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
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