Yvette pinched Xavier's waist harder and lowered her voice. "No one's going to think you're mute if you don't say anything."It seemed as if he couldn't feel the pain at all. He said to Claude, "I'm sorry, Mr. Lander. My wife and I had planned to Netflix and chill tonight, so we won't be inviting you for dinner this time."When Claude heard that, his dashing face turned cold in an instant. He knew Xavier was trying to get on his nerves, but he couldn't help being angry.Mark had been worried about Xavier getting bullied at first. However, seeing how things were progressing, he could now breathe in relief.The people around them would look in their direction from time to time. They thought Yvette and Claude were a couple at first. Then, they realized that Xavier was Yvette's husband.They bought the pierogies under the crowd's curious gazes. Since Yvette had said that she would buy Claude some, she gave him a set of pierogies and said, "I'm heading back now.""Sure. See you next t
After Yvette tucked Viola back in bed, she went back to her room to get some rest as well. After she had been asleep for a short while, an arm suddenly hugged her from behind. "Yvvy."She didn't realize when Xavier had entered her room. He held her tightly with one arm and placed his other hand on her belly. "What are you doing, Xavier?" Even though he had lost his memories, he still had the same habit of barging into someone else's room! He hadn't wanted to touch her at first. It wouldn't be wise for him to do so as well since she was in her first trimester.However, he thought about how she had met Claude in private and what Mark had said earlier. Then, he kissed the back of her ear.His warm breath made goosebumps appear on Yvette's body. "Don't you dare, Xavier!"He whispered next to her ear, and she was stunned again. She instantly understood what he was saying, and her face became bright red like a ripe tomato. "I don't need it!" After saying that, she immediately cover
Yvette only left after lecturing Xavier. Now, he would let her scold him as much as she wanted and wouldn't get angry at all. Instead, he would just look at her innocently with his deep, dark eyes. Although she knew he was blind, she still couldn't help feeling worried.…Noah was staying at the hospital, and Zachary had told him about Xavier staying with Yvette. He had also learned about how Xavier had been in an accident and had lost his eyesight. Someone was even impersonating him."He deserves everything," Noah said angrily.Zachary also said from the other end of the call, "Yeah, that's karma.""It's too bad that we weren't the ones who delivered justice." Noah sighed.Suddenly, he thought of something and immediately told Zachary, "Zac, Mr. Lander is going to visit me with Mom today. I want them to be together. What do you think?"The brothers knew how well Claude had treated Yvette when they had been living abroad. Claude wasn't like Xavier, who'd been in a relationship w
As the three of them walked in the snow, they looked a lot like a family. While Claude held Yvette's hand, her palm was covered in sweat. He only let go of her when they reached a restaurant to have something to eat.Noah wanted to let the two of them have some time to themselves, so he asked the waiter to bring him to the restroom. After he had left, Yvette immediately apologized. "I'm truly sorry. Noah only did that because he never had a father before."Claude wasn't married yet. Anyone in his shoes would've been upset when they had to pretend to be someone else's father. However, he didn't mind."Actually, I kinda liked it."Yvette finally relaxed when she heard that.When they were done talking about Noah, Claude couldn't help thinking about yesterday. "Why didn't you tell me you were living with Xavier?"Right after he said that, he regretted it. After all, he had no right to ask her that. Meanwhile, Yvette thought nothing of it. She told him how she had used her affair
Even though Noah liked to act coy, Yvette knew he wouldn't usually cause a scene. He was already in great pain because of his illness. Since it was rare for him to have his eyes set on a toy, she figured he was naturally upset when he couldn't get it."Please don't cry, Noah. I'll think of another way, alright?"At that moment, Claude immediately said, "Noah, I'll win you the toy with Mom, alright?"When Noah heard what Claude said, he stopped crying and looked at the man with his huge eyes. "Alright." After saying that, he looked at Yvette again. "Do your best with Dad, Mom."When Yvette saw what was happening, she didn't know what else to say.The three of them registered their names at the game. When there were ten couples ready, the staff explained the rules. The game was simple. Each person would stand face-to-face with their partners. After they were blindfolded, the staff would drop something on a rope, like a piece of paper or an apple.The participants would have to
Claude hadn't just come back for Yvette alone. He had also returned for the project that Xavier had taken away from him before. Since he knew the current CEO at Lane Group was an imposter, he wasn't worried at all.Mark hadn't expected Claude to be so arrogant. Now that Xavier had lost his memories, there was no way Mark was going to tell him what Claude had said. However, Claude was determined to make Xavier see the reality of things.Xavier was using his braille laptop at home as he waited for Yvette to come back. It was already 8:00 pm, but she hadn't returned yet. Usually, she would've reached home by now.At that moment, Xavier received a message on his phone. He quickly picked it up and played the message. "Mr. Lane, this is Claude. I just want to let you know that Yvvy has been with me today, and she'll be going home late."After hearing the message, Xavier's face darkened. He couldn't focus on his work anymore, and he got up to leave the room. It was snowing heavily outsi
It felt like Yvette had just removed her hand from a freezer when she placed it on Xavier's chest. He stopped in his tracks. He didn't feel cold at all. Instead, he could feel his blood pumping throughout his body.Yvette didn't have anywhere else to place her other hand, and she accidentally touched his face. It was burning. "You're having a fever, Xavier," she weakly said.It was freezing that day, but Xavier's face was hot to the touch. So, she figured he was having a fever.Xavier pursed his lips and gulped. "I meant what I said last night."She couldn't hear what he said and only saw his mouth moving. So, she gave him a perfunctory answer. "Yeah."Xavier walked faster. When they finally reached home, Viola saw them covered in snow. She quickly got them a towel and asked, "Why did you come home so late?"Xavier accepted the towel and helped Yvette wipe away the snow. Yvette was so cold that she couldn't move. However, she still comforted Viola.Since she didn't want Viola
The two of them sat face-to-face, and it felt awkward. Xavier said something first. "Why didn't you tell me when you couldn't hear a thing?"Yvette kept her head down, and she looked like she was in a daze. "I thought my hearing would get better when I got home."He held up his hand to touch her, but she avoided him. Xavier's hand froze in mid-air, and he asked, "Who were you with today, Yvvy?"Yvette was stunned, and she looked up at him. "Did you send someone to follow me again?"That was what he had loved to do before he had lost his memories.He was stunned because he didn't understand what she meant by "again". He didn't know when he had ever sent someone to follow her.Before he could explain himself, the door to Viola's room opened, and the doctor came out. He said Viola had been too agitated and fainted. She wasn't in any danger, but she had to stay calm in the future.Mark came out as well and looked at Yvette. His gaze was cold when he thought about what he had seen th
"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