Yvette was already having trouble sleeping in the first place; she became even more awake when Xavier lay down as well. She shifted further away from him.Suddenly, he grabbed her hand. She immediately settled down, closing her eyes, and feigned sleep. Xavier took her hand over and caressed it gently.Yvette closed her eyes for a good while before realizing that he could no longer see now. He wouldn't know if she was asleep or not, even if she opened her eyes.And so, she slowly opened her eyes, taking in Xavier's side profile.Yvette wasn't sure when he had gotten up, but one of his hands was holding hers, while the other was touching around her forehead. He leaned down after making sure where her forehead was.She closed her eyes subconsciously as a light peck brushed past her brows. Her heart began to race for some reason.Xavier did not do anything else and lay back down before carefully pulling her closer. Perhaps he was worried about touching the injury on her face; he did
For weal or woe, Zachary became famous after his kidnapping incident made it to the trending topics. Many people had searched for his information online, yet oddly enough, they found nothing.Everyone was confused. One commented, "I like that calm child so much. What is his name? I'd love to get to know him better."Another replied, "You're right! He does look like a mini celebrity!"Someone retorted, "He looks better than celebrities—he'll definitely be super handsome when he grows up!"Zachary ended up trending once again due to the online buzz.Kiki was astonished to see the articles on him while she was working. "I knew Zac's looks would be popular, but I didn't expect it to be this popular! He's trending even higher than the news of the return of the top celebrity, Aaron? That's crazy!"She immediately showed the articles to Zachary when she went home during the afternoon. He wasn't too surprised at them."Shouldn't you be thinking about how to triple up your salary instead
The next day, Aaron called Yvette as soon as his plane landed at the airport. "I'm back, Yvvy! Did you bring your two kids to welcome and take me to dinner?"Yvette was speechless. His popularity would plummet instantly if she were to take her kids to pick him up from the airport. She would also be bashed online by his many fangirls."We'll make plans once you settle in," she said before ending the call.…Mark handed Aaron's information to Xavier in his newly-established IM Enterprise building. He said, "This is Aaron's profile, Mr. Lane. He's a celebrity with a large fan base both overseas and domestically."His fan base is pretty evenly split between men and women, making him an ideal spokesperson for our new product. Besides, if we have him on board, I believe IM Enterprise will quickly become well-known in Tirion."Xavier agreed and told Mark to work on securing the deal with him. After that, he asked, "Are you sure the paternity test you submitted back then wasn't tempered
Aaron only smiled and said nothing. Yvette was indeed kind. He would've still been a nobody if it hadn't been for her encouragement and song.After dismissing Joel, Aaron eagerly sought out his father, John Miller, to ask about Yara's falsified brain cancer diagnosis.John informed him that he'd found her medical records through some connections. It turned out that it wasn't even hers to begin with."That's great! Send these pieces of evidence to me," Aaron said."Sure, but when are you getting me a daughter-in-law?" John asked.Aaron instantly lost his enthusiasm. His mother, Claire Anderson, smiled as she brought out dishes to the dining table. "Many people online want to marry Ronny, yet he hasn't even brought back a single girlfriend."John sighed."Celebrities can't date, Mom," Aaron said while chuckling.His parents couldn't do anything about him, so they stopped pushing him about it. John eventually sent the pieces of evidence to him.Aaron sent them to Yvette on the
Yvette briefly mentioned her return to the country but didn't go into detail. After finishing the meal, Aaron offered to take her home."I can go back by myself. What if your fans see you?" Yvette immediately declined his offer. She only wanted to be a secret friend to him."Don't worry, I'm bundled up so tightly that no one will recognize me." Aaron reassured her. He wanted to see where she was living now.Yvette tried refusing several times, but eventually she had to agree. "Alright."The wind was cold and relentless when they stepped outside. Aaron immediately positioned himself in front of Yvette, shielding her from most of the wind and snow. Being the cheerful person he was, he smilingly commented, "I never expected such heavy snow in Tirion. If only you knew how warm it was at the beach I went to before I came back."Yvette listened to him talk and responded occasionally. As they got into the car one after the other, she didn't notice the inconspicuous black Maybach hidd
"It's complicated," Yvette answered, feeling embarrassed.Aaron didn't press further. "It's okay. You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to.""Okay.""I'll head back now. Remember to bring Zac and Noah along next time." Zachary and Noah both liked Aaron. Aaron, too, enjoyed spending time with the two kids.Yvette nodded. "Sure."After watching Aaron leave, Ray got out of the car and walked over to Yvette to inform her that there was news."If the information I've gathered is correct, the person who kidnapped Zachary is closely connected to Zoey Yandell.""Zoey?" Yvette's pupils contracted slightly.She had considered the possibility, but Zoey was, after all, related to her by blood. Besides, Zoey hated her was only because she and Jeremiah had met a few times."Are you certain?" Yvette asked."I found out that the person Zachary drew in his picture is named Derek Blade, who is a close associate of Gemma Zelnik's. He has already fled the country," Ray replied.Gemm
Noah thought for a moment before he walked up to Xavier. "It's simple. Take me to your new company."Xavier was a bit surprised. "Why do you want to go to my company?""I just want to see how big your company is, Mr. Xavier."Given how things were going, Noah sensed that Yvette might accept his bastard father again. If they were going to live together, Noah felt it was only right to assess his father's capabilities. If Xavier didn't measure up, Noah still wouldn't approve of Yvette being with him."Alright, I'll take you tomorrow. Now, spill the beans." Xavier agreed, curious about what Noah was up to.Only then did Noah say, "The person Mom was with today is named Aaron Miller. He's just a singer Mom helped when she was abroad. Now, he's a super-famous international superstar."International superstar? Aaron Miller? The name sounded familiar, but Xavier couldn't quite place it.Mark had mentioned it earlier, but Xavier generally didn't bother remembering celebrity names."Mr
Yvette was unaware that Xavier had long known she was a professional songwriter abroad. Seeing that she was unwilling to share this, he had never asked. After being rejected by her twice, Xavier grew increasingly worried that some young heartthrob might steal her away.Before dawn the next morning, Xavier went to the office and asked Mark to investigate the celebrity named Aaron. In his haste, he forgot that he had promised to take Noah to the company.Mark was a bit puzzled. "Mr. Lane, Aaron Miller is the singer who recently returned to the country. We're actually preparing to invite him to the company."It was only then that Xavier remembered why the name sounded so familiar. "How's that going?" he asked.Mark answered truthfully, "Aaron is different from other male celebrities. We haven't quite figured out his preferences yet. He said he likes freedom and dislikes being constrained, so he declined our offer. "However, I've already assigned someone to investigate him. We'll s