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
After Yvette was done talking, she ended the call. Meanwhile, Xavier was so angry that he almost smashed his phone. Mark carefully stood aside and didn't dare to make a noise. Xavier felt like there was a boulder on his chest, making him feel stuck."How much time do we have?""Half a month."After the lawsuit had been accepted, they had half a month to prepare all the documents required.Mark hadn't expected Yvette to be so cruel either. He had assumed that she would forgive Xavier after a while and be Mrs. Lane. After all, the Lane family had a great business, and it was a great achievement for someone like her to marry Xavier.Xavier calmed down after a while and asked, "Who is her lawyer?""Her friend, Kiki Torres."He looked at Mark and said, "I remember telling you to look into her before. Her ex-boyfriend was a lawyer too, right?"The latter understood what he was trying to say immediately and smiled. "He's a great lawyer named Leonard Cook. I'll make the arrangements