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
Kiki wanted to learn more about the situation, but Zachary unexpectedly came into the living room. So, she hurriedly ended the call."Zac, why are you back now? Did school end early today?" She had sent him back to kindergarten again.He had been standing at the door for a long time and had heard what she said on the phone. He finally realized that Xavier was staying with Yvette after becoming blind and losing his memories."Yeah, our teachers said we could go back early on Fridays because it was getting colder. Didn't they announce it in the group chat, Kiki?"She put a hand on her forehead and said, "I'm sorry. I've forgotten to check the group."Since Kiki didn't have a driver anymore, Zachary had walked home by himself. Kiki approached him and felt guilty. "Here. Let me give you a kiss as an apology."When he heard that, he looked disgusted and avoided her. "I don't want it.""Alright…" She couldn't help feeling disappointed.Zachary noticed it and said, "Kiki, if you feel
Back at Sangine County, Yvette looked at Xavier after the call ended. He was still learning braille. She couldn't help asking, "Did you hear the news earlier?""Yeah." He said without lifting his head, "Someone's impersonating me.""Don't you care?" she asked again."Yvvy, I just want to live a peaceful life with you. I also want to be good at braille so that I can take good care of you and your baby," he answered.When she heard him mentioning the baby, she instinctively touched her belly. "What baby?""My mom has already told me that you're pregnant." He faced Yvette and continued, "Don't worry. Even though I'm blind, I'm not going to make you and the baby suffer."She hadn't expected Shannon to tell him about the baby. Since Xavier couldn't remember anything at that moment, Yvette said with a scoff, "The baby I'm having isn't yours."He froze. She figured Xavier would definitely become enraged. However, he didn't become angry like she had thought. He just clenched the book in
"Don't worry. I won't let them bully me anymore."After they ended the call, Yvette called a foreign branch company. She asked them to send a bank statement and wanted to give it to Matthew as proof. He was a lawyer himself. He wasn't as great as Leonard, but he still had once been the head of Snyder Group's legal department. So, he knew what to do.By the time she was done with the call, she felt complicated and couldn't calm down for a long while. Five years ago, she had risked her life to cut ties with Yara. Now, the latter was back."Yvvy." The bedroom door hadn't been closed.Yvette hadn't even realized when Viola had come to the door. The latter was looking at her with a caring gaze. Yvette turned around when she heard Viola. "Why are you up, Viola?""I've slept for too long. Now, I can't sleep anymore." Viola smiled warmly.Yvette immediately got up to support her. "In that case, shall I accompany you on a walk?""Sure."When Viola had been standing at the door earli
Yvette had no idea that Yara had come to Sangine County and seen her living in the run-down house. Yara didn't contact Yvette either. She had only come looking for the latter because of the eight billion dollars Matthew had.A few days ago, she had received a call from Daphne, who had told her that Yvette was still alive. She had also learned that Yvette had returned to Tirion and was working with Titan Corporation.So, Yara had returned to the country, thinking that Yvette had changed. Unexpectedly, she found out that Yvette had taken Xavier to court and ended up being miserable.Seeing how close Yvette was with Viola and how they lived in a run-down house, Yara told the driver to take her back to Tirion. While she was on the road, she called Terrence. "I saw Yvette today. That money definitely wasn't hers. You have to find a way to get it."She figured Yvette wouldn't be living in an old house like that if she had eight billion dollars."Don't worry, Mom." After saying that, h
After Yvette had married Xavier, he had told Mark to give her a card. There had been 1.2 million dollars in it as well.Back then, Mark had said, "This has 1.2 million dollars. Mr. Lane is giving this to you as your monthly allowance. He also said his money doesn't grow on trees. So, you'll have to record how much you've spent whenever you buy something."When she had agreed to let Xavier stay with her, she had thought about it. She wanted him to experience everything she had faced with him and the Lanes in the past. That way, he could have a taste of his own medicine and restore bits and pieces of his memories.She figured his pride would definitely be hurt, especially since he liked maintaining his reputation. After all, he now had to depend on a woman and report everything to her.However, when he accepted the card, he didn't look angry at all. Instead, it looked like he was smiling as well. "Yvvy, let me know if you need anything. I'll buy everything together."Yvette was st
Yvette hadn't expected Xavier to buy everything so soon and even prepared breakfast. She took a closer look at the food. There was oatmeal, bread, and milk. There were also fruits, and the table was basically full.When Xavier heard her footsteps, he looked toward her. "I didn't know what you liked, so I decided to buy a little bit of everything. Also, here are the receipts."She looked at the receipts he gave her and was surprised that he had actually listened to her. "Aren't you blind? How did you buy these?"Xavier placed a glass of milk in front of her and said, "I can key in text on my phone using voice input."Yvette didn't suspect him and drank some milk. It was still warm. Then, she took a few bites of bread and purposely made things difficult for him. "I'm not used to having delivered breakfast."When he heard that, he was stunned. "But I don't know how to cook."He had tried making his own breakfast that morning, but he hadn't known where to start at all.When Mark had
Zachary had followed Malcolm to Lane Mansion that day. He had said that he wanted to see his so-called father that Shannon had found. However, he was actually there to see who had replaced Xavier. That was why he had purposely made Malcolm bring him to where Xavier had been staying before."I guess he's not coming today, Zac. We won't be seeing him this time." Malcolm sighed. He had originally been planning on punishing "Zachary's dad" with him for abandoning his wife and son.Zachary didn't mind about it, but he pretended to care. "If you see him one day, you have to call me.""Alright." Malcolm patted his chest and said, "When I become the CEO of Lane Group one day, I'll get someone to punish him."He wasn't even a grown up yet, but he was showing potential to be a tyrant in the future. Who knew where he got that personality from?Zachary continued giving him perfunctory responses. Suddenly, his gaze fell on a tall man nearby. Jeremiah was wearing a black coat as he stood ta
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
"Her own mother passed away, and she didn't even wear mourning attire. What kind of behavior is that?" someone remarked."Yeah. No wonder Yara didn't like this daughter. She's just heartless."Several people were all talking nonsense all at once.They were concerned that Yvette couldn't hear them, so they deliberately approached her, pretending to offer comfort while actually accusing her. "Yvette, traditionally, when parents pass away, the children wear mourning attire. We know you had issues with your mom, but now that she has died, do you want her to be unable to rest in peace?""I heard you only just came over today. Terrence was the one on night watch the past couple of days. You need to stay tonight for the night watch and spend your mom's last night with her."These people really knew how to manipulate others using moral pressure. When Yara was treating Yvette poorly, nobody stepped in to advise Yara to be kind and to treat Yvette well."I'm sorry. I'm just here to take
The message was sent, but there was no response for a long time.Yvette felt uneasy for some reason, so she decided to just make the phone call.A cold, automated voice came through. "We're sorry, the number you have dialed is currently switched off…"Was Xavier's phone switched off?Yvette wanted to figure out what he was currently doing and was thinking about calling Mark to ask. Just as she was about to make the call, Kiki walked in through the door."Yvvy, I'm here."Kiki got under the covers and asked, "So, did your boss find out about your performance?"After Yvette got interrupted, she forgot to call Mark."Of course, they know. You guys are amazing," she praised sincerely.Kiki held her hand and said, "I'm really happy. I feel a great sense of accomplishment now that I can help you."Yvette leaned against her and said, "Thank you, Kiki.""You're being too polite. You should get some sleep. Aren't we going to the funeral parlor tomorrow?" Kiki said."Yes, we are. We