"Get out," Yvette commanded. She didn't care how Xavier had come in."The front desk said all the rooms here are booked. If I leave, I have nowhere to stay," Xavier said, looking somewhat pitiful."It's not even peak season; how could it be fully booked?" Yvette retorted as she picked up her phone to call the front desk. To her surprise, it was indeed fully booked.She was a bit confused.At some point, Xavier was already standing in front of her. "It's probably fully booked because the New Year is coming.""Then go stay at another hotel," Yvette suggested. Surely not all the hotels were fully booked!"No way." Xavier refused outright and leaned toward Yvette. "I had a hard time finding you here. Do you really want a blind man to go out and find another hotel in the middle of the night? Won't you worry?" Yvette might worry if it had been someone else, but Xavier had plenty of bodyguards and subordinates.She grabbed his sleeve, trying to lead him out. "I'll take you to another
"Is this your work?" Yvette asked."Yes, it's what my boss assigned me," Xavier replied. His expression remained the same.Yvette reflected on how Xavier used to review others' proposals, but now he had to draft them himself. Life could be so unpredictable. "Maybe you should talk to Shannon and ask her to assign you some work, or—""Yvvy." Xavier interrupted her before she could finish. "From now on, we have nothing to do with the Lane family. You and I are a family."Yvette was momentarily speechless. She wasn't touched; instead, she reminded him, saying, "I moved back to Sangine County because the doctor said Viola's health is failing and she might not make it through the New Year. "If Viola passes away, I'll leave this country. We'll go our separate ways sooner or later. We are not family."Xavier felt a pang in his chest at Yvette's last sentence. He'd thought that their time together had made her give up on the idea of divorce, but it turned out she hadn't changed her min
"Mr. Lane?" Cynthia asked skeptically. She couldn't believe that someone so wealthy and influential would be so young. Sitting in the car, Yvette heard Cynthia's question. "Mr. Lane?" she wondered.Soon, she heard a man reply in a warm, gentle voice. "Yes, that's me."The voice was identical to Xavier's, but the tone was exceptionally gentle, far more so than Xavier's, despite his current softened demeanor.Yvette's heart skipped a beat.Listening to the conversation through the earpiece, she heard Cynthia negotiate terms and Jeremiah agree to everything without hesitation.Yvette clenched her fists, her heart pounding wildly. Cynthia ran out of things to say due to Jeremiah's agreeableness. As per Yvette's instructions, before leaving, she finally asked, "May I know your name?"Jeremiah paused before responding, "Xavier."As expected. Yvette hadn't misheard.Cynthia was equally shocked. As soon as she left the building, she immediately reported back to Yvette. "Boss, did y
The profile had listed "Gemma Zelnik" as Zoey's mother.An hour later, the investigation Yvette had paid for was completed. Since Zoey was a public figure, information about her was easily accessible. However, Yvette was more concerned about the relationship between Zoey and Yara."Five years ago, Yara went abroad, met Lawrence, and married him. She is now Zoey's stepmother."Stepmother...Yvette recalled how Yara had repeatedly referred to Zoey as "my daughter" during the phone call. She struggled to believe that Yara was merely a stepmother. She knew very well what kind of person Yara was—she was so cruel even to her own daughter, let alone to a stepdaughter."What about her biological mother?" Yvette asked."Are you asking about Gemma Zelnik, boss? Lawrence married into her family. After joining the Zelnik family, he didn't get along well with Gemma, and he divorced her five years ago. "Gemma had only one daughter. She treated Zoey well and gave her everything she wanted."
Xavier didn't ask any further questions after he heard Yvette's answer.After brushing off the conversation, Yvette went back to her room. The day after tomorrow would be the New Year's holiday, and both Xavier and Zachary would have time off—Xavier from work and Zachary from school.Yvette led Xavier to a small room before mentioning, "I need to talk to you about something."Unbeknownst to them, Zachary was eavesdropping outside the door."What is it?" Xavier stood in front of her, his tall figure casting a shadow over much of the light."I've thought about it for a long time. We should proceed with the divorce," Yvette said. She knew it wasn't ideal to discuss divorce while he was still recovering his memory, but she couldn't bear to lose her baby.Xavier's eyes were dark and unreadable, and he remained silent for a long time.Yvette had anticipated that he wouldn't agree immediately, so she added, "To tell you the truth, the person you've always loved isn't me but a beautif
Worried that Mark might not understand what he was up to, Xavier added, "I don't want Yvvy to think I'm lying to avoid the divorce."Mark immediately understood. It seemed Yvette was once again asking for a divorce. Xavier sure was using every means possible to avoid it.Mark pulled out his tablet and began calculating. "Jeremiah only transferred Mr. Xavier's shares and assets, not the debts. If Jeremiah doesn't deal with the debts… Mr. Xavier previously ordered many acquisitions; the debt is estimated to be at least a billion dollars."Mark handed Yvette documents detailing the costs of the projects.Yvette felt overwhelmed after seeing all the numbers. How many pieces of music would she have to compose to repay this amount? More importantly, why did she have to pay? She hadn't incurred this debt."Yvvy, don't worry. I'll work hard to pay it off."Work hard? With his job at the charity, he might never be able to pay off the debt in his lifetime!"Regardless, I hope you resolve
Xavier was taken aback, but he soon replied, "It depends on what the mistake is. If it's something like this, I wouldn't let him go to prison."Why should he go to prison when he had money to resolve an issue like this?Zachary, however, interpreted this as Xavier saying he would be willing to go to prison for his son. He felt a strange emotion rise within him.At that moment, they heard Yvette calling them for dinner. They stopped their conversation and went out of the room.Yvette saw the two of them coming out of the room rather harmoniously. She couldn't help noticing how Zachary looked like a mini version of Xavier.She recalled how Zachary, who'd never been willing to sleep with anyone before, had agreed to sleep with Xavier. Her heart suddenly swayed. She wondered if she should tell Xavier the truth about the children.After all, they were father and son; Zachary probably wanted a father, but he'd never mentioned it because he wanted to assure Yvette.After dinner, Yvette
But just as Yara was about to speak, Zoey interrupted her. "Don't do something like this again. I know you're doing it for my sake, but I don't like it when others speak ill about you."Yara realized that Zoey still cared about her. So, she decided to keep her thoughts to herself. Zoey then wrapped her arm around Yara's. "Mom, I did some research online and found out that you have another daughter, Yvette."Yara froze. Zoey continued, "She's married to Xavier Lane, isn't she?" Xavier was the one Zoey cared about. In Tirion, not many men could compare to him."I want to meet him. Can you help me?"Yara immediately saw through Zoey's intentions. Even she felt that only Zoey was worthy of Xavier."It's been a long time since I've seen him. If you want to meet him, I'll definitely help you."Yara believed that if Xavier had feelings for Yvette, he would surely be attracted to Zoey, who resembled Yvette but was even more outstanding. When that happened, she would still be the Lane