Daphne's sudden arrival had disrupted the intimate atmosphere earlier. Xavier approached Yvette again, causing her to take a step back. This action irked Xavier. In the past, Yvette had always been the one to approach him, but everything had changed. "Mr. Lane, what business do you want to discuss with me?" She knew that she could only take things slowly, especially given how unpredictable Xavier was and the failure she had suffered last time. Xavier stared at her. He suspected that she was hiding something from him. "Don't you like to do charity? Come by tomorrow. I'll take you somewhere." Yvette had no reason to refuse. She left after agreeing to it. As she opened the door, she saw Daphne waiting outside. Daphne blocked her path immediately. Her eyes were filled with concern. "Yvvy, you're really alive. That's wonderful. Can we talk?" Yvette smiled faintly at her. "Excuse me, miss, but who are you?" Daphne was taken aback. "You don't recognize me?" Yvette didn't b
"Yvette, let me give you some advice. Someone who doesn't love you will never love you. Whether you pretend to be deaf and mute or claim to have lost your memory, Xav will never like you." Yvette listened calmly. Her eyes showed no emotion. "Are you done talking?" Daphne looked at her in surprise. Yvette stood up and looked at her. "Since you're so sure he loves you, then why do you feel the need to come at me like a resentful woman?" With a cold laugh, she turned and left. Watching her disappear, Daphne was reminded of the once-arrogant daughter of the Snyder family. She felt disgusted when she remembered how she had had to please Yvette in order to get the Snyders' support. Now that the Snyder family was ruined, what right did Yvette have to remain so arrogant? Daphne took a deep breath. Just then, Kelly called her. "Daph, the song you wanted is finally available.""Really?" "But…" Kelly hesitated. "What's wrong? Tell me," Daphne said. "Ms. Cameron has a so
"How come I've never seen him?" Zachary spoke up. "Mr. Septer is a mysterious person. He won't appear unless Mom is in danger." "No wonder. When we were abroad, I only heard you had a bodyguard, but I never saw him," Kiki added. She had her own bodyguards, but they were always in plain sight. They were easy to spot. Because of Claude's special status abroad, everyone around him was affected. So, he had people protecting Yvette and her family. Ten minutes later, Ray appeared at the door. He wore a suit and exuded an aura that kept people at a distance. Kiki's eyes lit up. "What a handsome guy…" Zachary handed her a tissue. "Wipe your mouth."Kiki gulped. Yvette knew her best friend very well. Although Kiki was acting like a hopeless romantic, deep down, she held someone special in her heart. For that man, Kiki had forsaken dating and marriage, even though she was already 27 years old."Come in. This is my friend, Kiki. There's no one else here," Yvette said. Upon heari
Zachary wanted to relieve Yvette from the burden of having to take care of him and Noah all the time. Although Claude was nice, his surroundings were too dangerous. Zachary hoped Yvette could be with a man who could keep her safe. Kiki hadn't expected Zachary to have such thoughts. She added, "Although my dad wants me to get married for the sake of business, the rich guys he introduces me to are usually good-looking."Yvette felt helpless against the two of them. "All right, but…" She looked at Zachary. "I'm just going on this blind date in place of Kiki, not to find you a dad." Zachary didn't mind at all. "I understand." He thought about the romantic dramas on TV. Love often came unexpectedly. And such coincidences were the easiest way for love to spark. He and Noah were too young to protect Yvette. So, if they could find a man to take care of her during their time back home, it would be perfect. Yvette had no idea about Zachary's thoughts. That night, after putting Z
The next day, Yvette saw Kiki off at 5:00 am. Before leaving, Kiki was particularly nervous. "Yvvy, do I look okay today?"Kiki was naturally good-looking. she had almond-shaped eyes, an oval face, and a gentle yet charming demeanor. "You look great.""That's good to hear. You know, the thought of seeing him makes me very nervous and excited. I'm afraid that he won't like me…""There's no chance," Yvette reassured Kiki. "My best friend is so beautiful. There's no way he would dislike you."Kiki nodded. After seeing her off, Yvette returned to her bedroom. "Mom." Zachary had woken up at some point."Did we wake you?" she asked, walking over and crouching down. After all, Kiki had started getting ready around 3:00 am or 4:00 am.Instead of answering, he asked, "Mom, is Mr. Cook, the one Kiki is going to meet, a nice person?"Yvette pondered for a moment before responding, "Yeah, to Kiki, he's a very nice person."She remembered seeing Leonard back in college. He had been
"That woman earlier, Ms. Lopez, was it? She was as fat as a pig. I can't believe she had the guts to come on a blind date.""She looked like a dinosaur. It felt like the whole building was about to collapse when she walked.""And then there was Ms. Shelton, with her bright red lipstick; she looked like a ghost…""So, who's next?""I think it's the heiress of the Torres family. I heard she just returned after studying abroad…""Oh? She must be very open-minded and wild, then.""Let's ask her to dance for us later. If she does a good job, she might just make the cut!" The man burst out laughing. The men's foul words made Yvette frown. She understood why those well-mannered women had left so angrily after their blind dates. This guy wasn't here for a serious blind date; he had just brought his friends here to have fun. Yvette was glad that Kiki hadn't come. Knowing her, she would've been upset for quite some time. The receptionist led Yvette inside. The restaurant was usuall
His eyes widened in disbelief when he met Yvette's clear and indignant gaze. She didn't just look like Yvette Snyder; she was Yvette Snyder! Tristan had no idea why she was here for the blind date. Before he could come to his senses, Yvette told Ray, "Let's go." Ray then escorted her out of the room.The man who had been kicked to the ground, Ethan Zamora, was still cursing, "Don't you dare run away! I won't forget the two of you. Just you wait!"The other young men mocked him. "You're such a coward, Mr. Zamora. Why didn't you fight back?""Exactly, stop yapping!"Ethan had wanted to take a swing at Ray as well, but he hadn't even been able to stand up after Ray had kicked him earlier. He had been pampered all his life and had never been humiliated like this before. Scrambling to his feet, he cursed under his breath, "I'll round up my men and send them to those two doom right—" Before he could finish his threat, Tristan walked up to him and looked at him coldly. "What did y
Meanwhile, in the CEO's office on the top floor of Titan Corporation's headquarters, Xavier had already received word from his bodyguard that Yvette had gone to Plate & Palette that morning. "What was she doing at Plate & Palette?" As far as he knew, Plate & Palette was a place where spoiled rich kids indulged in debauchery, a place that was quite dirty. His bodyguard hesitated for a moment before responding, "It seemed like she had attended a blind date." Xavier's eyes narrowed, and the atmosphere around him grew tense. So, when she had said that she had something to do, she had meant going on a blind date? Once again, Yvette had surprised him.Xavier's expression darkened in an instant. The bodyguard knew Xavier's temper all too well and cautiously left the office. …There was a knock on the door to his office at 2:00 pm."Mr. Lane." As soon as she walked in, Yvette could tell something was off about Xavier. He lifted his gaze and looked at her apathetically. His eyes were
"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
Yvette was somewhat confused by this, and so was Kiki."Wasn't there just a lot of crying and talking inside? Why did it suddenly get so quiet? Are they holding some kind of ceremony?" Kiki asked."I don't know. Let's go in and take a look."When they walked in, they finally understood the reason why it was quiet.Tristan had arrived.At that moment, he sat atop a sandalwood chair, surrounded by bodyguards all dressed in matching black uniforms.Terrence stood in front of him, sweating profusely.The others were also too scared to make a sound."Where's Yvette?" Tristan asked again.After receiving a call from Kiki, he quickly rushed over. However, when he arrived, he didn't see Kiki or Yvette.He wasn't as easygoing as Jeremiah. Right there on the spot, he had everyone surrounded and made them all line up properly, demanding everyone to clearly state who had been bullying Yvette.When confronted with the power he exuded, the crowd instantly lost their earlier arrogance, and
Most of the people present recognized Jeremiah's face, but they mistook him for Xavier."So it's the son-in-law of the Snyder family who's here." They didn't let go of Yvette but instead complained, "You're here just in time. Teach Yvette a lesson. Her mother passed away, but she refuses to wear mourning attire."Terrence saw Jeremiah approaching from a distance and immediately stopped paying attention to the relatives around him, quickly running over."Everyone, you've got it wrong. This is Xavier''s twin brother. He's currently the CEO of Titan Corporation."After speaking, he gave the group a few subtle winks.The members of the Cadwell family liked to bully the weak and feared the strong. After knowing that the person in front of them was the CEO of Titan Corporation, they all put on smiling faces."We're sorry. We mistook you for someone else."After that, they continued to insist that Yvette kneel. "Come on, Yvette, stop being stubborn and just kneel!"Jeremiah saw what w