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
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
The corners of Jeremiah's lips curled into a faint smile. "It seems like things aren't looking good for him."Tristan was immediately infuriated upon hearing those words. He grabbed Jeremiah by the collar and demanded, "What nonsense are you spouting?"Jeremiah looked calmly at him and said, "You're not very good at lying."Tristan was indeed that kind of person—he had no hidden agendas or schemes."You're Xav's own brother. Do you really hate him that much? Do you want him to die?"After hearing this, Jeremiah's expression remained unchanged. "You and Xavier are supposed to be best friends. Can you guarantee that you're not jealous of him and have never thought about making him disappear?""Of course not," Tristan affirmed confidently.When he was younger, he indeed felt jealous of Xavier and was unhappy about always being overshadowed by him. But as he grew older, he realized that everyone had their own strengths and that there was no need to compete with others over everythin
The members of the Cadwell family looked at each other in confusion, and then they began to apologize to Yvette and Kiki."Yvette, I'm sorry. Please forgive us. We're old and unwise.""Yes, yes, we're unwise. We're sorry.""Miss, please forgive us. We'll cover all your medical expenses."They all apologized at once, but only they knew how sincere the apologies actually were.Kiki tugged on Yvette's hand and asked, "Yvvy, what do you think we should do?"Yvette had already figured out how to deal with them. She said, "Since they already realized their mistake, let's just let it go.""Okay." Kiki, seeing that Yvette wasn't bothered by it anymore, agreed as well. "Just make sure you don't bully others by abusing your power in the future.""Right. Yes."Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, thinking they had narrowly escaped a crisis. They didn't realize that Yvette had already planned on how to deal with them.This was, after all, a funeral parlor, and some media reporters would s