Before they went to court, everyone in Tirion had already found out about Xavier and Yvette's divorce. Tristan, Quentin, and the others were betting on who would win the lawsuit."Xav's gonna win without saying," said a rich playboy. They were all Xavier's fanboys, and they would do anything to support him.Quentin smiled and said, "I'm betting on Yvette.""You're always betting on odds, Quentin." No one was surprised. Then, they looked at Tristan, who was distracted at the side. "Tris, who are you placing your money on?""Do you even have to ask? He's definitely rooting for Xav. Mr. Shaw hates Deaf Yvvy the most," someone said.Suddenly, Tristan looked toward the person with a cold gaze and said, "Do not call her that from now on."Since Xavier wasn't around, he didn't want to hide the truth anymore. When he got serious, everyone else stopped talking and didn't dare to make any joke casually.Quentin took a sip of his beer and lightened the mood. "He's right. After all, she's X
The news about Xavier and Yvette's divorce lawsuit of the century was exceptionally trending on the internet. Reporters from every major media company were standing outside the court, and they all wanted to be the first to report the latest breaking news.After Kiki calmed herself down in the court, she handed the judge all the information she had about the couple's broken marriage. Then, she asked Xavier, "Mr. Lane, is it true that you never had any sexual intercourse with my client throughout your three years of marriage?"He frowned slightly. "Yes.""Mr. Lane, is it also true that you had inflicted cold violence on my client after your marriage? In other words, did you purposely give her the cold shoulder?" she asked again.Xavier looked at Yvette and didn't lie. "That's right.""Mr. Lane, please take a look at these photos. Ever since your first love, Daphne Reyes, returned, you seldom returned home. Can you confirm if that is true?" Kiki showed photos of Xavier and Daphn
Yvette forced herself to calm down and looked at the photo evidence from afar. She couldn't see what was on them clearly.Leonard brought some of the photos to her. They were showing how she seduced Xavier in the past when she was trying to get pregnant.Yvette was shocked, and she clenched her fists. She had never expected what she had done would affect her like this. Furthermore, she couldn't believe that Xavier would have photos of those moments.Kiki shot her an assuring glance. Those photos only proved that there was love between Xavier and Yvette. However, there was one more criterion to have a successful divorce, and that was domestic violence. Xavier's cold violence fitted the category.However, Leonard denied any proof of such violence immediately. "Your honor, Ms. Torres mentioned how my client had performed cold violence on Ms. Snyder. I would like to ask everyone this—how is cold violence defined? Is there any scientific definition?"As he spoke, he coldly looked at
Xavier pinched the bridge of his nose as he asked Leonard in the lounge, "Where did you get those photos?" When he had been with Yvette back then, he hadn't let anyone take photos of them at all.Leonard didn't hide the truth at all. "From the surveillance cameras."Ever since he had lost a lawsuit once, he hadn't taken part in a fight he wasn't confident about winning.Xavier was in disbelief. There were so many photos. It wouldn't have been easy for Leonard to get all of them from the cameras in just a short amount of time."I'm sorry, Ms. Torres. You can't go in there.""I'm not going in. Please tell Leonard to come out. I want to see him."They heard Kiki speaking with the bodyguard outside. Leonard stood up. "I'll handle this.""Sure." Xavier didn't stop him. He knew how ambitious Leonard was, and the latter definitely wouldn't let a woman stop him from getting all the potential fame. The lawyers from both parties would definitely be the center of the spotlight during the
By the time court was in session again, Kiki had already dried her tears. She didn't want Leonard to look down on her.Once again, she explained to the court how Xavier and Yvette's marriage was broken and how he asserted cold violence. Without any new evidence, the judge was ready to conclude the trial. Suddenly, Yvette said, "I would like to say something."The judge looked at her and allowed her to speak. She looked at Xavier before turning to the audience. "I had an affair."Everyone started muttering to each other immediately, and Xavier's deep gaze turned complicated. She didn't stop there."Mr. Lane and I never had anything real between us. Mr. Cook mentioned how I had sexual intercourse with Mr. Lane in the past few months, and I admit that is true. "However, I just wanted revenge. Mr. Lane looked down on me previously, and he never cared for me as his wife."I hate him, and I've had countless nightmares during the five years I was away from Tirion. He was in every one
Since Leonard was a lawyer, he had always been more attentive than others. When the foreigners drove away, he sneakily followed them.…Meanwhile, Xavier was personally driving with Yvette in the passenger seat. He thought about what she had said during the trial and said, "Do you really want to get a divorce?"Even though he knew the answer, he still wanted to ask her that one more time."Yeah." She nodded and added, "As long as you agree to it, I promise not to take anything from you. All I want is my freedom."Xavier was speechless, and he didn't continue the topic. Instead, he asked, "Did you mean what you said during the trial?"Yvette hesitated for a moment before saying, "That doesn't matter anymore, right?" She looked at him and added, "If you still don't want to get a divorce, I'll tell the whole world that I was with someone else a long time ago."That was the cruelest idea she could come up with. Xavier liked to keep up his reputation. He wouldn't let something like
It was snowing heavily outside. Yvette had a long dream, and she didn't remember what it was about. All she could hear were voices next to her."She's pregnant?""Yes. She's been pregnant for eight weeks."When Shannon heard the doctor, there was a hint of joy in her furious gaze on Yvette. Eight weeks ago, Yvette had been with Xavier, and that meant the child she was carrying belonged to him!"Dr. Lloyd, you have to take good care of her, especially the child in her belly. You mustn't let anything happen to them.""Don't worry, Madam Shannon."There was no way she wouldn't be worried. Xavier was still in the ICU in critical condition, so she couldn't let anything happen to her grandchild in Yvette's belly.When Shannon left the ward to see Xavier, Yvette opened her tired eyes and finally saw her surroundings. She couldn't help placing her hand on her belly and looked downward at her legs in gauze."Oh, you're awake, Ms. Snyder!" a nurse said when she saw Yvette was awake. She
The wind was strong outside, and the tree outside was covered in so much snow that it was bending to one side. When the nurse brought Yvette her dinner, she didn't have much appetite and only took a few bites.Shannon suddenly came and said nothing as she closed the curtains. Compared to how glorious she had looked before, she looked extra miserable and pale at that moment. There was a deafening silence in the ward.Shannon turned around to look at Yvette and went straight to the point. "The baby you're carrying belongs to Xavier, right?"The latter instinctively lied, "No."Shannon narrowed her eyes and forced herself to calm down. "You don't have to lie. I know you were with Xav when you got pregnant.""Were you watching over us during the night as well?" Yvette asked.Shannon was stunned into silence. Xavier wasn't awake yet, and Yvette was saying that the child wasn't his. Shannon wondered if someone else was really going to inherit the Lane family's assets. She wouldn't al