After chatting with Kiki, Yvette put away her phone and decided to leave the flowers and go to the music room to play the piano.After some time, she felt restless, so she left the music room and went outside.There, she spotted Luther, whom she hadn't seen in years. The elderly man was dressed in a tuxedo. With his distinguished white hair, he looked sharp as he instructed the workers. When Luther noticed Yvette, he visibly paused before regaining his composure and walking toward her."Ms. Snyder, have we disturbed you?" he asked politely.But what followed cut deeper than any profanity-laden insult. "I thought you wouldn't hear us, considering your disability. "Nevertheless, I must advise you. It's ten in the morning. Other upper-class ladies wouldn't be lounging around at home. "If you have nothing to do, I suggest you leave and stop disrupting the workers. What do you think, Ms. Snyder?"In the past, Yvette had thought that Luther genuinely wanted to teach her how to be
The students must be about to be dismissed from kindergarten around this time. Tristan wanted to catch that little troublemaker. When his car arrived at the kindergarten, his eyes didn't leave the gates for a moment. Finally, he spotted Zachary.Since many parents were around the kindergarten's gates, Tristan couldn't send his bodyguards to catch Zachary. Instead, he had to go himself."Keep an eye out. Don't let him escape," Tristan ordered. He knew that the kid was cunning. At that moment, Zachary, who still waiting for his ride to Kiki's place, suddenly felt like something was wrong. He glanced around, only for Tristan's cold and daunting face to reflect in his dark eyes.Zachary was caught off-guard. How had Tristan known where to find him?Without thinking much, Zachary hastily ducked into a group of children and ran out.Malcolm was puzzled. "Zac, what are you doing?"Zachary was on guard now. He replied to Malcolm, "Looks like a different person is picking you up today
The crowd started criticizing Tristan. He looked upset and had no choice but to get in the car first.At that moment, Zachary was hiding in a secluded corner of the classroom, but he could still see what was going on with Tristan. He couldn't help feeling worried when he saw that Tristan wasn't leaving.He couldn't believe how calculative Tristan was to have come to the kindergarten. He didn't know that Tristan was thinking of him like an actual son; instead, he just thought Tristan had come for revenge.Zachary didn't know what to do at that moment. After all, he could run, but he couldn't hide forever. Just as he was lost in thought, he received a call on his watch—it was from Kiki. He immediately answered it. "Hello, Kiki.""Where are you, you brat? I'm at the kindergarten's entrance, but I can't see you." She was standing outside the kindergarten and scanning the area.Zachary noticed that the scary-looking bodyguards had left once she had arrived. So, he ran out right awa
Shannon watched as Kiki and Zachary left; disappointment was written all over her face.At that moment, Mandy received a piece of news; Shannon had gotten someone to investigate what Xavier had been doing recently. Mandy immediately reported, "Mark's man said that Mr. Lane has been raising a child in Tirion for more than half a month now."…After Zachary went back to Kiki's villa, he figured that he would have to be cautious no matter where he went in the future. Xavier had already discovered Noah, so he couldn't let his bastard father find out about him as well.Zachary worked fast on his computer in his room. After a while, he managed to contact Noah. He had sneakily broken through Fortian Manor's firewall the previous day and contacted Noah.Xavier had only snatched away Noah's smartwatch back then and didn't know Noah had been secretly holding on to a tiny communication device.That night, Noah was lying on the bed when he saw the device glowing. It was as small as a but
When Xavier returned to Dewberry Manor, all the flowers that had too much pollen had been removed. Yvette thought Daphne would return with him that day and see what he had done. To her surprise, he came back alone."Have you eaten?" Xavier asked when he saw her sitting in the living room alone. She was writing something.Yvette nodded. "Yeah, I have."He looked toward the dining table, and it looked clean."I thought you weren't coming back today, so I didn't prepare anything for you," she said.In the past, she had always prepared his favorite food, regardless of whether he was returning or not. Most of the time, he wouldn't touch the food at all.After Yvette had gone abroad, she had had Noah and Zachary. Since she had to plan her future, she had always worked a lot. So, Viola was in charge of cooking. Yvette wasn't planning to go back to her cooking days anymore.Xavier didn't react much. "Me too."That was a lie. He had come home early today, thinking that she might hav
Shannon thought Xavier didn't want anyone to know about Noah's mother. She figured that was the reason he hadn't told anyone when he had brought Noah back.Xavier was speechless. He wondered if she would still treat Noah as her family if Noah wasn't his son. "Stop sticking your nose in this matter." After saying that, he ended the call.He could no longer sit still, and he went through his phone's gallery. He had three photos in a hidden album. The first one was a photo of Yvette's examination report when she had gotten pregnant in the past. Then, there was Noah's photo. As for the final photo, there was the back of a young woman in it.He looked closely at Noah's photo and wondered if he was truly Claude's son. Xavier didn't fully believe it, but he didn't dare to get someone to check. If the results proved that he had nothing to do with Noah, all his hopes would be dashed.With that thought in mind, he decided he would rather not look into it, and he turned his phone off.
As Xavier held Yvette, she just stood there stiffly. After a while, she shook her head. "I don't." It was the truth.When he heard that, he hugged her tighter. Then, he caressed her face with his large hand. At that moment, he felt like she still belonged to him.Yvette knew it was time, so she looked up at him. Then, she stood on her toes and kissed his neck. She slowly moved her lips upward until they reached his lips. Xavier felt warm wherever she kissed him.He tried to hold himself back multiple times, but it didn't work. He put his hand behind her head and took the initiative to kiss her back. He didn't care what she was planning anymore. He wanted her tonight!She could feel his attitude changing, so while she was catching her breath, she said, "I'm a little scared. Can we have some wine first?"As Xavier looked at her teary eyes, he held himself back and said with a hoarse voice, "Sure."Yvette grabbed the strongest wine they had in the cellar and popped in the pill tha
It only ended after midnight. Xavier was still intoxicated, but he held Yvette tightly.She looked at the semen she had collected in a sterile cup and knew it was time for her to leave. She tried getting out of his embrace, but he held her even tighter. She had no choice but to hide the cup under the bed. She would leave with it when he left for work the next day.Yvette looked up at Xavier, who was sleeping soundly. She started feeling guilty and whispered, "I was sincere when I apologized to you. But I wasn't apologizing for faking my death and leaving you. Instead, I was apologizing for this…"She had only conceived Noah and Zachary because he had forced her. She didn't feel sorry because of it. However, she knew she was wrong to hide the truth from him this time. Nevertheless, she still had to do this. It was the only way she could ensure Noah and Zachary would stay by her side.…When the sun rose the next day, Xavier woke up with a slight headache and noticed that Yvette