Ray followed her gaze before his eyes landed on the flowers. How beautiful! The place looked old, but the layout looked well-thought-out. The person who had designed the building had clearly put a great deal of thought into it. "This is…" He couldn't help but ask."My childhood home in Tirion," Yvette replied. It was a shame that she wasn't allowed to even step foot in there anymore."Let's go." She averted her gaze.The car slowly drove away. She didn't notice the man hiding among the bushes. He was slightly disheveled and had been secretly looking at the place all this time.After she made some rounds in the city, Yvette told Ray to take her back to Dewberry Manor. Afterward, she stayed in the music room and composed with the aid of the piano.The bodyguard reported her day's activities to Xavier.At night, Xavier remained in the office until later than usua
Back inside the cafe, Yvette got up and walked toward Daphne. Then, she lowered her voice and spoke next to her ear."Didn't you say I've changed? Why did you still think I'd fall for your tricks then? I was fully aware of your schemes back then, I just couldn't care less! You should stop using such lowly tactics from here on out."After Yvette was done talking, Daphne's face grew terrifyingly dark.Yvette marched out of the cafe and headed toward the back. She followed the directions Ray had sent her and found no parked vehicle there. She couldn't help but breathe out a sigh of relief. All of a sudden, she realized that Xavier wasn't the same boy she used to like. That boy was more simple-minded. He would've made her happy and wouldn't have doubted her.Dejected, she got in the car and left. Subsequently, Daphne also walked out. She had just left the cafe when a man abruptly grabbed her hand and took her to a secluded area."I missed you so much, Daph." Andy Hold was incredib
At Dewberry Manor, Xavier was still awake when Yvette got home. He was dressed in a pair of dark-colored pajamas and was currently seated on the couch. His gaze fell on her as she walked in. "Did you have fun today?""It was okay," she responded.He got up, and his towering figure cast a shadow over her. "I heard from Daphne that you wanted to trade me for ten billion dollars."Yvette choked. Why was he asking if he already knew?"No, I didn't.""Really?" He leaned toward her.Yvette instinctively took a step back. "First of all, you should know that I'm not on good terms with Daphne. Why would I ask her for ten billion in exchange for you? "Besides, I didn't even take your mother's check. So, why would I go out of my way to do this?"Xavier let her finish, but he wasn't convinced.There was no other way Daphne would have let him see that exchange earlier today. Yvette had probably found out about her scheme—that was the only possible explanation."Is there anything else?"
"I've never given an order like that," Xavier said blankly.Despite that, Tracy refused to leave. Even when his bodyguards came to kick her out, she clung onto the furniture and refused to let go. "The people who beat me up said I'd offended you, Mr Lane. Please have mercy on me—I don't want to die here." She sobbed hysterically. Her face was covered in cuts. It looked like they would leave scars.He didn't feel like intervening, but it sounded like someone had taught her a lesson in his name. He couldn't possibly let that slide."Tell me everything in detail." He made the bodyguards let her go. Upon being released, she kneeled on the floor and began telling him what had happened."It was the same day I met you. After I headed back from work, I was dragged out of my bed at around two or three o'clock in the morning."They beat me up and cussed at me. They said it was audacious of me to provoke you. Since then, I've been assigned to entertain guests."Tears streamed down her f
Yvette put on some slippers and left her room. She walked out and realized that Xavier wasn't home yet.She asked, "What time?""We're meeting around 10:00 am," Kiki responded."Okay. I'll be right over."After hanging up, she thought about it before deciding to send Xavier a text. She told him that she was going to a friend's. Since she was going to Kiki's place, it meant that she could pop by and visit Zachary too. It had only been a few days, but it felt like she hadn't seen him in ages. She wondered how he had been doing lately.…Sternhow Club was extremely quiet. It was early in the morning. Tristan hadn't managed to get enough rest and had been dragged rhere for drinks."Why are we drinking at such an early hour, Xav?" He was still in his doctor's coat. "You don't know how busy I've been lately."Xavier stared at Tristan's unruly demeanor. "What's keeping you so occupied? It's not like you have a wife or something.""Then why are you here when you have a wife?" counte
Yvette went over to Kiki's place bright and early. The pair had breakfast together before waiting for Daphne to come over and apologize."Why do you think Daphne had a sudden change of heart, Yvvy?" Kiki was puzzled. Just the other day, Daphne had still been paying people to take down the articles online. Why had she suddenly wanted to apologize? How strange.Yvette had no clue either. Logically speaking, Xavier and Tristan wouldn't just keep to themselves if Daphne was ever in trouble. They would have no problem with taking the articles down if they wanted to. The only plausible explanation was that they didn't want to help her. "Don't worry about it too much. As long as you're compensated for the trouble you went through, it'll suffice," said Yvette."Alright." "Later on, I'll keep myself out of sight. You can do as you see fit." "Okay."At 10:00 am, Daphne showed up with a lawyer in tow. Yvette retreated to the bedroom. Daphne was wearing a mask and sunglasses. Aft
After Daphne hung up, she picked up her phone again and sent Andy her location.Back at the manor, Kiki removed a hidden camera from nearby. "You truly are the best, Yvvy. You knew she wouldn't make a public apology. That's why you asked me to record her apology."She played the video recording on her phone. It documented Daphne's confession, as well as her attempts to bribe Kiki."I know her too well. It looks as if she is able to adapt to her circumstances, but she does it all for her own personal gain. Unless she has no other option, she will never choose publicly apologize.""I'll upload the video immediately." Kiki was extremely excited.However, Yvette stopped her. "Don't. There's no rush. I don't think this is the right time."Daphne was at the peak of her popularity right now. Even if they posted the video online, the best it could do was hurt her reputation. If they didn't execute it properly, Kiki might receive backlash as well."Anything you say." Kiki understood Yv
Everyone was surprised. Xavier had never left halfway through a meeting before. Under the pleading gazes of the group, Mark reluctantly followed him out."Mr. Lane," Mark called.Xavier motioned for him to be quiet and then picked up his phone, preparing to call Yvette. But as he was about to dial, he hesitated. If he called her just like that, she would think he cared too much. Forget it.Xavier turned off his phone. He couldn't calm down all day. As night fell, Xavier skipped dinner and asked his driver to take him home.When he opened the door, the living room was eerily quiet. Darkness engulfed him in an instant.Xavier didn't turn on the lights. Instead, he just laid on the couch, feeling restless. He kept checking his phone, seemingly expecting something.Time passed as he sat in the living room. After some time, his phone finally lit up.It was a text from his bodyguard."Sir, Ms. Snyder has left and seems to be heading toward the airport."Xavier's pupils contracte
When Yvette heard what Jeremiah said, she shook her head, saying, "I always thought he didn't love me, but it was only after he repeatedly put himself in danger to save me that I realized he had feelings for me."I originally planned to stay with him just because of the kids, but somehow, over time, I started to like him a little."As Jeremiah listened, his gentle eyes held indecipherable emotions in them.What Yvette was talking about could be summed up in a few words—she developed feelings over time.He suddenly started coughing heavily."Are you okay? Do you need to go to the hospital?" Yvette asked.Jeremiah waved his hand. Once his coughing had eased a bit, he picked up his flask and took a sip of warm water. "It's nothing, just an old issue," he said.As he spoke, the driver drove into the estate.This area was quite remote, with people stationed all around. If there was any sign of activity or disturbance, Jeremiah would know about it immediately."This is it. Let's go,
"Understood. I'll go over right now," Yvette replied.After Yvette followed Jackie upstairs, Marlene scoffed. "How shameless. Has she forgotten that Jeremiah is Xavier's brother?"Jeana also came over to snoop around."Marlene, why bother getting upset over someone like her? She's long lost all sense of shame."Marlene was in a great mood after hearing someone else criticize Yvette alongside her."Jeana, don't worry. In a few days, I'll speak well of you in front of Grandpa. Since Xavier is divorced, he needs a woman by his side to take charge."Jeana looked gratefully at her, "Thank you, Marlene."Right now, Jeana felt especially grateful, but she didn't realize that soon, she would deeply regret it.…Meanwhile, Yvette arrived at the CEO's office on the top floor. After knocking and receiving permission, Yvette entered the office.Jeremiah was sitting in front of his computer, deeply engrossed in his work. When he heard her enter, he looked up at her.Yvette dressed simply
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