Soon, a housekeeper from Yandell Mansion opened the door. When she saw Yvette's ordinary attire, a trace of disdain flashed in her eyes."Ms. Snyder, I presume?""Yes. I'm here to see Yara and Terrence."The housekeeper let them in. On the way to the living room, she informed Yvette, "Madam Yara has gone out for tea. Mr. Terrence is at home."Madam Yara…Mr. Terrence…It seemed that Yara and Terrence had been living quite well these past few years.Terrence was already waiting for Yvette in the living room. He was dressed in an expensive custom suit and wore a Patek Philippe watch worth millions. Even a single button on his cufflinks cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.When Yvette came in, he was holding and admiring a world-famous painting.Clearly, he didn't understand the essence of the painting. He directly asked the person who had delivered it, "How much is this painting?""My boss bought it for one billion dollars," the person replied flatteringly."One billion doll
Yvette rubbed her aching neck and walked outside. Terrence was writhing in pain and couldn't get up. "Yvette, how dare you bring someone along and hit me? Do you not know what my status is now?"Yvette merely glanced at Ray. Without hesitation, Ray delivered another kick to Terrence's chest. "Withdraw it." Ray's cold voice echoed.Terrence tried to pry Ray's leg off, but to no avail. He frantically pleaded, "Alright, alright, I'll drop it."Still, Ray didn't move his foot.The surrounding housekeepers saw their employer under Ray's foot. However, they didn't dare to step forward to help.Terrence felt his insides aching, and tears welled up in his eyes. "Yvvy, I was wrong. Make him stop; I'm going to die."Only when beaten into submission would Terrence call Yvette "Yvvy".Yvette recalled how she used to fight back whenever Terrence had hit her when they had been children. Back then, Terrence had never been able to win because he was younger than her.After each beating, he w
Noah Lander?Zachary was confused at first, but he quickly realized they had mistaken him for his younger brother. As for the surname, Zachary figured Noah might have used Claude's name to fool others. Zachary knew who Mark was. Mark was one of Xavier's men, so he probably was not a good person. He must have given Yvette hell before!"Why are you grabbing me?" Zachary asked calmly, looking at Mark.Mark was puzzled. Why wasn't Noah buttering up to others like he used to? Before, he would cry at the drop of a hat. Despite that, Mark didn't dwell on it. He took Zachary from the bodyguard. "Mr. Lane wants to see you."Hearing that Xavier wanted to see him, Zachary stopped resisting and let Mark carry him to the car. He was curious about why Xavier had left Sangine County and was now outside Yandell Mansion. Was he tracking Yvette? The thought sent a chill down Zachary's spine.What an evil man Xavier was!The cold air from outside rushed into the car, where Xavier was waiting.
Terrence was so scared that he nearly fell to his knees as his legs trembled uncontrollably. "Mr. Lane, please don't be angry. How could I ever harm my own sister? I'll immediately withdraw the lawsuit."It wasn't until Xavier's car drove away that Terrence finally breathed a sigh of relief. He no longer dared to boast and knew that the free eight billion was out of his reach. He couldn't believe that Xavier, who used to dislike Yvette the most, was now standing up for her.When Yara returned and saw her injured son, she was furious. "How could she be so ruthless?""It wasn't her; it was one of her bodyguards," Terrence explained.Yara wanted to say more, but Terrence told her that Xavier had intervened in the matter and that they had to drop the lawsuit. Yara fell silent upon hearing this."I never thought Xavier still thought of her as a friend."…On the way back, Yvette received a call from Matthew, informing her that Yara and Terrence had withdrawn the lawsuit. She finall
Zachary felt his blood freeze. It was the first time anyone had dared to smack his bottom. "You asshole!" he roared. "I'll kill you!" Zachary continued to shout threats all the way home. When they arrived, Yvette had just learned from Kiki that Zachary was missing. She was shocked to see Xavier carrying him like a chick while Zachary shrieked, "I'll kill you!"Yvette was momentarily stunned, but then quickly snatched Zachary from Xavier's grasp. Zachary had always been gentle and never said anything about killing anyone when he was with Yvette. As Yvette recalled how Xavier had held Noah captive before, she hugged Zachary tight and demanded, "Xavier, what did you do to my son?"Zachary calmed down gradually as he stayed in Yvette's arms. He instinctively moved closer to her.Before Xavier could explain, Zachary complained, "When I went to get the package today, this evil man kidnapped me and said he wanted to be my stepfather."Stepfather? Yvette's heart skipped a beat.Xavi
Zachary immediately panicked when he saw Yvette upset. He gently hugged her and patted her back with his tiny hands. "Mom, Noah and I will never leave you. No one will take us away."Yvette, comforted by Zachary's words, held him tightly. "Thank you, Zac."Yvette seldom hugged Zachary since he rarely acted like a child with her. Whenever she tried to, he would always pridefully refuse her.Secretly, though, Zachary loved her hugs, even if he was too shy to admit it. His face flushed like it was on fire as he asked, "Mom, should we trick him into thinking I'm Noah?"Yvette was surprised at how perceptive her young son was. "No need. He already knows I have twins." She didn't want Zachary to lie. Zachary thought for a moment. "Okay, then. I won't voluntarily tell him I'm Zachary. Is that okay?""That's fine," Yvette agreed. They made a pact, and Zachary felt relieved, grateful she didn't blame him.A knock on the door interrupted them. "Yvvy." It was Viola.Yvette quickly opened
During this time, Xavier's memories had been returning to him slowly, bit by bit. He remembered that he had known how to code since he had been a child.He checked Zachary's code when the latter was done with part of it, and he was surprised to find that it was flawless. Zachary was, after all, a child who had yet to learn to hold in his bursting pride. He boasted, "I'll be better than you when I am at your age."The remark didn't bother Xavier. "We shall see."Suddenly, a wicked idea flashed across Zachary's mind. “If you lose, you'll have to leave Mom's side. What do you say?”Xavier paused and raised his eyebrows slightly. "What if I win?""If you win, I'll allow you to stay."Chuckling, Xavier commented, "It's not fair to me. Even if I refuse to compete, I can still stay here."Zachary was taken aback at his bastard father's quick thinking. He asked, "What do you want from the bet, then?" There was no way he wouldn't win against the blind Xavier.Xavier proposed, "You'll
Zachary had looked into Leonard, who was extremely good-looking and an excellent lawyer at that. Leonard was certainly an outstanding man.Kiki had picked a great kindergarten for Zachary; lots of wealthy children attended it. It was too bad his classmates' fathers were married and therefore could not qualify as candidates.A day ago at school, Zachary had asked Malcolm if he knew any rich and handsome guys.Malcolm had beamed proudly. "You'll only find rich and handsome guys in our family."Darren had chimed in, "Zac, I think your dad is pretty handsome."Zachary had been confused. "My dad?""Yeah—the guy who talked to the principal," Darren had said matter-of-factly.Malcolm had hurriedly corrected him, "That's nonsense. That man is Mr. Tristan; he isn't Zac's dad. Mr. Tristan's last name is Shaw. It's different from Zachary's last name. They can't be father and son."Darren scratched his head. "But Grandpa said Mr. Tristan will marry Aunt Kiki one day." He added confidently,