"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
Kiki alighted the vehicle and picked up her courage to walk toward Xavier. "Mr. Lane."He stood there and got straight to the point. "What's up?"Kiki had already thought about what she would say while she had been on her way there. So, she immediately said, "Yvvy is kind and innocent. She's only been treating you well in the past few months because you've lost your sight. I hope you won't mistake it for some stupid love."Xavier frowned a little. "And?""Please leave Yvvy and stop bothering her, alright?" Kiki clenched her fists, hoping that it would make her more confident.Xavier calmly asked, "What if I don't want to leave her?" He finally made Yvette stay by his side, and there was no way he would give up that easily.Kiki was stunned. She hadn't thought Xavier would still be so difficult to handle after he lost his memories. He still sounded harsh when he spoke."Do you think Yvvy will be happy by staying with you? You can't even take care of yourself now that you're blind
"Nothing. She just told me to treat you well," Xavier answered. He wasn't afraid of Kiki's threats at all. He just wasn't sure if he was more important to Yvette or if Kiki was more important to her.Then, Yvette realized Kiki was most likely feeling restless after hearing what she had said last night."The pierogies are ready. Go have some now." After saying that, she looked in the direction Kiki had driven off, a warm feeling spreading through her. While they were eating, Xavier told Yvette that he had started a new company. Kiki's visit that day made him realize he couldn't keep pretending to be broke. So, he had to put an end to the lie."What kind of company is it?" she asked."A foreign trading company."Previously, Titan Corporation had slowly became greater because Xavier had started doing foreign trades. She remembered how tough it had been when he had first started dealing with foreign business partners. Everyone had picked on him for being young.Some people had ev
Just as Xavier was about to say something, Yvette stopped him. "If they don't mind redecorating the place, we should just let them do it. After all, it'll be nice to change it up a little for the festival. Please thank Madam Shannon for me, Luther."When Luther heard that, he frowned. "Sure."Noah quietly enjoyed the pierogies with a cold gaze. Yara had just been locked up, and Shannon was here to torture Yvette next. This time, there was no way he would watch from the sidelines while Yvette got bullied.After making up his mind, he put down his cutlery and said, "Mom, I'm done eating now. May I go out for a walk?"Yvette placed her cutlery down too. "Sure. I'll come with you.""Mom, didn't you say you still needed to prepare for the festival? I can go by myself, and I'll be back in no time. It'll be fine!" He spoke tactfully."In that case, can Mr. Septer tag along?" After Noah had snuck into Lane Mansion behind Yvette's back, she didn't dare to let him go out by himself anymore
After letting Noah return to the house, Xavier called Shannon and told her to stop being a busybody. He seldom lectured her, and she was upset about it. So, she told him about Yvette and Jeremiah to make things worse. "Xav, you might have lost your memories and sight, but you're still a Lane. You can have any woman you want. "A fickle woman like Yvette who's interested in her own brother-in-law isn't worthy of being part of our family at all. If it weren't for the two…"She stopped herself from mentioning the kids. After all, she hadn't gotten to the bottom of it yet. So, it wouldn't be wise for her to tell him about it."What have you heard?" Xavier narrowed his eyes.Shannon's heart skipped a beat, and she was clearly acting unnatural. "No one has to tell me anything about it. I've seen Yvette and Jerry being intimate with my own eyes."Liars would tend to lie to themselves first.Xavier tightened his grip on his phone until his knuckles turned white. "Don't bring this up ev
"Sure, I'll give you one last chance," said Jeremiah.Daphne let out a breath of relief. "Mr. Jeremiah, don't forget your promise. You said you would help me get back into the entertainment industry if I succeeded in my task.""Of course."Then, she finally told him her plan. Although it was a vicious plan, it was a surefire way to make Yvette give up on Xavier entirely. So, Jeremiah agreed to it.…When Xavier returned to the manor, he told his men to check the surveillance cameras. As expected, he was told that Jeremiah was in a car outside, talking to Daphne. Xavier's gaze went cold. It seemed like he had to get Jeremiah out of the country as soon as possible.Unfortunately, he couldn't see anything at that moment, and it made everything difficult.Meanwhile, Yvette had finished the preparations for the festival dinner. All she needed to do was finish cooking everything when the time came.When she saw Noah entering the manor, she couldn't help being confused. "Didn't you
Yvette was slightly stunned, and she looked up at Xavier and honestly answered, "I don't know. I just want to take good care of the kids now."She also wanted to take back everything that belonged to the Snyder family. Then, after she gave birth, she would use the cord blood for Noah's surgery."If you mind, we should just—" Before she could finish her words, he interrupted her. "I don't mind it."There was no way he wouldn't mind it. However, if he told her how he felt, she would want to leave again. Xavier had never had such a humbling experience before."It's cold out here. Shall I carry you back inside?" he asked with a hoarse voice, and she could feel his warm breath on her head.She hurriedly shook her head. "No. I can walk by myself."After struggling out of his embrace, she quickly returned to the manor. Xavier steadily followed behind her.Although it was snowing, Yvette didn't feel cold that day at all. Xavier just sat by her side as he typed away on his keyboard. Si
The two ladies looked young and youthful. Yvette was slightly surprised. After all, Xavier was at least ten years older than them and was most likely their uncles' age.He frowned slightly and said, "Scram."That one simple word was enough to make their faces even redder. Just a second ago, they had been blushing because they were shy. At that moment, they were shocked, embarrassed, and angry.Yvette was shocked as well. She had never thought his temper would be that bad. Xavier had never raised his voice after he had lost his memories, let alone told someone to scram. As she had expected, getting rid of old habits was hard. He couldn't pretend to be gentle all the time.Yvette hurriedly approached them to clear the awkward tension. "I've bought the snacks. Let's go now."When Xavier heard her voice, his cold face slowly became gentle.When the ladies saw how beautiful Yvette was, they were both stunned. When she politely smiled at them, they became more embarrassed and tugged
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