Yvette thought that Xavier would soon leave on his own, but in the days that followed, he actually established a branch office in Mayest. Moreover, it was set up not far from where she lived.She had to admit that Xavier was a business genius who could thrive anywhere. He quickly made connections with some of the wealthy individuals in the city.Every morning, Yvette would receive a bouquet of flowers and an expensive gift. However, she threw them in the trash each time.One day, Xavier even bought the entire area where she lived and moved in next door. Now, they could see each other just by standing on their balconies.Yvette discovered this while she was composing music on the open balcony."If you like living here, we can settle down here," Xavier said.Yvette ignored him, picked up her music sheets, and went back inside.Meanwhile, Mark arrived with people to renovate the house. When he saw Xavier standing alone on the balcony, constantly looking at the house next door, he
Yvette's chest suddenly felt tight.Just as it was his first time being someone’s husband, it was also her first time being his wife.Yvette's eyes were cold when she warned, "Xavier, go back to Tirion. Don't make me hate you."Xavier's body stiffened as he held her. "I'm not going back." His voice was hoarse. "I have plenty of time and patience."Growing increasingly perplexed, Yvette looked up at him. "You never liked me before; why are you clinging to me now?"Xavier's throat tightened. "Because I never wanted to get a divorce!" he exclaimed, pulling the covers away and getting up. "Just call me whenever you need anything. I'm your landlord from now on."Yvette didn't even know how Xavier left. She contacted the previous landlord that night, only to find out the house had already been sold. She had no choice but to change the locks to electronic ones.Recently, she had received word of a potential business deal for a new song she had written. The prospective client was intere
Surprisingly, the foreigners they behind them didn't come after them.Once outside, Yvette gasped for air. As she looked up, Xavier noticed the marks on her face. "What happened?" he asked."I'm fine." Yvette roughly understood what he was asking from his lip movements.Not wanting to discuss anything with Xavier at this moment, she released his hand and walked toward the crowd. Xavier quickly stepped to her side, grabbing her hand. "Did someone hit you?"He had been following Yvette these past few days. Today, he had followed along upon seeing her go to the hotel and had witnessed the incident in the hallway."Let go of me." Yvette didn't want him to see her in this vulnerable state.Xavier refused to let go. With his large hand, he grasped her chin, checking the prominent handprint on her face. Glancing back at the hotel entrance, he noticed two foreign men still watching them. Xavier immediately understood the situation. Ignoring Yvette's resistance, he scooped her up and
Xavier's heart started to race. However, Mark's words hit him like a cold plunge into icy waters. "Sir, you and the child have no blood ties."No blood ties…So, Yvette hadn't lied to him; their child had died before birth. Noah and Zachary were hers and Claude's!Xavier's hand clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned white. His throat felt as if it were on fire when he uttered, "Got it."He hung up the phone. The temperature inside the car seemed to drop. Xavier glanced at the teeth marks still visible on his hand, his expression icy. He thought Yvette had deceived him. Now, he realized how foolish he had been.He instructed the driver to head to a nearby bar instead of going back to where he was staying.…Yvette was still shaken after she returned home. At that moment, Viola called her."Mom!""Mom!"Two children's faces appeared on the screen. After confirming Xavier hadn't followed her back, Yvette finally answered them. "Zac, Noah!" She tried her best to app
The photos were composites of Xavier and Daphne together, with the word "cheater" doodled all over Xavier. By the time Xavier found out, the images had already spread and made the news.The IT department had removed all the photos and was investigating the source. They discovered that the method used was similar to the one used to transfer funds from Xavier's private account, both occurring around 3:00 am or 4:00 am.When Xavier sobered up and saw the photo, he felt a headache coming on. "Have we figured out who did this yet?"Mark hesitated for a moment before replying, "Sir, we traced the address to Mr. Shaw's private seaside villa, but he certainly wouldn't do something like this. "We traced the person who hacked into your private account before to Kiki Torres' residence. Could the child be the person we're looking for?"Xavier fell silent when Mark brought up Zachary."Have the news removed," he instructed before asking, "Have we found the children?"Mark shook his head.S
Yvette didn't understand why he was asking this, but seeing how readily he sent the money, she figured he was just sympathetic and nothing more. So, she continued chatting with him. "To be honest, I feel quite free and happy after the divorce. Oddly enough, I don't feel that much pressure," Yvette replied.As Xavier stared at Yvette's message on the screen, he stopped typing. He couldn't come to terms with what she said. "But why? Is it because you didn't love him?" he asked.Yvette wasn't sure how to respond. Thinking that he was a stranger she hadn't met, she decided not to hide anything. "The person who chooses to leave in a marriage usually has thought it over carefully. It doesn't just happen over one reason," she replied.Glumly, Xavier typed out a few paragraphs, only to delete them."If there's nothing else, I'm logging off. Bye," Yvette messaged.Xavier closed their chat window.He sat alone for a while, pondering Yvette's words. Feeling the need to get some fresh ai
For some reason, Xavier's heart raced as he pushed through the crowd, anxiously searching for her. It wasn't until he spotted her at the checkout counter that he felt relieved.After paying, Yvette went home to cook and rest.Now that she was pregnant, she was determined to protect this child with everything she had.After working on some sheet music for a while, Yvette lay back in her recliner, listening to music and reading, gently placing her hand on her belly and whispering, "Baby, grow strong and healthy."At that moment, her phone rang. When Yvette picked it up, she saw an unfamiliar text message with a gruesome picture. Her phone nearly dropped as her hand trembled. Assuming it was a prank, she deleted the message without much thought.Later that night, as darkness fell, there were faint noises outside. Being the light sleeper that she was, Yvette was soon awakened by the sound. She walked into the living room, asking, "Who's there?"Xavier, is that you?"As she had cha
Yvette was trembling lightly all over. "Xavier, it's over between us! Stop it!"Xavier continued to pull her clothes off her as he mocked, "You think you get to decide to divorce by yourself?"Unable to evade or fight back, Yvette could only bite him.As her teeth sank into his shoulder, Xavier let out a pained grunt. Despite that, he didn't stop.Yvette could taste blood in her mouth. She stared blankly at Xavier for a few seconds before she cursed, "Xavier, you son of a bitch! You bastard! When we were married, you said you would never touch me. "What the fuck are you doing now that I don't like you anymore?" She accused him bitterly, speaking harsh words."Scratch that. It's not that I don't like you now; I never liked you! You're not my type at all. You're just a violent, sick maniac! If I had known you had a twin brother, I would never have married you!"It felt painful to even breathe as Xavier listened to her every word.Pretending not to care, he cupped Yvette's face i
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