Yvette was a bit confused. "What do you mean?""Don't play dumb. Why would Jerry call you 'Yvvy' in private?" Zoey's eyes were filled with anger.Yvette explained that they had known each other since they had been children.Zoey, however, was not convinced things were that simple. "Tell me the truth. Are you trying to take Jerry away from me? Now that Xavier isn't good enough, you've set your sights on Jerry, haven't you?"Yvette found her accusation ridiculous. She deadpanned, "I'm already married to Xavier. How could I possibly be trying to take Jeremiah from you?""Don't think I don't know you and Xavier have been having issues and are on the verge of divorce!" Zoey's mind was in turmoil, especially since Jeremiah had called out Yvette's name during such an intimate moment. "No one can take my man from me, not even if you're Yara's daughter! Just wait and see." With that, Zoey stormed off in a huff. Having long accepted that she and Jeremiah were never going to be together,
Not long after Yvette left, Jeremiah was heading back when he saw Zoey standing not far away with an angry look on her face. A cold look flashed in his eyes as he recalled what had happened the previous night. He approached her slowly without saying a word."Don't you have anything to say to me?" Zoey, who hadn't realized her position yet, thought she would be pampered in the Lane family just as she was in the Yandell family."What should I say?" Jeremiah asked in return.Zoey was taken aback. "We are engaged! I am your fiancée; why can't I touch you?"She was too proud to ask Jeremiah about Yvette. After all, if it got out that he liked Yvette, Zoey's reputation would be the one that would suffer."Didn't we agree to do it after we're married?" Jeremiah's tone was gentle but laced with impatience.Zoey clenched her fists. "Aren't you being too conservative?"Jeremiah's dislike for her peaked at that moment. Just then, Jackie called. Jeremiah took the call as he reassured Zoey
After Jeremiah spoke, he signaled to the bodyguards at the door to come in and carry Zoey out. Zoey wanted Jeremiah to take her, but thinking about what had been done to her, she felt too ashamed to insist. Jeremiah silently watched her leave, then took off his jacket, wiped his hands with it, and tossed it into a nearby trash can.…Meanwhile, in Tirion, everything was covered in a blanket of white snow. The river was encased in a thick layer of ice. Yvette leaned against the seat and gazed out the window. The warmth inside the car caused a thin layer of mist to form on the glass, making the view outside blurry. Curious to see what it was, she turned her attention back to the gift in her lap.Then, she took out a small, palm-sized, exquisitely crafted box from the bag and opened it. Her eyes widened in surprise at the sight. Inside the box was a beautifully made silver ring. It was the same ring she had personally engraved with both of their initials when they had been youn
The two men waited in the car until nightfall.It would be easier for Xavier's subordinates to steal the ring when it was dark.After Yvette went inside, she casually placed the gift bag on the table and went to Viola's room, giving Hannah a break. Since Gideon had started treating Viola, the latter's mental state had improved significantly. If this continued, she might live for several more years.None of them noticed someone sneaking into the house. Shortly thereafter, the box containing the ring was brought to Xavier. Mark opened the box and studied the ring. "This ring looks cheap. It's hard to believe Mr. Jeremiah would give something like this as a gift."Xavier didn't believe Jeremiah would give something so cheap either. "Check if there's anything else."Mark examined the ring closely and noticed letters engraved inside—"XL & YS"."These seem to be initials. XL and YS—aren't those yours and Mrs. Lane's initials?" Mark asked with a smile. "Mr. Lane, could this be a s
Xavier quickly walked in. Pretending not to see Yvette, he placed the gift bag down.Yvette asked suspiciously, "What are you doing with my stuff?" She walked downstairs and glanced into the bag, noticing the box was still there. "Did you look at it?" she asked again.Xavier stood still. "No. I can't see."Yvette didn't believe him. He had clearly taken it outside and probably had someone else look at it for him. "Do you want to know what's inside?" Yvette tried to trick him.Xavier's sleek eyebrows were slightly arched. "No."Yvette didn't get angry. She sat down and opened the bag herself. "Your brother's gift is quite valuable. It's a gold pendant. I decided to keep it. Is that okay?"Xavier silently listened to her deliberate deception, unable to call her out on it. Even though he thought there was no need to be jealous of what Yvette had done as a child, he begrudgingly responded, "Fine."Seeing his expression, Yvette understood that he knew what was inside. Not only had
Xavier wanted to explain that nothing had ever happened between him and Daphne. However, since he was still pretending to have amnesia, he replied, "I don't." He closed his eyes. "Let's sleep."Yvette shifted slightly out of his embrace, feeling uneasy as she tried to fall asleep. Since she had to go to the hospital for a prenatal checkup tomorrow, she needed to rest well tonight.…Meanwhile, Zoey finally felt some peace as she lay in her hospital bed at Tirion Hospital.Lawrence had already sent people to investigate who had assaulted her. However, the Yandell family had made many enemies since their return, making it difficult to pinpoint the culprit.Yara was still angry about the incident during the engagement party. However, she rushed to see Zoey as soon as she heard what had happened. "Zoey, are you okay?" she asked.Zoey couldn't bother to give her the least bit of respect. "Do you even need to ask? Are you blind?"She had previously been willing to show Yara some respe
Zoey now finally understood why Lawrence had married Yara, and why the latter cared more for her than Gemma. She thought Yara was merely trying to curry favor with her at first, but everything made sense now. She also understood why Gemma, who was already over 50 years of age, had only one daughter.Looking at the shredded paper in the trash can, Zoey stood up and frantically flushed the pieces down the toilet in the bathroom."I am the daughter of a businesswoman, not the daughter of some useless artist."To her, dancing was merely a form of artistic expression. Even becoming a world-renowned dancer was not as practical as being a businesswoman. Besides, with Gemma's means, she could use her money to make anyone a famous dancer. Rather than Yara, who was now just a housewife, Zoey believed only Gemma deserved to be her mother.Having sorted out her thoughts, Zoey called Yara back in. Her face returned to its usual pretense of warmth. "Mom, I've thought it through. From now on,
Despite thinking that, Noah still had to keep up appearances. "You're the one who's dead. Daddy isn't dead!" Then, he cried, saying, "You're a bad person."Xavier, already disliked children, especially the one in front of him. He felt impatient just listening to Noah cry. "Stop crying," he warned."No!" Noah continued to fake crying. There wasn't a single tear in sight.Xavier couldn't see that Noah was pretending to cry anyway. Worried that Yvette might get angry when she came out after her checkup and saw what was going on, he repeated, "Your father isn't dead.""But you cursed Daddy!" Noah cried louder.Xavier grew even more exasperated. "Stop crying. I was just joking."Noah was surprised that his bastard father would lower himself like this. He glanced at the wall clock and realized that it was almost time for Yvette to return from her checkup. It seemed that this bastard father was actually afraid of Yvette. He decided to use this to his advantage."You're an adult. Adul
When Yvette heard what Jeremiah said, she shook her head, saying, "I always thought he didn't love me, but it was only after he repeatedly put himself in danger to save me that I realized he had feelings for me."I originally planned to stay with him just because of the kids, but somehow, over time, I started to like him a little."As Jeremiah listened, his gentle eyes held indecipherable emotions in them.What Yvette was talking about could be summed up in a few words—she developed feelings over time.He suddenly started coughing heavily."Are you okay? Do you need to go to the hospital?" Yvette asked.Jeremiah waved his hand. Once his coughing had eased a bit, he picked up his flask and took a sip of warm water. "It's nothing, just an old issue," he said.As he spoke, the driver drove into the estate.This area was quite remote, with people stationed all around. If there was any sign of activity or disturbance, Jeremiah would know about it immediately."This is it. Let's go,
"Understood. I'll go over right now," Yvette replied.After Yvette followed Jackie upstairs, Marlene scoffed. "How shameless. Has she forgotten that Jeremiah is Xavier's brother?"Jeana also came over to snoop around."Marlene, why bother getting upset over someone like her? She's long lost all sense of shame."Marlene was in a great mood after hearing someone else criticize Yvette alongside her."Jeana, don't worry. In a few days, I'll speak well of you in front of Grandpa. Since Xavier is divorced, he needs a woman by his side to take charge."Jeana looked gratefully at her, "Thank you, Marlene."Right now, Jeana felt especially grateful, but she didn't realize that soon, she would deeply regret it.…Meanwhile, Yvette arrived at the CEO's office on the top floor. After knocking and receiving permission, Yvette entered the office.Jeremiah was sitting in front of his computer, deeply engrossed in his work. When he heard her enter, he looked up at her.Yvette dressed simply
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