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
An elegant woman stood on the top floor of Seasons Hotel, looking at the view of Tirion. She held a cigarette in her hand, and the smoke dispersed in the air. She narrowed her eyes, and no one could tell what was on her mind.Suddenly, someone knocked on the door, and she put out the cigarette. "Come in."Then, Zoey slowly opened the door and walked inside. "Mom."Gemma turned around, looking gentler compared to seconds ago. "Come here."After Zoey approached her, Gemma adjusted her shirt for her and asked, "How are you?"She had been busy dealing with overseas projects most of the time. After hearing about Yara killing someone, she had rushed back to check on Zoey.Zoey was like a silly bunny in front of Gemma. "I'm not doing well at all, Mom."Gemma's face fell immediately. "Who dares to make my daughter feel aggrieved? Was it Jeremiah?"She clenched her fists, thinking that Jeremiah had a death wish. She couldn't believe he would bully the Zelniks after he became the head of
The car stopped less than an inch away from Yvette. Her pupils constricted a little, but she remained calm. There were surveillance cameras, and she didn't believe that Gemma would dare to do anything to her in public.Gemma looked at the beautiful and calm woman in front of her. If it weren't for Zoey, she would've actually pitied Yvette."Are you really going to go against my daughter?" she asked.Yvette said honestly, "There's nothing going on between Jeremiah and me. Not now, not ever."She had decided to be with Xavier, so why would she accept Jeremiah? Besides, even if she didn't end up with Xavier, she still wouldn't be with Jeremiah. After all, she had a few kids."I hope that's the case."Then, Gemma told her driver to drive away. As she looked at Yvette in the rearview mirror, she couldn't help lighting up a cigarette. She wasn't sure if Yvette was an honest woman or if she was pretending.Gemma called Shannon to tell her about something. …Later that night, Shannon
"What have you heard?" Shannon had always cared a lot when it came to her sons.Zoey purposely kept her in suspense. "Nothing. It's probably not true. After all, Jerry's not that kind of person."That just made Shannon want to know more about it. "Stop beating around the bush and tell me about it now."Then, Zoey finally said slowly, "I've heard that Yvette used to like Jerry before and that they even dated once."Shannon felt like she had just heard the worst news in the world. She had never liked Yvette in the first place. After hearing that Yvette had funny ideas about Jeremiah, she immediately became infuriated."Not a day goes by peacefully with that woman around," she said coldly.Zoey grabbed her hand. "Please don't be mad, Madam Shannon. Actually, I don't believe that they've dated before. I'm just worried about…""What?""Well, I'm worried that Yvette isn't satisfied with what she has." She had a concerned look in her eyes."There's something else that I didn't want t
Yvette was in Xavier's embrace when she woke up. When she looked around and didn't see Noah, she was confused.Her little movements also woke Xavier, and he pulled her back into his embrace. "Good morning.""Where's Noah?" she asked."There wasn't enough space here, so I took him to the guest bedroom," he said nonchalantly.Yvette looked at the huge bed that was more than six feet wide, thinking there was plenty of space. Just as she was prepared to get up, Xavier tightened his grip around her waist. Then, he gulped a little. "Let's sleep a little while longer."Since Yvette was wearing a thin layer of pajamas, they could feel each other's body temperature when they were so close to each other."No, I can't sleep anymore." She reached out to take his hands off, but he grabbed her hands instead."Be good," he whispered next to her ear. Yvette couldn't help shuddering when she heard his attractive voice and felt his warm breath.She looked up at his dashing face as the sunlight
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