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
That was also the moment that Yvette decided to cut ties with Xavier entirely.The storm outside went on the whole night. He held her tightly in his arms, and she felt extremely thirsty and wanted to drink something badly. "I want to have some water," she said indifferently.Xavier opened his eyes a little and reached out to grab the bottle of water on the bedside table. The bite mark on his hand was on full display. There were bite marks on his shoulders too, and his lips had been torn.After opening the bottle, he passed it to the woman in his arms. After taking a few sips, Yvette felt slightly better. Suddenly, she felt nauseous and wanted to puke. She couldn't hold it anymore, and she pushed Xavier's hand away before heaving at the edge of the bed.He got up and patted her back. "What's wrong?"She pushed his hand away again. "Don't touch me!"His hand froze in mid-air.She coldly turned around to look at him. "Can you scram now?"His dashing face fell immediately. He rea
After Yvette had told Kiki about the divorce, the latter had immediately prepared an indictment."Yeah, it wouldn't be wise for us to continue being together." Yvette looked at the documents and said, "Let me know if you need anything from me. I just want to get this over with as soon as possible. Are you confident about doing this?"Kiki hesitated for a moment and carefully looked at her. "Yvvy, if you show your medical records from before, there's a high chance we will succeed."After Yvette had gotten married, she had never gotten pregnant. Instead, she had gone for many treatments. She had also had major depression disorder and lived separately from Xavier for many years. Since it was just a divorce, it wouldn't be that hard.With that thought in mind, she said, "Alright. I'll prepare the medical records and give them to you.""Sure. If you have any proof of Xavier being with Daphne or evidence of him mistreating you, it'll do as well," Kiki added. Yvette understood everythi
As Yvette spoke, she fell asleep without knowing it.This time, Xavier was the one who couldn't sleep. All he could think of was what Jeremiah had said. "I'm the one she likes! I'm the one she wanted to marry!"When he finally fell asleep, he dreamed about her leaving again. When he woke up, Yvette was still sleeping by his side, and it was dark outside. Xavier couldn't sleep at all, so he got up to call Jeremiah. However, no one answered the call.So, he could only call Shannon. "Mom, where's Jeremiah?""Jerry relapsed and is now receiving treatment. What's wrong?" she asked.Xavier's gaze turned cold. "Nothing."Then, he hung up. Shannon wanted to ask him about Yvette. When she noticed that the call had ended, she couldn't help but sigh. Then, she asked Mandy, "Has Zac returned to the kindergarten?""The director said he hadn't returned to the kindergarten after his father took him away a few days ago," the latter answered.She frowned and thought about it. "Have you arrang
"Thank you for your help. Honestly, I really need help recently. Also, I don't know why you asked me about my marriage. "My marriage wasn't good enough, but that doesn't mean it's the same for every marriage. If you have any issues with yours, I hope you can fix them and live a happy life with your wife."When Xavier saw the long message, he felt extremely complicated. He couldn't help but type, "But I think she doesn't love me anymore. What can I do now?"When Yvette heard her phone pinging in a daze, she grabbed it and saw a message from the person in charge of the contract website from before. She hadn't thought that he would have marriage issues as well, let alone reply to her.She asked, "Is there any misunderstanding between you two?"When Xavier saw it, he thought about it and started typing. "I used to treat her badly previously… She used to love me before."After he sent the last message, he quickly deleted it. That was because the man that Yvette loved had never been
Xavier didn't answer Yvette. If he wanted anything, he would get it easily.She didn't ask about it anymore as well. Instead, she sat on the warm couch and looked at the familiar surroundings. Her gaze was filled with nostalgia as she reminisced about the past."If you like it here, we can stay here in the future," he said. Yvette had a feeling that he had misunderstood her. Since Yara had never liked her, she hadn't liked being there at all.Although James had been nice to her, he had spent most of his time at work. When he hadn't been at home, she'd had to stay there and watch how sweet Yara and Terrence were to each other. Meanwhile, she had felt like a stranger."I don't want to live here."Xavier went silent. She looked at him and added, "You should just return the manor to Daphne. I think we should make things clear between us."Kiki had submitted the divorce indictment to the court two days ago, and Xavier would learn about it soon.Yvette got up. "If there's nothing else
"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