"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 Christmas 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
Yvette remembered how angry Xavier had looked back then. He had dragged her to a secluded place and scolded her. "Do you think I'm not embarrassed enough?"He had then tossed the bouquet she had brought into the trash can and said, "If you're bored, find a job. Stop doing useless shit like this all the time."Back then, Yvette had stood still and looked at him in disappointment. "Usually, a guy would confess to the woman he likes. I thought you would feel happy if I confessed to you instead."After all, they were already married, but things hadn't progressed between them at all. "Don't talk about love with me in the future. It's childish," he said.From then on, she hadn't dared to mention anything about love anymore. Usually, there were so many intimate couples on the streets, all expressing how much they loved each other. She had never experienced how it felt.That day, someone started setting the fireworks before the sky even got dark. The loud explosion from the distance pul
Xavier heard footsteps and looked toward the door. Yvette didn't call out to him but walked right up to him instead. "Did you injure Claude?"Xavier's breath caught in his throat. "Don't lie," Yvette pressed.Xavier felt a pang of guilt and responded in a muffled voice, "Yes.""Are you serious? You hit him?" Yvette couldn't believe it.Despite being visually impaired, he had managed to beat Claude—and severely at that. Yvette was furious beyond words, and she lashed out at Xavier, striking him hard on the shoulder.Xavier's brows knit together in shock. He hadn't expected Yvette to hit him over Claude. Though the punch wasn't hard, it bothered him. What was so special about that man? So what if he beat him up? Claude should count himself lucky Xavier hadn't buried him outright.Despite what he was thinking, Xavier didn't dare say it out loud. "Yvvy, guys butt heads all the time, especially since we're rivals in love. A bit of a scrap is nothing to worry about.""A scrap, you
As soon as Yvette got home, she handed the food she bought to Noah, telling him to have a snack first. Then, she busied herself in the kitchen, ignoring Xavier. Xavier had hoped her bad mood would blow over soon. But Yvette continued to ignore him during dinner.Noah noticed the strange atmosphere between them. It seemed like his bastard father had made Yvette angry. No one was happier than him. He thought it served Xavier right.During the meal, Noah deliberately made a show of things in front of Xavier. He served Yvette food and asked her to feed him. "Mom, I want some chicken, but it's too far. Can you feed me?""Sure," Yvette responded, attending to Noah the entire time.Xavier fumbled with his cutlery a few times and didn't manage to get any food. He ignored her, too. After dinner, everyone gathered to watch TV in the living room, but only Yvette and Noah talked.When Yvette went to the bathroom, Noah proudly taunted Xavier. "Mr. Xavier, now you see, I'm Mom's precious on
"Fine, we can discuss this further once you've apologized and made things right. Now let go; I'm going to shower," Yvette said.Xavier released her. His hand still bore faint bite marks from Yvette's teeth. After she left, he called Mark. "Have someone look into Claude. Find out where he is now."Mark was puzzled. Did his boss want someone dead tonight when it was such a happy festival?"We checked a few days ago, Mr. Lane. Claude still hasn't recovered yet. Should we go easy on him?"Xavier's next words shocked Mark even more. "Send men to protect him. Don't let him die.""What?" Mark thought he'd misheard."Yvette found out about Claude. She wants me to apologize and compensate him. Arrange to return some of the previous projects to him as compensation." Xavier spoke with reluctance. This was the first time he'd ever done such a thing.Mark realized Xavier wasn't acting out of kindness; it was all for Yvette. "Yes, I'll handle it right away.""Make sure to leave evidence fo
Yvette was somewhat worried. If she took Noah to Lane Mansion, she wasn't sure if some of the Lanes might notice something. Shannon, for one, had always kept an eye on Zachary.She was about to refuse, but Noah agreed in a flash. "Sure, Mr. Xavier! If you're taking me home now, does that mean you're going to be my stepdad?" Noah's big, round eyes were filled with curiosity.The word "stepdad" made Xavier's expression shift.Noah intentionally shouted, "My stepdad, let's go home!"Yvette nearly spat out the milk she was drinking. "Noah, don't call him that," she scolded.Noah toned down his mischievous behavior. "Mom, let's go with Mr. Xavier. I'm so bored staying at home every day. The doctor also said I should go out more to take my mind off things. Then, it won't hurt as much."Whenever Noah mentioned his illness, Yvette could never refuse him. "Alright."She thought that if Xavier could always remain this way, she would inevitably have to reveal the children's true parentage