Yvette was stunned. Xavier had so many people in his family that she couldn't remember them all. There was no way he was an orphan.However, she went with what Noah said to lie to him. "Yeah, that's right. That's why he's pitiful, and I have no choice but to keep him for now. Also, he's a strange man who says weird things all the time. So, don't believe what he says, alright?"Noah was good at pretending, and he nodded with a trusting gaze. "Alright. Don't worry, Mom. I'll never believe what he says."When she looked at his innocent gaze, she felt bad, thinking she shouldn't lie to him like that. However, she had no other choice.From what she knew, Noah was a normal child like herself. Meanwhile, Zachary was like Xavier when it came to memory and intelligence. Sometimes, he would make an adult feel ashamed.She thought Zachary was the only one who knew Xavier was his father and that Noah didn't know it yet. So, she decided to tell him the truth when he was older.Yvette and Noah
When they were done washing their hands, Noah pretended to be nice as he took Xavier back to the dining table. The latter looked upset."Mister, now that you can't see a thing, do you fall a lot?" Noah continued asking."No.""But aren't you blind?" He kept up the innocent act.Xavier was speechless. However, he had no choice but to answer patiently, "I've memorized the paths. That's why I won't fall that easily.""I see.""That's enough. Let's dig in now and talk later," said Yvette.That was what Noah was like—he always had a lot to say.When they were at the table, Noah spotted the plate of carrots right away. He would eat them, but he knew Zachary hated them. Since he was more like Yvette, he figured Zachary was like Xavier.So, he picked up some carrots and placed them on Xavier's plate. "Mister, you should have more carrots. My teacher told me that they are good for our eyes."Zachary was surprised to see Noah messing with Xavier whenever the opportunity arose. So, he g
Zachary and Viola came over as well. The latter basically pounced on Noah. "Where did he hit you, my dear Noah?" She was so infuriated that she was breathing heavily.Zachary immediately shot Noah a glance, and the latter hurriedly said, "I was just messing with you guys.""Messing with us?" Viola looked at Xavier.Xavier went with the flow. "He made a bet that you would believe him if he said I'd hit him."Noah and Zachary were speechless when they heard that. As they had expected, Xavier was great at lying.At that moment, Noah regretted what he had done a lot. Meanwhile, Viola could finally relax. "Oh, you silly boy. How could you bet on something like that? We have to be honest and never lie to anyone. Understood?""I understand. Sorry, Grandma." Noah immediately apologized.Yvette was slightly angry as well. "Noah, don't make jokes like that in the future anymore, okay? We were all worried about you."Noah had never been lectured this much before. After all, he was the one
Yvette started blushing immediately, and she didn't dare to move anymore. She could only look around the room.She didn't know when the old storage room had started to look different. It seemed as if Xavier had redecorated the room, and it looked gloomy. But it also felt more spacious now.Xavier's room looked the same as his previous room. Everything was kept neatly organized. Even a single pen was kept in a container on the right-most side.She couldn't help looking at his hands again. As expected, there were scars on them. She didn't know how he'd gotten them. She couldn't resist asking, "How did you cut yourself and got all these scars?" Xavier hadn't held her like this for a long time. When he smelled her body, his breathing became heavy. "I don't remember it anymore."Only a fool would tell her the truth. If he had told her, she would realize that he had regained most of his memories. Then, she would try to chase him out again.When Yvette heard that, she sighed. "What a s
Yvette tightened the blanket around her body and hurriedly rejected Xavier. "No, let's not."She got out of his embrace and quickly put her clothes back on. Then, she snuck out of the room. She didn't notice there were two pair of little eyes looking at her in the dark.Noah softly asked, "Why did he lie to us? Mom was in his room after all."Since Zachary was mature, he thought of one possibility. "Damn it! We've tried to prevent it for so long, but it still happened in the end!""What do you mean?" Noah didn't understand what he was saying at all.Zachary didn't actually know a lot. "Just what happens in the TV shows that Grandma loves to watch. What else can a man and a woman do when they're alone? They were kissing!"Noah had been in the hospital most of the time, while Zachary had been staying with Viola. When they were at home, she would always watch romantic TV shows.Viola would get so touched all the time that she would keep crying. Although Zachary didn't like watch th
Suddenly, the grandfather clock in the house started chiming. Viola turned around and looked at the clock. She mumbled, "It's already midnight. I'm heading to bed now.""Alright."Yvette watched as Viola left. Then, she placed her hand on the bump on her belly. She felt complicated after hearing what Viola said. After all, Viola hated him a lot not too long ago. Yvette didn't understand why she would change her mind about him that quickly. She'd even said Yvette could stay with him.Yvette looked at Xavier and the boys again and shook her head. There was no way she would walk the same path again.When they cleared the branch and the excess snow, Xavier brought the children back to the house. Yvette immediately made a fire at the fireplace to warm them up. "Take a warm shower later and go to bed after that."The children nodded their heads. They'd only been giving Xavier instructions earlier, and they didn't feel cold at all.As for Xavier, his good-looking, slender arms were re
In the past, Yvette would have to accompany Xavier back to Lane Mansion for every holiday. It was especially important for them to go back during the New Year. However, she didn't want to go back this time."I'm busy, so I won't be going. If Xavier is willing to go, you can take him back." She hung up the call right after saying that.Meanwhile, Shannon furiously looked at the phone after the call ended. "She's getting out of hand. If Xavier hadn't lost his memories, he would never let her do whatever she wanted!"Mandy softly asked from the side, "So, are we still bringing Mr. Xavier home?""Yes. Even if Yvette isn't willing to come home, he still has to come home. After all, he's this family's eldest son."Shannon didn't actually want him to be there tonight because he couldn't see anything. He'd even lost his memories, and she couldn't help feeling embarrassed. However, Clifford had specifically said that he wanted to see Xavier.Clifford hadn't interfered in their businesses
The Lane family only had a family dinner for this New Year. Other than some close family members, no one else came. Despite that, the house was still full of people.Clifford sat at the head of the table, peeling some fruits for Malcolm as he looked at the latter lovingly. Malcolm looked proud as well, and he ignored everybody else at the table."Great-Grandpa, I want that," he requested while pointing at a bracelet a middle-aged man was holding.The middle-aged man, Bruce Wilson, was Clifford's nephew. Seeing how Malcolm wanted his bracelet, Bruce was upset, and he kept it. "Malcolm, this isn't a toy. If you like it, I'll get you a box of new ones tomorrow, alright?"He'd had that bracelet for eight years, and there was no way he would let a brat have it."No way! I want that, Great-Grandpa…"Hearing that, Clifford hurriedly patted Malcolm's hand. "Alright."After saying that, he shot Bruce a glance. The latter had no choice but to give the bracelet away; he'd lost to a four-ye
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