Zoey looked arrogant. "After all, my stepmother is your biological mother."When Yvette heard that, she answered immediately, "If you want to be the second daughter-in-law of the Lane family, then you should treat me as your sister-in-law as well."Zoey was stunned. She didn't know why, but after she'd seen Jeremiah seeing Yvette off, she'd started to instinctively hate Yvette."I think I'll treat you as my younger sister for now. After all, I'm not married to Jeremiah yet."After saying that, she got closer to Yvette. "Yvette, I'm going to need your help with some shopping today."If it hadn't been for Jeremiah, Yvette wouldn't have spoken to Zoey at all. "Sure. Give me ten minutes." Then, she left Zoey alone in the living room and went to shower.Zoey felt right at home as she scanned the area. As expected of the greatest family in Tirion, Xavier's home was luxurious, despite his low profile. In comparison, Jeremiah's home looked simpler. Zoey was upset, wondering why Xavier co
Yara's face fell instantly. Just as she was about to ask if Yvette knew something, the latter added, "Why can't I even compare to your stepdaughter? Since you hate me so much, why did you give birth to me?"Yara's tense gaze finally relaxed a little. Then, she coldly mocked Yvette, saying, "If it weren't for your dad, I wouldn't have wanted you in the first place. Your existence is a mistake!"Yvette had heard that countless times and thought she would've gotten over it by now. However, she still felt hurt when she heard it. She probably wanted her mother to love her like everyone else.Before she left, she coldly looked at Yara. "If I had a choice, I wouldn't want to be your daughter either." After saying that, she hurriedly left.As Yara watched Yvette leave, she silently clenched her fists.Then, Zoey approached her and asked, "What were you two talking about, Mom?"Yara returned to her senses. She didn't look cold anymore; instead, she looked gentle. "It was nothing.""Mom,
Yvette only returned after taking Jeremiah back to his home. The moment she reached the living room, she felt cold. She couldn't believe the heater was off on such a cold day. She tightened her jacket and entered the living room.Then, she saw Xavier sitting on the couch alone, an aloof look on his dashing face. She hadn't seen him like that since he'd lost his memories."Why didn't you turn on the heater? Aren't you cold?" she asked.Xavier followed her voice and looked toward her. "Why would I feel cold when I'm burning with rage?"His enigmatic tone confused her more. "What do you mean? Why are you burning with rage?"Xavier hadn't expected her to still pretend to be innocent at a time like this. She was truly treating him like a blind man!Without wasting his breath on her, he took out a stack of photos and threw them at her. The photos scattered across the floor, all showing Yvette and Jeremiah hugging each other. They looked really intimate.Although Xavier couldn't see an
The next morning, the maids at home saw Xavier sleeping on the couch for the first time. When he heard someone walking in the living room, he immediately opened his eyes. "Yvvy.""It's me, Mr. Lane. Mrs. Lane isn't awake yet," said the maid.He frowned slightly. "Got it. Get out first. You don't have to come without my orders for the next few days."Since he was used to living in Sangine Country, he didn't like having too many maids around."Yes, Mr. Lane." The maids carefully went out and closed the door behind them.Now that Xavier had been woken up, he couldn't sleep anymore. So, he waited for Yvette to get up. Ever since she'd gotten pregnant, she'd started to wake up late every day. Since she'd accompanied Zoey for the whole afternoon when they'd gone shopping the day before and was tired, it was already 10:00 am by the time she woke up.After she washed up and headed downstairs, she could smell the delicious food. She didn't see Xavier at first. When she walked toward the
Cynthia gave Yvette a report on the company's recent situation. "Boss, at this rate, we'll be able to have astronomical earnings in no time. "When are you coming back? Aaron visited recently and said he wanted to see you. He wants your help with composing music again."Aaron Miller was a well-known international singer, and he was dashing. Cynthia couldn't bear to reject his request all the time."It's still early in the year. Let's wait when I'm free," said Yvette.Cynthia thought it was a shame. "Alright. I'll let him know later.""Sure."After they were done talking, they ended the call. Most of the tasks at the company abroad were handled by the employees, and all Yvette had to do was manage some of the important stuff.Since it was too quiet in the room, she decided to turn on the television. As she went through the channels, the entertainment news suddenly caught her attention. She saw Daphne on the television for the first time in a while, and the latter was facing the c
It was silent in the room again, and no one answered Tristan. However, he didn't feel awkward at all and continued saying, "Just let me know if there's anything you want to buy, Yvette. I can get it for you now."Yvette was certain that he was up to no good. After all, no one would offer to be nice for no reason. "There's no need for that. I have my own money to buy things for myself."He was stunned and felt slightly embarrassed. "Do you need anything, Xav?"Xavier didn't answer Tristan. Instead, he asked, "Why did you come?"Tristan felt like he was being snubbed despite showing good intentions. However, he wasn't angry at all. "No reason in particular. Can't I visit you for fun?"Yesterday, Shannon told Yvette to help with the decorations, so she left after letting Xavier and Tristan know about it. After she had left, Xavier looked even more upset. "If there's nothing else, go back.""Xav, you sure are breaking my heart. Aren't you going to get me at least a cup of coffee?"
After Tristan left, Daphne's miserable cries echoed throughout the room.Those men only left after some time, and Daphne was injured so badly that she collapsed into a pool of blood. Her gaze was empty, and she was upset. She didn't understand why Yvette had received all the good things in life and why she couldn't replace Yvette to get some credit.Since she was hurt badly, she had no choice but to lay on the ground and stay there. Tristan's men didn't kill her on purpose so that she would suffer in pain.That day, she was in agony. After an uncertain amount of time, the door was opened again right when she was about to pass out.She instinctively begged, "I'm sorry. I was wrong…"A man approached her in his shiny leather shoes. Daphne got on all fours and bowed to him. She didn't dare to look at him at all. "I won't do it again, Tris. I'll apologize to you now.""Daphne, it's me." When the man spoke in front of her, he sounded familiar to her.She stopped what she was doing
"Don't worry. My child will never be a part of this family. I'll be grateful to you if you can persuade Xavier to divorce me quickly," Yvette replied with a smile.Shannon's face turned livid at Yvette's retort. "Rest assured. Once Xav regains his memory, he will definitely divorce you even without my persuasion!"Shannon had initially wanted to probe about Zachary, but she lost the will to continue. She set aside what she was doing and left in a huff.Seeing Shannon leave with a sour expression, Zoey approached Yvette, pretending to be concerned. "Are you okay?"She had two goals—to get information about her future mother-in-law from Yvette and to create a good image in front of others.To Zoey's surprise, Yvette only said two words."I'm fine."Feeling unsatisfied, Zoey pressed on. "Is Madam Shannon difficult to get along with?""I don't really know," Yvette replied dismissively.Zoey didn't expect such coldness from Yvette. Eventually, she decided to drop her pretense. "Yve
After Xavier was taken away, Tristan and Mark frantically searched everywhere but couldn't find Jeremiah, that lunatic.The main problem was that they were both seriously injured and could only rely on their subordinates to find help."If something happens to Xav, I will never forgive myself." Tristan felt especially guilty, wondering why he hadn't been more cautious.He had been too arrogant.Mark, being a bit more rational than him, said, "Mr. Shaw, since we haven't heard any bad news about Mr. Lane, I assume everything is fine with him.""What do you mean?" Tristan asked."If I were Jeremiah and wanted to frame us for Mr. Lane's death, I definitely wouldn't drag it out," Mark replied.Both of them were currently in a lot of pain, and even simple conversations were very difficult for them.So, after talking for a bit, they took another break.Unfortunately, Mark's phone kept persistently ringing. He saw that Lillian was calling, but he didn't dare answer. He was worried that
Jeremiah gradually tightened his grip. Once Xavier died, he could claim that Tristan and Mark were responsible for secretly harming Xavier.No one knew what kind of surgery they had performed on Xavier, only that it ultimately led to his death."Xavier, don't blame me. If you want to blame anyone, blame yourself. You just had to fight with me over everything," Jeremiah said as he covered Xavier's mouth and nose. "When I met Yvvy, I thought I finally had something you didn't, but even she was taken away by you."It's bad enough you took her from me, but you won't even let me move on! Do you have any idea how much it hurts to see you two together every day, especially knowing she's pregnant with your children?"Jeremiah's eyes were slightly reddened."Now, it's all good. With you gone from this world, I'll take good care of Yvette for you."He seemed to have deliberately emphasized the word "Yvette". He didn't know if Xavier was aware of it, but it just felt incredibly satisfying!
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