Daphne had said that to see if Xavier would get jealous. But she also wanted to look for someone else. After all, there were a lot of people with wealth and power in Tirion. With her looks and her reputation, it wouldn't be hard for her to marry someone from a great family. She shouldn't ruin herself for Xavier."I understand." He was calm as he got in the car right away. Then, the car drove away in front of her. Daphne stood there alone, feeling extremely upset.Yvonne approached her quickly from behind. "How did it go, Daph? Did Mr. Lane say no?"Daphne looked terrible as she lied, "He didn't say anything. I think he's angry.""It looks like he still cares about you. If Yvette hadn't returned, he would've married you by now."That was a lie to comfort her. Yvette had been gone for five years, yet Xavier had never once thought of marrying Daphne."I don't think he'll marry me. After all, I'm an orphan who isn't worthy of him." Daphne looked disappointed.Yvonne thought so a
As Yvette took a walk with Noah at Fortian Manor, she kept looking at the cameras around them. As expected, it was just the way he had drawn them. When they came to a secluded area, she crouched next to him and said, "Noah, there's something I want to talk to you about.""Okay.""I'm planning to take you home after a few days. So, I need you to prepare yourself in the meantime, alright?"Noah nodded. "Sure."She smiled and ruffled his hair. "However, it'll be our little secret. You can't tell anyone about it, not even the nannies or Mr. Xavier. Pinky promise?" She held up her finger.He went with her flow. "It's a deal."Yvette was still worried. After all, Noah was still young. However, if she didn't tell him about it, it would be terrible if something happened during their escape. Noah knew what she was worried about, so he looked at her innocently with his big eyes.He lowered his voice and whispered in her ear, "Mom, I know Mr. Xavier abducted me for money. I'm not that
Xavier's brows furrowed. "Isn't this what you wanted?"Apart from that, he couldn't think of any other reason why Yvette had suddenly returned.Yvette was taken aback.Before she could react, Xavier continued, "After all these years, any remaining anger should have been vented by now. Just sign the papers. We'll let the past be the past."After hearing this, Yvette suddenly felt like Xavier was extremely ridiculous. After everything they had been through, he actually thought she was just angry.He was acting as if everything would go back to the way if he returned Snyder Group to her.Yvette tightened her grip on the agreement, walked over to the shredder, and directly fed the papers into it, watching them turn into a pile of shredded paper."There's no 'letting the past be the past'. I meant what I said. I just don't want to be with you anymore," she stated. It was exhausting having to pretend to still love him when she had already given up.Yvette couldn't wait to take Noah a
Xavier unconsciously put out his cigarette. He had expected Yvette to come out and cry, shout, or even slap him, as she had before. But she did none of that; instead, she was unusually calm."I'm going out for a walk." Her voice was hoarse. Without waiting for Xavier's approval, she left the office. As she left the company, she felt several strange gazes upon her, though the office was nearly empty.The sky was overcast, and light rain had begun to fall when Yvette went out. Standing in the drizzle, Yvette felt a sense of desolation. She walked along the street, unaware that a discreet black car was quietly following her.The person inside the car was watching her every move with worried eyes."Stop the car.""Yes, sir."As the car soon stopped, Claude stepped out of the vehicle with a coat and an umbrella. With one hand holding the umbrella, he quickly walked up to Yvette, shielding her from the rain.Yvette saw Claude's handsome face when she turned her head.He handed he
The two walked to a nearby restaurant for a meal. Yvette wasn't afraid of the people following her reporting to Xavier. She and Claude were innocent; there was nothing to fear.Meanwhile, Xavier had already received photos from the people tailing Yvette. He gripped his phone tightly, unable to suppress the rage in his eyes.No wonder she had wanted to go out—she had a date. Xavier felt a deep-seated frustration, but he couldn't pinpoint why.At this moment, he received a call from Shannon. She was crying with joy. "Xav, there's news from Longview Bay. They said he might wake up."Xavier instantly clenched his phone. "I understand," he uttered before hanging up.…At the restaurant, Yvette looked at the beautifully prepared dishes, but she had no appetite. Her stomach felt unsettled. She didn't know if it was because of Xavier or if she was pregnant. It wasn't safe to check at a local hospital or even buy a pregnancy test herself. She had to wait until she was abroad, where it w
Xavier couldn't be bothered with anything else now.Yvette's eyes went wide. "You bastard!" she hissed, eliciting a chuckle from Xavier."If I'm a bastard, why did you use to love me half to death?"Yvette was overwhelmed by the smell of alcohol on him. She realized he was drunk and speaking out of control. "I don't want to talk to a drunk. Let go of me.""No." Xavier's embrace became more possessive. He leaned closer, his breath hot against her ear. "If I let you go, you will run away with Claude, won't you?"Yvette struggled to free herself from his hold, but Xavier refused to let go. His voice grew more desperate with each word. "Why did you betray me? Didn't you promise to love me forever? Why didn't you keep your word? Do you know how I felt when I first saw that kid? I fucking thought he was my son!" The drunken man expressed all his grievances."And yet, he told me that Claude is his father! Hadn't it been just a short time since we lost our child? And you were alread
Xavier woke up with a splitting headache at noon the next day. Instinctively, he looked beside him, only to see that Yvette wasn't there.He immediately threw the blanket off and got up.Yvette was revising a new piece of music downstairs. She looked up to see Xavier's well-built torso and, below that, slightly wrinkled suit pants. He looked groggy with sleep.He was becoming more and more careless about his appearance.In the past, Yvette hadn't even seen Xavier's arms, let alone his torso. Now, he seemed to have a penchant for exposing himself.Yvette looked away.Seeing her, Xavier immediately went back to his room to shower and change clothes. He felt uncomfortable after drinking alcohol last night and being covered in Yvette's vomit.Half an hour later, Xavier finally came out of the bathroom. When he walked out, he picked up his phone and saw several missed calls from Mark.He called back. "What's the matter?""Mr. Lane, the hacker transferred 7.9 billion dollars out of
Kiki sensed something was wrong and immediately called Zachary's teacher. "Hello, Zac's teacher. Can you let Zac answer the phone?""Is this Zac's mom? Zac's dad came by earlier and took him home," the teacher said.Dad?Was it Xavier? No way! Xavier didn't even know Zachary was his child!Could it be...Kiki was stunned."Hello, ma'am? Are you still there?""How could you let someone else take my son? What if he was a bad person? Who was he? What did he look like?" Kiki shouted angrily into the phone.If Zachary went missing, how would she explain it to Yvette? This teacher was too irresponsible!Kiki knew Yvette cared about her sons very much. She feared even the slightest mishap might befall them.Now, Zachary had been taken away, and Kiki hadn't even known about it.Ignoring the personal items thrown on the ground, Kiki quickly hailed a cab and told the driver to go to the international kindergarten.The teacher was also confused. "You mean you don't know what the child