Mark overheard the secretaries' conversation and put a stop to it. It wasn't that he liked to meddle in other people's business, but he knew how to read Xavier's mood better than the others did.These days, besides work, all Xavier did was have people search for Yvette as well as wreck Claude's business. In Mark's eyes, such behavior was definitely not because Xavier hated Yvette.…Days flew by, but Xavier never gave up on finding Yvette.On New Year's Eve, a flurry of snow swirled in the air. In the past, Yvette would always go to Lane Mansion with Xavier for New Year's Eve.But things were different that year. Xavier went there alone.There was no jovial chatter from him, unlike the time when Yvette had just left. Xavier pretty much kept to himself and spoke very little. He radiated a coldness that made people too afraid to approach him.He came hastily and returned home just as hastily.Outside Dewberry Manor, snow was beginning to pile up. It was a beautiful sight to behol
In the first class section of the plane, Yvette looked out the window at the fluffy white clouds. Memories from four years ago replayed in her head.At first, she had been depressed. Thus, she had sought Claude's help and faked her death. After leaving the country, she had given birth to a pair of twins, who were preterm.Initially, things had been smooth sailing. Unfortunately, her youngest son, Noah Snyder, had been born sickly due to preterm birth. Early this March, he had been diagnosed with clonal disease of the hematopoietic stem cells, also widely known as leukemia.The doctors had told Yvette that a cord blood stem cell transplant could be used to treat the cancer. Thus, over the past few months, she had been racking her brain for ways to obtain Xavier's sperm.However, she had failed.The earlier the transplant was be done, the better Noah's chances would be. Thus, Yvette could only go and get it herself.If it hadn't been for Noah, she would never go back to that plac
"Mom, have you arrived? Even when I'm not there, you need to remember to drink a cup of warm milk before bed. Also, don't forget your vitamins. "And when you sleep, don't kick off your blankets. You'll catch a cold."I put mine and Noah's favorite dolls in your suitcase. If you can't sleep, they can keep you company.When Zachary didn't feel like talking, he wouldn't even utter a word. But when he did, he would nag nonstop like an old man. Yvette had no idea where he had gotten it from.Sometimes, she felt like he was her parent instead."Okay, I'll remember."After Zachary finished speaking, Yvette finally hung up reluctantly. When she had left Tirion at the time, she had been suffering from depression and hearing loss. On top of that, she had also been pregnant. Hence, there had been times where she hadn't slept a wink the whole night or couldn't eat. After her children had been born, even though she hadn't completely recovered, her condition had improved. As the kids
When Yvette arrived at the venue below, she immediately noticed the grandest private room on the upper floor that offered the best view of the auction. The room was fitted with a one-way mirror; the people outside couldn't look in, but the people inside could look out.She intentionally selected a seat that could be seen clearly from the private room. Then, she looked up at the private room, making the action seem unintentional.It was just a simple glance. There wasn't a ripple of emotion in her eyes.In the private room, Mark gaped in shock. "That's Ms. Snyder!"Xavier resisted the urge to run downstairs. "Abandon the auction," he ordered Mark."Yes."The secretary downstairs received the instruction and gave up on the auction.The audience had thought that they would get to see a money-throwing competition, but to their surprise, Xavier had given up. They were all astounded.They didn't know who the mystery woman was or why she had dared to snatch something from Xavier.
Not wanting to waste her breath with Xavier, Yvette pressed a check into his hands. "I've made the payment, so I'll be taking this now."Xavier held the check as he watched Yvette leave without even turning her head. "Keep an eye on her!" he ordered.…After Yvette returned to Mansions Nine, she stood on the balcony and downed glass after glass of wine. Back then, she hadn't had the habit of drinking. However, after she had left the country, whenever she felt like she couldn't do it alone anymore, she would use alcohol to numb herself.After Zachary and Noah had been born, Yvette had slowly begun to change this bad habit thanks to their company. However, after seeing Xavier that day, she lost control again.She hadn't been lying when she said that she had lost her memory. During the period of time after she had left the country, her body had been put under immense burden. She had been dealing with pregnancy on top of her depression, so her memory had gotten worse. There we
Noah's weak but high-pitched voice sounded from the phone. A young boy identical to Zachary was lying in a hospital bed, looking pallid. He called out to Yvette sweetly.Yvette's heart melted. "Noah, here's a return kiss."Noah frowned at her sadly. "Mom, you didn't even call me last night to say goodnight."Compared to Zachary, who loved to nag at her kindly, Noah was more like the average child. He was very affectionate but also prone to insecurity. Of course, that was just Yvette's opinion."I'm sorry, I forgot about it. Here's an apology kiss. Don't be mad, Noah."Noah had always been sick and had recently been diagnosed with leukemia. So, Yvette was especially attentive toward him.Noah pouted. "I'll forgive you this time, but there won't be a next time."Seeing Noah's cute antics, all the storm clouds in Yvette's mind instantly disappeared. She nodded frantically. Then, she asked, "Where are Grandma and Zac?"Noah pretended to be furious when he heard that. "If I had know
Xavier's throat tightened. A strange look crossed his eyes. He didn't have to say anything for Mark to know what he was thinking. According to Lane Group's operations department, a big business owner was supposed to be coming. The business owner was going to provide huge amounts of funds for Lane Group to carry out Project Hope, a charity project.Everyone in the company was talking about it."Which big business owner is willing to throw his money away?""Who knows? Maybe he has too much money that he doesn't know how to spend.""I heard that he came from abroad…"Meanwhile, Yvette's car had just arrived at Lane Group's headquarters. She gazed up at the towering buildings in front of her. The rapid development and expansion of the company could be attributed to Xavier's iron-handed leadership and the Lanes' solid foundation.Over the past four years, Yvette hadn't neglected herself either. With Claude's help, she had started her own company and earned some money.Before comi
Xavier had seen Yvette's medical records from four years ago. He knew that she had suffered from severe depression, and he had tried to understand the disorder before. Indeed, it could cause the deterioration of memory, but there was no evidence that the patient could forget an entire person!They had known each other for over a decade!When Xavier said nothing, Yvette asked, "Are you one of the people who'd hurt me before? If you're not, then why don't I remember you?"Those words felt like a stab at Xavier. His voice was cold as he said, "You must be overthinking things, Ms. Snyder. We were just ships that passed through the night."Xavier had thought it through now. Since Yvette wanted to pretend, he would let her. After all, he had never thought of them as husband and wife to begin with.Before Yvette left, Xavier had someone sign the partnership contract with her. When he returned to his office, he began to smoke cigarette after cigarette again. He kept thinking about Yve
"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
Yvette was somewhat confused by this, and so was Kiki."Wasn't there just a lot of crying and talking inside? Why did it suddenly get so quiet? Are they holding some kind of ceremony?" Kiki asked."I don't know. Let's go in and take a look."When they walked in, they finally understood the reason why it was quiet.Tristan had arrived.At that moment, he sat atop a sandalwood chair, surrounded by bodyguards all dressed in matching black uniforms.Terrence stood in front of him, sweating profusely.The others were also too scared to make a sound."Where's Yvette?" Tristan asked again.After receiving a call from Kiki, he quickly rushed over. However, when he arrived, he didn't see Kiki or Yvette.He wasn't as easygoing as Jeremiah. Right there on the spot, he had everyone surrounded and made them all line up properly, demanding everyone to clearly state who had been bullying Yvette.When confronted with the power he exuded, the crowd instantly lost their earlier arrogance, and
Most of the people present recognized Jeremiah's face, but they mistook him for Xavier."So it's the son-in-law of the Snyder family who's here." They didn't let go of Yvette but instead complained, "You're here just in time. Teach Yvette a lesson. Her mother passed away, but she refuses to wear mourning attire."Terrence saw Jeremiah approaching from a distance and immediately stopped paying attention to the relatives around him, quickly running over."Everyone, you've got it wrong. This is Xavier''s twin brother. He's currently the CEO of Titan Corporation."After speaking, he gave the group a few subtle winks.The members of the Cadwell family liked to bully the weak and feared the strong. After knowing that the person in front of them was the CEO of Titan Corporation, they all put on smiling faces."We're sorry. We mistook you for someone else."After that, they continued to insist that Yvette kneel. "Come on, Yvette, stop being stubborn and just kneel!"Jeremiah saw what w