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
Yara was standing impatiently on the snow. When she finally saw Yvette, she came to a slight pause. Her gaze quickly shifted to Noah with a hint of confusion. Who was this kid?While Yara didn't know Noah, the latter had already investigated her and immediately identified her as his maternal grandmother. Anger flashed in his eyes as he clenched his fists."This hag almost got Mom killed! I must teach her a lesson," he quietly promised himself.Yara noticed the resentment in the child's eyes and was puzzled. Why would such a small child look at her with such hatred?Not giving it much thought, Yara quickly approached the trio.Yvette instinctively stood in front of Noah. "Noah, you and Xavier should go inside. I need to take care of something."Xavier heard the unfamiliar footsteps but didn't know who they belonged to.Noah wanted to avoid causing trouble in front of his mother, so he said to Xavier, "Mister, let's go back inside.""Okay." Xavier nodded. Once inside, he asked No
Yara's face turned beet red as she stared at Yvette in disbelief. The once-obedient and gentle daughter had actually dared to strike her. Yvette's hand trembled as she lowered it. "Madam Yara, I suggest you watch your mouth. If there's a next time, it won't just be a slap," Yvette warned, her voice shaking but firm.Yara stood frozen, her mind reeling from the shock. She recovered quickly, though, and lunged at Yvette, intent on retaliating. However, several bodyguards swiftly intervened, pinning her down on the snowy ground. The once-dignified socialite was now a picture of disarray, her luxurious image shattered."Let me go! Let me go! How dare you stop me from hitting my daughter?" Yara screamed.The bodyguards wouldn't possibly let her go without Xavier's orders to release her.Yvette couldn't help but find the situation ironic. Normally, Yara would never admit Yvette was her daughter, but now, just to justify hitting her, she claimed their relationship with conviction.Cl
Yvette and Xavier immediately separated, their faces flushed with embarrassment. "Noah, why are you up?" Yvette asked. Her face felt like it was on fire.Noah wasn't as innocent as he appeared. He knew his bastard father was trying to get close to Yvette again. Yvette was too naive; he couldn't let her be deceived again.Noah walked down the stairs. "It's too boring upstairs. Mr. Xavier, can you come play outside with me?""But it's late—" Yvette began to say, but Xavier interrupted, "Sure."As a man, how could he not sense Noah's hostility toward him? Xavier didn't like the brat at all. However, since Noah was Yvette's son, Xavier had to be with Noah if he wanted to keep Yvette by his side. Otherwise, he would've thrown both kids into the river to feed the fish by now.Yvette felt warm inside as she watched the father-son duo go out for a walk together. She didn't realize that as soon as they were outside, Noah bent down, grabbed a handful of snow, and formed it into a ball
Viola was worried about how Xavier might treat Noah, she gave Xavier a gentle reminder."Don't worry," Xavier responded. He wasn't going to make things difficult for a child.In the bathroom, Noah took a bath as he pondered how to prevent Yvette from staying involved with Xavier. He decided to take a proactive approach.At bedtime, he tightly grasped Yvette's hand and asked, "Mom, can you sleep with me tonight?"Seeing Noah, who had been shy about bathing earlier, Yvette didn't hesitate to agree. "Sure!"Noah was pleased and happily got into bed. After the lights were turned off, he cuddled up to Yvette and asked, "Mom, where's Mr. Lander?"Yvette was wondering about that too. Since their last meal together, she hadn't seen Claude. "I don't know where he is; he's probably busy with work," she replied.Noah felt it was more complicated than that. Claude used to contact Yvette, no matter how busy he was. Why the sudden silence? Was something wrong?"Mom, I really miss Mr. Lander.
Yvette was surprised to learn that Noah, who appeared to have a good relationship with Xavier, actually didn't like him and didn't want her to be with him. Her sons were most important to her, so she said, "Okay, I'll listen to you. Now, be a good boy and go to sleep."Noah obediently went to sleep upon hearing those words. However, he was still troubled by something.…The next morning, while Yvette was busy, Noah used his phone watch to call Zachary. It took a while for Zachary to answer.Noah complained, "Zac, what were you doing? It took you so long to answer."At that moment, Zachary was standing on the highest floor of an extremely luxurious villa, overlooking the stunning view of Tirion. He was at the Shaw residence.After Zoey and Jeremiah's engagement banquet, Archibald had started arranging Kiki and Tristan's engagement banquet. Archibald had warmly welcomed Kiki and Zachary and taken them to the Shaw residence that night.When Zachary left, Michael tearfully remin