To Karen, it seemed that what Xavier gave her was just a piece of paper. Was he a madman?When Yvette got back, Karen tugged at her and said, "Your husband's quite good looking, but he's a bit weird. I made smoked bacon, so I brought some over, and he gave me a piece of paper instead. He even asked me to fill some numbers in."She tried to express it as indirectly as possible, without saying that Xavier was a lunatic.Yvette knew that Karen had misunderstood, but she didn't want to correct her. She had no choice but to admit that Xavier had an odd temper indeed."Thanks for the smoked bacon. Next time, don't look for him when he's the only one at home. You can come to me when I'm back.""Alright." After seeing Yvette off, Karen found herself feeling sorry for her. Why had a nice woman like Yvette married a blind, insane man? Hadn't Yvette been born with a silver spoon in her mouth and married a wealthy man?Yvette had just returned after visiting Noah at the hospital. She had a
Yvette had returned to Sangine County to accompany Viola during her last days. She didn't want Viola to have any regrets before she passed. Yet, she hadn't expected to be involved with Xavier and the rest of the Lane family.Pulling away from her thoughts, Yvette replied, "I'll release the next song during Christmas."She had finishing writing the song. Yet, there were still some minor imperfections that troubled her."Alright." Cynthia typed away on her keyboard. "I'll announce it on all major platforms.""Okay, sure."Since Yvette had become popular, she had started to announce her new releases online, unless the songs were meant for her close friends. After the announcements, companies and singers would reach out, asking for quotations.Usually, Cynthia was the one in charge of discussing about the price and collaboration matters. The only exception had been last time, when Yvette had lacked money to run the company and had resorted to finding Tony.Now that the company wasn'
The moment Yvette saw the woman in the video, she was reminded of when Yara when the latter had been younger.As a child, Yvette had admired Yara, who had debuted as a ballet performer. She used to secretly watch videos of Yara dancing. "Boss, are you done? What do you think?" Cynthia asked.Coming to her senses, Yvette assumed she might've mistaken Zoey for someone else. "It's pretty decent, but I'd still like to wait.""Alright, I'll save their contact information.""Okay." Yvette then hung up.She didn't dare rewatch the video. The moment it played, she got flashbacks of her childhood. She recalled how she had told Yara she had wanted to learn ballet, only to have the latter sneer at her."Why should a deaf person like you learn ballet? Can you hear the rhythm? Can you keep up with it? Don't humiliate me."Despite that, Yvette had gone on the stage and won countless awards. However, Yara had never complimented her once."Why are you even working so hard? Some achievements
Xavier and Yvette were sitting quite close to each other. While listening to her, he could smell her nice body scent. He gulped. Recently, he had started to have dreams about their past, including their intimate moments."Do you still not believe me?" he asked. His voice was hoarse. Yvette looked at him. Figuring that he wouldn't lie, she shook her head. "No, I'm just thinking that you're amazing. Although you can't see, you can play the piano. You even helped me amend my piece."The helplessness in her voice gave him a clue as to why she had sounded so sad when he had come in. Her spirit seemed to wither. "Because I have to excel," he said softly.She was stunned.He continued, "I've been dreaming about my childhood lately. I took all kinds of classes. I was groomed to be the heir of the family. I had no choice but to grow up."He paused momentarily before continuing, "Even today, it's the same. If I'm not good enough, how can I look after you and your baby?"Yvette didn'
Zachary was clearly putting Xavier in a difficult spot, and Viola could tell immediately.Right when she was going to refuse the offer, Xavier piped up, "Yes, I'll go fishing tonight."That caught the ladies surprised. Yvette wondered, "Why so suddenly?"Viola wasn't buying it. It was the cold winter, and the frozen layer over the river would be at least 12 inches thick. How was he going to catch fish from the river? Even if he was going to bluff, he should've made up something reasonable. But reality proved them otherwise. There was nearly nothing that money couldn't do. At 10:00 pm, freshly caught fish was delivered to their doorstep! It was Viola's favorite—carp!Xavier handed the fish over to Yvette. She then quickly made some soup with the fresh ingredients. She left some fish to share with the neighbors later, too.Yvette wasn't curious about how Xavier had gotten the fish. After all, people were willing to help as long as they were paid. However, Viola didn't want t
The car slowed down to a stop at the entrance of Seasons Hotel.Sitting in the car, Kiki stared at the inside of the hotel. Emotions swirled in her. Forcing herself to calm down, she alighted from the car with Zachary. Yvette got out of the car too.Zachary looked at his watch. It was almost time, but the man wasn't here yet! Did he not want to earn money? What a bad service! If Zachary could leave feedback somewhere about the man, he would surely give the man zero stars!On the other hand, Kiki hadn't taken his words seriously. After all, how could a kid find her a plus-one who was better than Leonard? She looked over her shoulder at Yvette. "Yvvy, I'm so nervous."Yvette stepped forward to hold her hand. "Relax. I'm here with you."All these years, Kiki hadn't gotten into a new relationship because of Leonard—not that she hadn't had any suitors; she had turned all of them down. Back when she had just returned to the country, the first thing she had done was look for Leonar
Since Kiki was a CEO's daughter, Olivia believed Leonard would definitely benefit from keeping in touch with her. Alas, Yvette saw through Olivia's intentions. As the realization struck her, she could no longer be bothered showing Olivia any respect. She didn't even care that Leonard was there with them."Oh, I see. You sure are a selfless mother. Your son is getting married, and you're helping him find mistresses. Does your future daughter-in-law know?" Without waiting for Olivia to response, Yvette continued, "Kiki isn't hung up on your son; she's here to attend the wedding. She only wants to see which proper lady is going to be ruined by your family."After speaking, Yvette coldly looked at Leonard. "Mr. Cook, I can finally see where you got your personality from. If you're just going to stand there and let your mother say things like that, do you even deserve to be a lawyer?"Before she'd come to the wedding, she hadn't known Olivia's true colors; she'd thought that Leonard
A live broadcast of the wedding banquet was playing in a room upstairs at the hotel.Mark was stunned. "Since when was Zachary Kiki's son?"Ever since Xavier had returned to Tirion, he'd been meticulously ensuring Yvette's safety. He told Mark it wasn't stalking; rather, it was a measure of protection. That was why he had bodyguards recording Yvette and the others at the banquet downstairs. Mark could hear them loud and clear.Xavier wasn't surprised by Mark's remark. It was quite normal for two best friends to "share" a son. But "daddy"?Since Zachary had mentioned the most powerful man in Tirion, Xavier wondered if he should make an appearance. Then again, he was blind now. Besides, even if Yvette and Kiki could share a son, they couldn't possibly share a husband. Xavier had no intention of being another woman's husband, either.He instructed Mark, "Go downstairs and take care of it." Yvette's friends were his friends; he couldn't let his friends be bullied."Yes, sir."
"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