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
When Xavier had been healthy and fine, Yvette had left him secretly. Now that he was blind, she was bold enough to tell him that she wanted to leave. He wondered if she thought he couldn't do anything about it anymore.Yvette didn't realize something was wrong with him as she kept her gaze down. "Didn't we have an agreement previously? You also promised me that we could get a divorce. I don't want to be with you."Xavier tightened his grip again. She was in so much pain that she gasped. "It hurts."He immediately loosened his grip a little. "I'm not agreeing to it.""I can compensate you by clearing part of your debt. Think of it as compensation for the accident," she continued. After all, he had protected her with his own body when the accident had happened.Xavier finally understood what it meant to have his heart broken."Who cares about the compensation?" He raised his voice and almost lost his temper."Then, what do you want? Tell me. As long as I can do it—"Before she co
Back in Tirion, news of Yara attacking someone had spread like wildfire. No matter how wealthy she was, there was no way she would be able to fix it immediately. It was also the first time she had felt so terrified.After Yvette returned to Tirion, she visited Yara in the detention center. The latter used to look fabulous. However, she looked pale at that moment."Yvette, where's the nanny?" she immediately asked after seeing Yvette.Although Viola had set Yara up, Yvette still hated the latter. "She's dead because of you."Yvette and Yara didn't feel like mother and daughter at all. Viola had finally gotten Yara locked up, so there was no way Yvette would let her out."She set me up. I didn't kill her at all!"Yvette's gaze was cold as she said, "Who would want to use their lives to set you up?"Seeing how Yvette didn't believe her, Yara clenched her fists in anger. "How should I know what was wrong with her? She wasn't afraid of death at all and wanted me to end up in jail!"
Noah had just finished receiving his treatment at the hospital. While he was resting, he had a feeling someone was watching him from outside. He looked out the window, but he didn't see anybody there."That's weird."His instincts were never wrong. So, he pretended to be asleep and closed his eyes. After a while, he opened his eyes again and saw a man with a camera crouching anxiously. Noah narrowed his eyes, looking exactly like Xavier did when he was thinking."Damn it. How dare you snap photos of me in secret? I didn't even pose!" Despite his words, he wondered how it could be.While he was lost in his thoughts, Yvette knocked on the door. "Baby, are you done resting? Let's go home now."Noah nodded and said, "Alright."He got out of the bed and put his shirt back on. Then, he left the hospital with Yvette."Mom, since the bad lady is locked up, does that mean she can't get out anymore?" He was referring to Yara.Yvette nodded. "Yeah.""That's good." As Noah spoke, he loo