While Xavier and Yvette were on their way to Sangine County, it started to rain heavily.As Yvette sat in the passenger seat, her eyes happened to land on Xavier's gorgeous side profile, and her heart skipped a beat. She quickly retracted her gaze and looked out the window. Before she had gotten him for herself, she used to think he was hard to approach. But now, she had touched every inch of his body.No matter how aloof a man was, his relationship with someone else would change after having skin contact.Xavier had noticed that she had been looking at him. So, he held her hand when they were taking a break from driving. "I'm not used to you being so quiet."Yvette looked at him as he added, "You used to talk nonstop."When she heard that, she couldn't help smiling bitterly. "In that case, you definitely don't remember saying that you hated me talking too much."Xavier was stunned, and it suddenly felt tense in the car. Yvette thought she had said something she shouldn't have
Yvette stared at the familiar face under the soft light and didn't know what to say. Xavier lowered his head to kiss her forehead, and she tightened her grip on the blanket. "I'm a little tired now, so I don't want to do it today."He was stunned for a moment. Then, he held her tightly and said nothing.Yvette leaned against his embrace and could hear his heartbeat. "Xav…""Yeah?""Do you remember the first time we hugged?" she suddenly asked.When Xavier heard that, he thought about the time she had hugged him for the first time. It had been their first night after their wedding. James had just passed away back then, but Xavier had dragged her away.Xavier didn't understand why she had suddenly asked him about that. He thought she was complaining about him. "What happened in the past will never happen again."He seldom apologized, and this was his way of admitting his mistakes.However, Yvette looked at him in confusion; she didn't understand what he meant by that. The fir
When Yvette heard that, she held Xavier's hand and hugged him. Then, she gently kissed his lips. That was all she planned to do. However, he set the plates down and placed his hand behind her head. Then, he kissed her more passionately.Xavier didn't know why, but when they were doing something so intimately, he couldn't see any emotions in her eyes at all. He felt upset and bit her lip.Yvette winced in pain. She wanted to push him away, but he grabbed her hand tightly. So, she bit himback for revenge, and she didn't stop until she tasted blood.Xavier breathed heavily as he held her face with his big hand. "Look at me and say my name."She looked up and noticed the reddened lips she had bitten. "Xav." She was emotionless and wasn't the same young woman who only had him in her eyes anymore.Xavier's heart ached, and his eyes reddened a little. Then, he picked her up. He didn't care about her rejection anymore and placed her on the couch. "Say my name!"Yvette didn't know what
The bedroom was filled with James' belongings from when he had still been alive. One of the items was a portrait of Yvette that he had painted. After he had passed away, Yara and Terrence had failed to manage the company well. In the end, they'd had no choice but to put every valuable item in the house up for auction.When Yvette had returned to the country, she had tried her best to find everything James had left behind, especially this portrait. She had been less than 20 years old in the portrait, sitting on a balcony in her white dress. She was smiling while holding a large bouquet.Yvette slowly walked to the portrait. When she saw it, she immediately thought of James. When he had been painting the portrait, he had looked so kind.She reached out and gently touched the portrait. She could barely get the words out of her mouth. "I thought I would never see this portrait again."James had painted it for her, and it was priceless. She had never expected that Xavier would be
The fireworks dazzled in the sky and disappeared in an instant. A couple stood near Yvette, and the woman held the man's hand while saying, "Let's be together forever." Yvette looked at them from behind and suddenly wanted to be in a relationship.Ever since she had started to like Xavier, she had rejected every man who had been interested in her. She had never dated anyone and had married Xavier just like that. She had never experienced being in a relationship before. She looked at the dark sky and started to tear up. Then, she softly said, "Dad, I'm having regrets now."She regretted marrying Xavier and regretted insisting on choosing someone who didn't love her.The fireworks ended at 8:30 pm, and everyone left the scene. When Mark arrived to pick Yvette up, he saw her standing there alone. She looked really lonely from behind.Mark remembered how his fiancée had told him that a person had to make someone they loved feel safe. One couldn't let another woman affect their rela
After Yvette ended the call, Claude called her. She hurriedly answered, and he said, "I brought Andy to see Daphne again today."Her heart skipped a beat, and she wondered if Andy really was the one who hurt Daphne."That woman actually wanted to kill him. If it hadn't been for my men, he would've died today." Claude told Yvette that he had wanted Andy to see Daphne's true colors. So, he had kept telling his men to arrange a meet-up for them.However, the foolish man, Andy, had been unwilling to believe it. He had even gone all the way to Daphne's house that day. At first, she had pretended to comfort him. Then, she had drugged him with some sleeping pills. After he had fallen into deep sleep, she had turned on the gas to cause an accident that would kill him.Unfortunately for her, Claude's men had found out what was happening and took her away by force. Daphne had been afraid and started hurting herself. She had even accused Andy first by saying that a fanboy had trespassed
"Don't worry. I'll be responsible for everything," Claude said.Yerick knew he was pretending to be oblivious and stopped persuading him. "Do you want to hear some gossip? Xavier's sweetheart got hurt. "He's so good when managing his business, but why is he a bad judge of character? Why did he choose someone so terrible?""I'm not interested," Claude said coldly.Yerick realized he had said something he shouldn't have. After all, Daphne wasn't Xavier's only choice. He had also chosen the woman Claude loved to be his wife. So, Yerick quickly changed the topic. "When are you going back?"Claude looked out the window with his dark gaze. "I'm going to stay a little while longer."Yerick couldn't help feeling worried. The scions of the Lander family had been eagerly targeting Claude for a long time. Since he had been away for a long time, it would be bad if anyone else in the Lander family got the inheritance rights.…Daphne weakly lay on the hospital bed with bandages around
Xavier's eyes reddened as he looked for Yvette like a madman. However, he still didn't see her after searching in multiple rooms, and he was about to send some people to check the airport. When he arrived at the backyard, he saw Yvette sitting on a chair there. He finally stopped feeling anxious.Yvette couldn't sleep, so she was getting some fresh air outside. Then, she saw Xavier approaching her anxiously. She had thought that he wouldn't return that night. As they looked into each other's eyes, he ran to her and pulled her into his embrace.Yvette's body was slightly stiff under the dim light. She didn't see how red his eyes were or how anxious he was."Why aren't you in the bedroom at this hour?" Xavier asked in a deep voice.She thought he was being ridiculous. "Why must I be in the bedroom at this hour?"Xavier was stunned, and he didn't know how to answer her. He also didn't know why he had felt so anxious when he couldn't find her earlier.Before he could say anything