Xavier suppressed the intense anger in his heart. Then, he held Yvette's face in his hand and kissed her right away. Yvette finally realized that his hand was hurt earlier, and it was still bleeding. She didn't feel bad for him. Instead, she tried her best to avoid him."Did you forget what I told you earlier? I won't keep my word anymore."Xavier's kiss landed on her cheek. When he heard what she said, he started breathing heavily. He tried to explain, "I owe Daphne a favor, and I have to pay her back."When she heard that, she felt something stuck in her chest. "Then, don't you have to pay me back too?" He might think that Daphne had saved Shannon's life, but Yvette saved his life! She didn't understand why he would be so biased toward Daphne.However, Xavier didn't know what she meant by that. He thought she was referring to how he had given her the cold shoulder during their three years of marriage."I promise that we'll have a happy life together from now on." It was the
It was the first time in history that Xavier's bank account had been hacked. Mark hadn't expected it, and he had been stunned for a long time after receiving the news at midnight."Have you found out who did it?" Xavier was only surprised for a split second, and he calmed down after a short while."Not yet." Mark paused for a while and added, "It happened too quickly, and we weren't prepared for it. When we finally learned about it, the money was gone."He thought it was weird. The person who had hacked into Xavier's bank account only took more than seven billion dollars. He also wondered why the person hadn't just hacked the bank itself when they were so bold and skilled. Since they had purposely hacked Xavier's private account, they had obviously been targeting him."You have one day." Xavier hung up right after saying that.It wouldn't be that difficult to infiltrate a person's account. The difficult part would be transferring the money out of there. At that moment, only th
Kiki unwillingly answered the call."Where are you now?" Tristan said from the other side in his attractive voice."I'll be right there." After saying that, she ended the call right away and told the driver to stop by the road. Then, she entered a restaurant nearby in her high heels.Tristan had reserved the whole restaurant so they oculd have it to themselves. When Kiki entered the building, there was no one else other than Tristan and the staff. He hadn't removed the white coat on him yet as he sat by the windows. He looked as dashing as the person she liked when he spoke while looking at the view outside. She quickly retracted her gaze and secretly scolded herself for being a nymphomaniac. A man like him was inhumane on the inside.She approached him. "Mr. Shaw."Tristan returned to his senses and looked at her. She stood at five feet four inches and had her hair tied up. Since her face was a little chubby as well, she looked like a university student who had just graduated
The sun was shining on Yvette's face at Dewberry Manor. When she opened her eyes, Xavier was already back on the bed. She looked up and saw the man's dashing face. Just as she was about to get up, he pulled her back in his embrace. "Good morning." He kissed her forehead.She was stunned. It seemed like he didn't remember what she had said before. Yvette avoided him right away, and Xavier opened his eyes a little to look at her in confusion. Then, he grabbed her chin and kissed her.He wasn't as gentle this time. Instead, he was domineering and violent.Yvette blocked him off with her hand, wanting to avoid him again. However, she couldn't do it at all. Just as Xavier was about to continue what he was doing, a phone started ringing. He frowned and wondered what was going on this time.He reached for the phone and realized it was Yvette's phone ringing. He looked at it and saw that it was Kiki calling. Feeling upset, he passed Yvette the phone. "It's your friend."She said n
Xavier noticed how unnatural Yvette was acting from the corner of his eyes, and he stopped probing her. She took a step back and avoided his sharp gaze. "I'm going to shower now."As she took two steps, he grabbed her hand right away and hugged her from behind. He breathed heavily as he said, "Let's continue."She stood there stiffly. Before she could reject him, he kissed her neck."I don't want to…" She hurriedly blocked him away.He stopped what he was doing and continued breathing heavily. He didn't know why, but ever since he had done it once with her, he found it harder to keep himself in control. He was becoming more and more greedy."Why?" he asked in a hoarse voice. Before she could answer him, he added, "If you didn't want this, why did you come back to mess with me? Tell me what the hell you want! I'll give it all to you as long as I can!"Xavier had never felt so helpless before. He had gotten someone to check her past, and he had learned that she worked abroad. H
It was eerily quiet in the house. Suddenly, Xavier realized he only knew that Yvette liked flowers, wanted to visit her old house, and wanted to go to Tenko. Other than that, he didn't know what else she liked.She realized how awkward he felt as well, so she casually said, "Didn't we agree that we wouldn't continue being husband and wife anymore?"He could feel his throat dry up when he heard that. "What do you mean by that? You were the only one who decided on that."If everything had to be agreed on by both parties, she wondered why he could decide to see Daphne by himself. Yvette pursed her lips tightly and looked pale. "Alright. We still have 19 days to go. I hope you can keep your promise by then. I'm going to cook now."Then, she entered the kitchen. Xavier felt more and more frustrated, and he hurriedly approached her. "Let me do it."Yvette was stunned. When she returned to her senses, he was already in the kitchen. She looked at the man in a suit standing in the kitc
Xavier had always been a stubborn man. So, Mark had no choice but to follow his instructions and tell the legal department to prepare the agreement. "By the way, Mr. Lane, we might not be able to look into your account being hacked this morning. The hacker was using a fake IP address…"When Xavier heard that, he frowned. "Send me everything you've found now.""Alright."After he received the information, he entered his study room. He quickly typed on his computer and found a loophole in no time, finding the hacker's actual IP address. "Hexim Pass…"…Meanwhile, Zachary was hiding in the kindergarten's restroom and typing quickly on his keyboard. His forehead was covered in sweat. He immediately gave up on changing his IP address. Instead, he just connected to another IP address.Zachary wiped the sweat from his forehead. "I didn't expect that bastard father to have such capable men. This money sure isn't that easy to get. I was almost discovered."Fortunately, he had been feel
Yvette wanted to scan the area properly when she visited this time. If Xavier was unwilling to let Noah go, she would still be able to find a way to get him out of there.When Noah heard that they were going to visit him, he waited at the entrance for a long time. "Mom!"When she saw the tiny child standing at the gates, she immediately approached him and hugged him. "Why are you standing here?" She grabbed his hand. "Are you cold?""No, I'm not." After saying that, he looked at Xavier, who was walking behind Yvette."Mister, my legs have gone numb while waiting for you two. Can you carry me inside?"When Yvette heard that, she immediately said, "I'll carry you."However, Noah shook his head and continued to look at Xavier. "Mister, my mom is weak. Can you carry me?"She felt a little awkward. Just as she was about to persuade Noah again, Xavier took a few steps forward and picked up Noah by grabbing his suspenders from behind. "Let's go."Noah's body hung in midair. After the in
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
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