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
Yvette and Noah stood outside. She was a breathtaking beauty, while her son was an adorable little boy. He looked like he had stepped straight out of a comic book.Someone sneaked a look at them, noting how much Noah resembled Xavier. Noah noticed the unfriendly glances and frowned slightly. As expected, there wasn't a decent person in his bastard father's family. "Mom, I need to pee," Noah said. "Alright, I'll take you," Yvette replied. With that, she led him to a nearby washroom.Once there, Noah said, "Mom, you should go back and wait for Mr. Xavier. Otherwise, he might not find us when he comes out. I remember the way; I'll come find you later."Yvette saw that the washroom wasn't far, so she agreed. "Okay, if you can't find me, just call." Noah and Zachary both carried smartwatches with them. "Alright." Noah nodded repeatedly and headed into the men's washroom.Meanwhile, in the main hall, most of Xavier's relatives were present. However, Jeremiah was nowhere to be see
Marlene's mother-in-law—Zayden's mother—was a low-class model who didn't deserve respect. But Shannon was different.She came from the Guetta family and had Guetta Group backing her, along with her powerful and wealthy brothers. They had connections on both sides of the law. It wouldn't take much for them to get rid of someone.Marlene had always resented the fact that she wasn't Shannon's daughter-in-law. If she had been, Malcolm would've long since secured shares in Lane Group. But despite the bitterness coursing through her, she couldn't show it. She gave Shannon a polite glance, then looked over at the elegant Zoey. Zoey smiled at her. "Marlene."Marlene nodded and walked away. As Zoey watched her leave, she felt a surge of joy. It seemed she wasn't the only one who disliked Yvette. She must make a covert effort to become friends with Marlene.Upon noticing that Noah wasn't around, Shannon asked Yvette, "Where's the child who came with you?""Noah went to the washroom,"