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
Noah thought it was weird and wondered if Yvette had to take multiple steps to have a child. After all, his understanding was very limited when it came to this matter.While he was in deep thought, Yvette had already gotten dressed. She came out, blushing, and asked, "Mark, what are you doing here?"Mark lied, "I have some private matters that I would like to get Mr. Lane's opinion on."She nodded in embarrassment and took Noah downstairs.After Xavier and Mark talked for a short while, they left the house. Yvette didn't ask where they were going.After they came out, Mark told Xavier about the progression of the project acquisition over the past few months. After Xavier listened to the report, he said, "Thank you for your hard work. Since it's Christmas tomorrow, you should take a few days off and rest well."When Mark heard that, he was shocked. That was his first time hearing Xavier thank him for his hard work. He wondered if the world was ending."Don't mention it. I was jus
When Kiki heard what the people in the room were saying about her, she frowned slightly. "Tristan, Grandpa told me to bring you home for dinner."When she spoke up, it suddenly became quiet in the room. Everyone looked at her in confusion at first. Then, they started to think about what she had said. When they returned to their senses, they had to hold back their laughter. They couldn't believe that the great Tristan Shaw was being told to go home for dinner.Tristan's face fell, and he pretended not to know her. Kiki didn't want to repeat herself, so she looked at Zachary. Zachary said unwillingly, "Great-Grandpa said you don't have to come home ever again if you return late again."After saying that, he looked at Kiki. "We've already passed the message, Mom. Let's go home."Kiki nodded. However, before she left, she glared at Tristan's friends and said loudly, "The Torres family might be small, but we've never cared about marrying someone from the Shaw family. They were the o
Now that she and Yvette had started talking about it, Kiki couldn't hold back."Yvvy, in hindsight, we kept thinking he was a bastard for not loving you because you mistook him for Jeremiah. But you were just a stranger to him. There was no way he could give you love when he felt nothing for you."The only flaw he had was blaming you for what your mother and brother did. At the end of the day, he's just a petty guy who's too prideful; he's not that much of a bastard."As Kiki realized that, she could finally relax a little.Yvette seriously listened to what Kiki said. "Yeah, I know."However, Kiki immediately said, "However, not only has he lost his memories, but he's also blind now. Yvvy, you'll have a hard life ahead if you stay with him."It would be hard for a blind man to make any money. Since he was part of the upper class, it would be more difficult for him.Kiki couldn't help worrying again when she thought about that. "Yvvy, you shouldn't let his good looks distract you
"Don't overthink it, Kiki. I just care about you. Even if you didn't have a child with Tris, I'donly acknowledge you as my granddaughter-in-law," Archibald explained.Kiki hadn't expected to ever get that much recognition from someone, and she was touched. "Thank you, Grandpa."Now that she thought about it, she figured it wouldn't be that bad to be married to the Shaw family. Tristan's parents had passed away a long time ago, so she wouldn't have any argument with her mother-in-law. Archibald was the only elder family member Tristan had, and he treated her well."You don't have to be so formal with me."When Kiki remembered the other thing that was bothering her, she couldn't help saying, "Grandpa, I would like to visit my friend tomorrow. May I do that?""Of course, but Zac has to stay. I've already asked my old friends to come over. They're traveling from far away just to see my smart great-grandson.""Sure." After all, Kiki just wanted to meet Xavier alone.…It snowed ag