Yvette was already inclined to do as Viola said, and with Viola being ill, she certainly wouldn't go against her wishes. She got up and led Xavier to his room to help him try on the clothes. Most of the clothes Yvette had bought for Xavier were casual and easy to wear."Go on. Take off your clothes," Yvette instructed as she began unpacking the new clothes and organizing them neatly.When she turned around to hand the clothes to Xavier, she was completely stunned, and her pupils dilated in shock."W-Why did you take off everything?" she stammered.The man in front of her was entirely unclothed, revealing a perfectly proportioned body, firm muscles, a chiseled six-pack, and more. Yvette quickly averted her gaze, her face flushing as if it were on fire.Though she had given birth to Zachary and Noah and was pregnant with Xavier's child, they hadn't had many intimate encounters. Even though she acted mature and composed, their actual intimate moments were always initiated by him.
Xavier couldn't help but hold Yvette even tighter. She struggled to break free. Her body grew increasingly warm, and she became anxious. "Xavier, let go!"Xavier's throat tightened. He was reluctant to release her. "Let's sleep together tonight."His hot breath fell against her ear, making Yvette's ears turn red. Xavier effortlessly lifted her and placed her on the bed."Don't—" Yvette began. However, she was cut off by Noah's urgent voice calling from the doorway. "Mom! Mom!"Xavier's brows furrowed slightly. Yvette tried to get up, but Xavier was like an immovable mountain. "Xavier, move," Yvette whispered urgently.Xavier ignored her. Instead, he looked toward the door. "Yvvy is asleep. Come back tomorrow."Noah stood frozen at the door, his knocks becoming more forceful. "You evil man, give me back my mom! Mom, Mom..." He couldn't let his mother be bullied by his bastard father right under his nose.Hearing Noah's cries, Yvette couldn't tell if he was truly upset or pret
The next morning, Yvette received a call from Ray as she woke up."I found out who was behind the attack on you yesterday. It was Zoey."Zoey, Yvette's half-sister from the same mother.When Yvette heard this, she was momentarily stunned.Ray continued, "When I went to handle the situation yesterday, I found out from those people that they planned to take you away and... sully you." Ray's voice became stiff as he said the last two words.Yvette clenched her fists upon hearing this. "I understand," she replied, ending the call.Yvette couldn't comprehend why Zoey harbored such hatred toward her. The only thing she could think of was the situation with Jeremiah. Then again, she had no ties to him now.She asked Cynthia to send her Zoey's phone number since they had collaborated before.Cynthia quickly sent over the number and inquired, "Boss, are you planning to work with her again? She contacted me a few days ago, saying she wanted to buy another one of your songs. I haven't had
Zoey watched as Yvette walked in, bundled up tightly, with only her fair face visible. She had to admit that Yvette was beautiful—her features were delicate, especially her eyes, which looked as if they had been hand-drawn. Even though Yvette was dressed in many layers, her curvaceous figure was still discernible. Zoey knew she was attractive too, but standing next to Yvette, it felt like she lacked something."The stuff you sent me is useless. Don't waste your time; I'm not easily scared," Zoey declared, trying to take control of the conversation.Yvette thought, "If you're not afraid, why did you arrive before I did?" She didn't call Zoey out on it but instead pulled out a document and handed it to her.Zoey took the document, puzzled. When she opened it and saw what it was, a flash of something unrecognizable crossed her eyes."You investigated me?" Zoey asked with the paternity test results in her hands. Her first reaction hadn't been about the results themselves, but rathe
The living room fell silent for a moment. Yara hadn't expected a former nanny who had worked for her family would dare to speak to her like this. She raised her hand, ready to hit Viola.Hannah stepped forward to stop her. "Ma'am, Madam Viola is in poor health. You cannot just strike her. If you do, I will call the police."Yara's hand froze in midair, and she sneered. "'Madam'? She's just a penniless old hag who got lucky taking care of my daughter. Now that my daughter and son-in-law have money, they support her, and she thinks she's a lady of high society."Hannah was somewhat surprised. She had always thought that Viola was Yvette's mother. To her surprise, it turned out Yvette's mother was the woman before her. On closer inspection, there was some resemblance, but their attitudes and demeanors were so different. Yara was sharp-tongued and rude.Realizing Yara was her employer's biological mother, Hannah decided not to say much and just watched from the side.Viola, facing Y
"Sure. Who do you want to meet? I'll accompany you," Yvette immediately said. At that moment, she didn't dare to let Viola out of her sight at all."I'm just visiting Mrs. Wellington in the village nearby. She just had a grandson, and I want to take a look. You should just focus on writing your music at home. There's no need for you to go with me," Viola said gently. "No way. The doctor has said you have to rest well now." Yvette grabbed her hand tightly."Oh, you silly girl. I'm really fine. Did you forget how Dr. Upton said I can live for another few years?"Viola was worried that Yvette might agree to her request, so she lied to the latter. "Have you forgotten about Mrs. Wellington? She hates having outsiders around, and I'm her only friend. If you're there as well, you'll make her feel uncomfortable."After hearing that, Yvette thought about how Viola had been staying at home all the time recently. She couldn't go anywhere at all, and it was important for her to have friends
When the cold metal touched Yara's neck, her pupils constricted, and the cup in her hand fell to the ground."What… What are you doing?"Viola pressed the knife harder against her neck. "Return the money to Yvvy.""I've given all the money to Lawrence, so I don't have it anymore. Put the knife down now, or I'll get nasty with you." Even Yara's voice was trembling when she spoke, so Viola wasn't scared of her at all."How are you going to get nasty? What can you possibly do to me when you can't even lift a finger now?"Yara's neck hurt, and it felt like it was bleeding. "Calm down. You want money, right? I can give it to you."As expected, when death was near, no one could act mightier than anyone else. Viola knew Yara would be afraid of death, but she didn't want her to die that day.Suddenly, they heard Terrence's voice from the other side of the door. "Mom, why did you close the door? There's something I need to talk to you about."Viola pretended to be anxious. "I'm going to
"Don't say anything. The doctors said they could fix this." Yvette's voice was hoarse, and the tears started rolling down her face uncontrollably."Yeah." Viola forced out a smile and wanted to wipe the tears away. However, she couldn't lift her arm at all. Yvette noticed what Viola was trying to do and grabbed the latter's hand and put it on her face."Viola…""There, there… Don't cry…"Yvette's eyes were red as she said, "Yeah, I'm not crying. You'll be fine…"Viola was clearly on her last breath as she looked out the window happily. "Yvvy… It's almost time for the festival…"The festival was in a week. Yvette nodded. "Yeah, it's almost here.""Let's go home. I don't want to be here…""Alright. Let's go home."She reached out to carry Viola. The latter was so skinny that it felt like there were only bones inside her. Although Yvette was weak, she was able to pick Viola up without breaking a sweat.She walked down the long hallway with Viola in her arms and spoke nonstop. Sh
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