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 Christmas…"Christmas 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. She was afraid th
After an unknown amount of time, Yvette finally spoke. "Xavier, it's almost Christmas.""Yeah.""Viola's gone…" She gripped Xavier's shirt tightly.He tightened his grip around her. Since he wasn't good at comforting someone, he kissed her forehead. Yvette thought she was done crying. However, she still broke down at that moment, and the tears began to fall again."It's all my fault. If it weren't for me, she wouldn't have looked for Yara at all, let alone…""Viola left a letter for you and asked Mrs. Wellington to bring it here," said Xavier.She looked up at him. "Where is it?"He got up and opened the drawer of the bedside table. Then, he passed a letter to Yvette.She hurriedly opened it and saw the message on it."Yvvy, if you're reading this, it means I'm no longer with you. Don't be sad. This is my fate. Do you still remember what I said last time? We all have to die eventually, so I'm not scared at all. I just hope I can do something for you before I'm gone. The doctor
Jeremiah reached out to pat the snow off of her body. However, Yvette avoided his hand instinctively. "Why are you here, Jeremiah?"When he saw how she reacted, his hand froze in midair for a while before he pulled it back."I saw the news and learned what happened with Viola. You told me that she was as important as your actual mother. So, I knew you would definitely be sad about her passing. That's why I decided to visit you."After saying that, he paid his respects to Viola's grave.Yvette didn't expect him to remember everything from the past so clearly, and she forced out a smile. "Thank you. I'm fine."Jeremiah saw how pale she looked and how red her eyes were. It didn't seem like she was fine at all."You don't have to act tough in front of me. I told you that I'll always be by your side no matter what."She just nodded slightly and didn't know what to say to him. After a long silence, she said, "I'm heading back now.""Let me take you home," he immediately said."There
After Kiki and Zachary were done paying their respects to Viola, they returned home with Yvette. Since Jeremiah's car was big, there was still a lot of space after they got inside.Kiki had ridden her fair share of luxurious cars before, especially recently with Zachary. However, it was her first time seeing a car full of medical equipment and a doctor. It felt as if they could receive treatment right away if something happened.After Jeremiah took them to Yvette's home and said goodbye to Yvette, he told the driver to drive home.Kiki stood next to Yvette and asked, "Where's Xavier?""I told him to come back with Noah first.""I see." Kiki saw how part of Yvette's clothes were drenched and couldn't help sighing. "How could he leave like that without staying with you or handing you an umbrella?"As her best friend, Kiki hoped she could find someone who could treat her right."I just wanted to have some time to myself. Let's go inside. It's cold out here, so you and Zac should av