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
"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