"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
Yvette saw that the call was disconnected and decided not to worry about Xavier anymore.…On the other end, Mark stood outside the ICU ward. Up until now, Xavier still hadn't woken up.Tristan came over and checked all the indicators. "There's nothing wrong, so why hasn't he woken up yet?""Mr. Shaw, do you think Mr. Lane might never wake up?" There was a look of concern in Mark's eyes as he asked that. He couldn't believe that the person he had always followed would leave in such a way."Don't overthink it," Tristan said, giving him a pat on the shoulder.Suddenly, there was a noise from the outside."Who are you? This is a private hospital. No one else is allowed to be here.""How can you resort to violence?"There was the sound of things clattering, followed by the cries of pain from those in a fight.Tristan frowned. "Who is it? Do they have a death wish?"Mark was also in disbelief. Shortly afterward, they finally saw clearly who was approaching them.Jeremiah was s
Over at Snyder Residence, Yvette was woken up early by Kiki, who also informed her that there were negative rumors about Zoey circulating online."Yvvy, see, I told you that the media wouldn't easily let Zoey off the hook."Yvette read through them again.However, these news stories disappeared not long after they were published.While eating breakfast, Kiki frowned and said, "The speed at which trending articles change is just too fast.""That's the benefit of having money," Yvette said.Even the children knew about the trending articles being removed.Zachary had originally wanted to hack in further to make Zoey's news trend more frequently. Unfortunately, it seems they had figured out about the hacking attempts, so they fortified their firewall and posted someone to monitor the situation.If he hacked in again, there was a chance he might expose himself.Zachary decided to back off and settled for teaching Zoey a small lesson.…Yara was to be laid to rest today.Yvette
"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