Jeremiah hadn't looked away from Yvette since she'd arrived. He got up and greeted, "Xav. Yvette."She politely smiled at him. When Zoey saw that, she was furious. She suppressed the anger in her and greeted them as well, "Yvette. Xavier."Xavier ignored her. After Yvette sat down, he sat next to her. Since there were other people around, Yvette didn't want to humiliate Zoey. So, she answered the latter with a hum.When Zoey got back in her seat, she purposely grabbed Jeremiah's arm. "Jerry, Xavier and Yvette's son sure is adorable."Jeremiah froze, and he looked disgusted. He quietly removed her hand from his arm and looked at Noah. As he'd expected, Noah looked exactly like Xavier.Shannon also kept her eyes on Noah when they entered the room. Although Yvette had said that Noah wasn't Xavier's son, she still didn't believe it.If the children truly belonged to Claude, why would one stay with Yvette while the other stayed with Kiki? Also, Zachary's last name was Snyder, and it d
Marlene pretended to stop Malcolm when she saw what was happening. "Malcolm, let him have it."However, he didn't know how to read the room or put on an act. All he knew was no one could have what he wanted. He jumped out of his seat and approached Noah to drag him away."Get off the seat now!"Noah looked exactly the same as Zachary. After being punched by Zachary in the past, Malcolm didn't dare to get physical with Noah at all. "Get down now, feral boy!"Yvette couldn't help clenching her fists when she heard Malcolm calling Noah a "feral boy" repeatedly. Meanwhile, Marlene was secretly pleased about the situation and didn't stop Malcolm at all.When Clifford saw what was happening, he felt helpless. Then, he said to the maid, "Bring me another chair and place it next to me.""No. I want this chair!" Malcolm was pampered badly, and he only wanted to sit in Noah's seat.Yvette couldn't take it anymore, and she said, "Noah, come and sit next to me."Noah obediently got out of
Everyone at the table was stunned because it was the first time someone had been bold enough to scold Malcolm like that. Feeling upset, Marlene protected Malcolm. However, Noah was younger than him, so it was hard for her to be harsh.Although Malcolm was an arrogant child, he wasn't dumb at all. He knew Noah was insulting him immediately. "How dare you insult me, you feral boy?"Noah still wanted to add fuel to the fire and said, "Don't be angry. I was just telling the truth. Didn't your teacher teach you how to be polite at school?"Yvette was speechless, thinking about how she'd told him to keep quiet at the dining table before they'd left the house earlier. But it wouldn't be nice for an adult to interfere when the kids were arguing. So, she could only signal Noah to stop talking with her eyes.He purposely avoided her gaze and raised his eyebrows at Malcolm, seemingly provoking the latter.Malcolm still didn't dare to hit Noah because the latter looked like Zachary. So, h
Zoey froze. She wanted Marlene and the others to have a great impression of her. However, she'd unexpectedly offended Shannon instead. She'd never expected Shannon to protect Noah.Zayden had a point. Noah had just returned to the Lane family, and they weren't sure if he was really a descendant of their family yet. Besides, Noah had said that his father was Claude in front of everyone earlier.Marlen shot Zoey a friendly gaze and dragged Zayden and Malcolm away. "Let's go and eat at home."Everyone had a lot on their minds during the dinner, and it ended on a strange note. When they were eating, Clifford even told the maid to prepare another plate of the dish Noah wanted for him.Yvette thought it was weird because Noah hated that dish, which was an animal's innards. After they returned to Xavier's house, she asked Noah while putting him to bed, "Noah, tell me the truth. Did you target Malcolm on purpose today?"A mother would always know her son best, and she had a feeling that N
After Yvette tucked Noah in bed, she left the room. Xavier was already back in the living room, going through a book for the blind."Is he asleep?" he asked.She nodded. "Yeah. Why haven't you gone to sleep yet?""I was waiting for you." He closed the book and faced her.She felt uncomfortable. "We should sleep separately.""Why?"Yvette blushed and said, "I'm pregnant now, so it's inconvenient for us to sleep together.""The bed's six feet wide. There'll be plenty of space for us." After saying that, Xavier stood up and walked to her. Then, he grabbed her arm. His hand was so warm that she could feel it through her shirt."But I'm used to sleeping alone—" Before she could finish her words, he picked her up.When her feet left the ground, she started panicking instantly. Seeing how high up she was, she couldn't help grabbing his arms. "Stop fooling around and put me down now."He didn't respond and carried her back to the bedroom. Then, he carefully placed her on the bed.Yv
They were both twins. So, naturally, they knew each other better than anyone else.Xavier calmly said, "So what?""Nothing. I just wanted to remind you that Yvvy's an innocent person. If you keep lying to her, you're going to lose her trust entirely," Jeremiah added slowly.Xavier hated it when Jeremiah acted like he knew Yvette a lot. "You don't have to worry about it."He paused for a moment before adding with a low voice, "However, I should remind you that there's a limit to my patience. If Yvvy finds out anything, I won't care if you're my brother anymore."Then, he opened the car door and let the maid guide him back.Jeremiah remained in the car and watched Xavier from behind as the latter left. Then, he narrowed his eyes. When the cold wind blew into the car, he started coughing violently.One of his men was in the car. When he heard Jeremiah coughing, he hurriedly brought him a warm glass of water. "Mr. Jeremiah, are you alright?"Jeremiah only stopped coughing after a w
Yvette asked in a daze, "What news?""The trending news online. You'll know when you see it. I knew Xavier was a bastard!" Kiki gripped her phone tightly.Yvette returned to her senses a little and looked to her side. Xavier was still sound asleep. "Hold on. I'll take a look right now."After she ended the call and went online, she immediately saw the number one trending news. She tapped on the links and saw the photos clearly. In the photos, Daphne was in Xavier's embrace, and it looked like they were wearing nothing under the blanket.Yvette thought she'd stopped caring about it a long time ago. However, when she saw the photos, she felt her heart aching.Then, Kiki sent her a message. "Yvvy, don't be angry. There are a lot of men for you to choose from."Yvette replied, "Yeah, I know. I'm fine." She couldn't sleep anymore, and she was prepared to get out of bed.Xavier slowly opened his eyes and pulled her back into his arms. "What time is it?"Yvette seemed to have returned
The comments online were getting out of hand. Even after the news was removed, people were still talking about it. Everyone had already forgotten all about Daphne, but she now became infamous again after making the news once more.Tristan saw the news as well and was confused. He wondered who was the one who leaked the photos when Daphne had died at the asylum. After all, no one else knew that she'd been sent to the asylum, let alone about the fire.Then, he started wondering if it was Xavier's enemies from the past.He walked out after closing the news and saw Kiki alone outside. He got closer to her and realized she was plucking the grass. "What are you doing?" he asked in confusion.She stopped plucking the grass and looked up at him. When she saw his lazy expression, she thought about the news again. "It's none of your business," she said angrily.She was feeling furious on behalf of Yvette after seeing the news. Who wouldn't mind when their partners were exposed through photo