Daphne had once been his girlfriend?Xavier's brow furrowed tightly.Daphne walked toward him, one step at a time. "Xav, I saw the news, and I know that Yvvy wants to divorce you. She's always been selfish. You mustn't be sad because of her."Xavier wanted to kick her out, but after she mentioned Yvette, he couldn't help asking, "Do you know her well?""Yes. I was her schoolmate from the time we were in primary school all the way until college. I used to go to her house a lot when we were kids." Daphne didn't tell him that she had received financial aid from the Snyders.She walked over to him, sat down, and looked closely at him. There were still scars on his face where he had been cut by shards of glass during the car accident. She couldn't resist reaching out to touch him. Xavier seemed to sense it and dodged her.Daphne's hand stiffened. "Xav, let me stay and look after you, okay? I'm not like Yvette. No matter what's happened to you, I won't treat you with disdain."Daphn
Shannon had known that Jeremiah would listen to her.She got into the car and looked at Dewberry Manor, where Xavier was living. She asked Leonard, "Mr. Cook, you're the one who represented Xav in that lawsuit, aren't you?"Xavier had refused to go along with her plans of a marriage alliance with another family, and he had also refused to accept Daphne.Shannon was worried that something would eventually happen to him if he remained alone at Dewberry Manor.Therefore, she had contacted Leonard, who had been Xavier's divorce attorney. She wanted to ask him for more information about the situation."Yes," Leonard answered."I want to ask whether Yvette has any duty or responsibility to take care of Xavier in his current state." The implication in Shannon's words was clear.Leonard was a smart man, and he immediately realized what she was hinting at."Of course." He paused. "If there is a need for it, I can help Mr. Lane draft a prosecution agreement to have Ms. Snyder take care o
Leonard turned back to look at the limousine. He saw Mark get out of the car, followed by bodyguards and maids. He didn't say anything else and just got in his car and left. Viola hobbled out slowly when she heard the commotion outside. When she saw Mark and the others, she hurriedly asked, "Who are they?"Yvette didn't want her to catch a chill. "Viola, go in and get some rest. I'll tell you about it later.""Alright." Viola nodded. She walked slowly back inside, her back hunched. Yvette closed the front door before walking toward Mark and the others.When Mark saw how dilapidated the house looked on the outside, he felt trepidation on Xavier's behalf. Xavier had always led a pampered life. How could he get used to living here?Yvette walked over to them. She didn't see Xavier, so she asked Mark, "Mr. Xyrax, what's going on?""Madam Shannon told me to bring all Mr. Lane's clothes and other things over here," Mark replied. It seemed that Leonard had been telling the truth. S
After sending Mark, the bodyguards, and the maids off, Yvette went back to her room.She had previously arranged for Noah to be admitted to hospital. As for Zachary, he was currently reading in the children's room.The most pressing issue right now was figuring out how she would break the news about Xavier living with them to Zachary.Yvette went to Viola's room first and told her what had just happened.Viola took Yvette's hand gently. "You have to take care of me and the children on your own as it is. How can you take care of him, too? The Lanes really are too much."Viola had once thought that rich families were sure to be more generous than ordinary families.However, she had realized that the richer people were, the more petty and calculating they were."I won't take care of Xavier. When he comes, I'll make him do everything himself."Yvette told Viola what she was worried about. "Zac and Noah still don't know about who their dad is. If Xavier comes and lives here, I won't
When Yvette got home, it was already after 9:00 pm.She cleared out the storeroom for Xavier to stay in. It was sparsely furnished, but it did have its own bathroom. It would prevent him from bothering her and Viola.That night at 10:00 pm on the dot, a Maybach pulled over in front of the house.Xavier was sitting straight in the backseat. His obsidian eyes seemed devoid of any emotion.The driver, Martin Clarkson, got out of the car and stood outside the window. He said respectfully, "Mr. Lane, we've arrived. I'll go and ask Mrs. Lane to come and get you."As Xavier had instructed, no one except Martin had come with him.Xavier thought about what he had said to Yvette after they had left the courthouse. He had told her that he would never bother her again."Lead me there," Xavier said as he got out of the car. He didn't seem different from a normal person at all. "Alright." Martin tentatively reached out to take his arm, but Xavier refused his help. "You just need to tell me
"I'll go and have a look." Yvette went downstairs at once, but she found that the door to Xavier's room was tightly shut. Since nothing seemed to be wrong, she didn't interfere.She was sure that Xavier would leave if he couldn't stand living here.…The next day, Yvette got up early to prepare breakfast.She made blueberry pancakes on purpose, because she knew that Xavier was picky and didn't like blueberries. Zachary had inherited this trait. He refused to even touch blueberries.Viola wasn't up yet, so Yvette set a portion aside and served the rest.Xavier came out after washing up.He had changed into casual clothes, and when Yvette looked over at him, she realized that there was a large cut on his forehead.She immediately realized what had happened. That thump she had heard yesterday must have been because he had bumped his head on something.Yvette pretended not to see it and said, "We can eat breakfast now.""Okay." Xavier walked over carefully. It wasn't a big place,
Even Viola was shocked when she saw Xavier's noble-looking back. He was scrubbing the plates, which were covered in bubbles.The only time she had spoken to him before was on a phone call five years ago. Back then, she had begged him to treat Yvette well. However, he had been extremely cold. She could still remember what he had said to her back then. "Why should I care what her life is like? She deserves what's happened to her!"When Viola thought about what had happened in the past, she didn't pity him at all. In his words, he deserved everything that had happened to him.Viola's health had been fluctuating a lot recently due to the pulmonary shadow. She didn't even know how much time she had left. All she wanted to do with the time she had left was accompany Yvette.She limped into the kitchen and sneered. "Mr. Lane, if you're feeling aggrieved, feel free to go home. You're not going to get used to living with a common household like ours."When Xavier heard an old voice, he k
It was 11:00 am. Everyone from the Lane family and the shareholders were gathered at Titan Corporation's conference room. There were reporters from various news outlets as well. Everyone was waiting to see who the new CEO would be.Clifford was at the meeting, and so were Zayden, Marlene, and other members from branch families. They all wanted to benefit the most from the meeting.There were a lot of young and talented people in the family. However, most of them couldn't even compare to Xavier. But now that something terrible had happened to him, they were ready to fight for what they wanted. That was why the meeting started with a heated argument.However, Shannon wasn't at the meeting. Everyone thought she didn't want to attend it because Xavier was about to be removed from his position. Yet, ten minutes into the meeting, something happened that shocked everyone.Someone opened the door from outside, and Shannon entered the cameras' views first. Then, Xavier walked through