Yvette was stunned. Her face flushed red when she realized what he was talking about.Xavier immediately pulled away when she loosened her grip."Don't fall asleep on the couch next time. It's not hard to walk back to the room yourself!" He restrained himself, keeping his voice neither too cold nor too warm.They were still fighting after all, and she hadn't apologized to him until now.Yvette knew that Xavier was concerned about her. She nodded and replied, "Alright, sorry for troubling you. You should go get some rest as well."After that, she slipped back under the blanket.Xavier didn't go to bed. After stepping out, he first got Mark to find out what Yvette had been up to today that had affected her so much. He only went to wash up after that.Mark was frustrated that his quiet moment with his girlfriend had been interrupted by Xavier. He would definitely ask for a raise soon.It wasn't like he did the investigation himself anyway. He instructed his subordinates to check t
Yvette had been closely monitoring the other mothers' behavior ever since she'd met up with them to discuss the matter regarding the president of the parents' committee.Even though they had chatted privately with her that very night, they were collectively silent the next day. In fact, some even stopped updating their WhatsApp statuses.Yvette grew suspicious seeing their unusual behavior. They would be electing the new president of the parents' committee the next day. She wondered if they might turn against her.She tried sending a message to one of the mothers, asking her if she liked her handbag.The mother only replied after some time. "Oh, I'm sorry. This handbag doesn't seem to suit me at all. I've only used it once, but it'll probably end up collecting dust in my closet."Yvette then sent similar messages to the other mothers. They either complained about their items, or said that they hadn't used them yet. They were clearly acting suspiciously.She was sure that the othe
With that, it would be hard for Yvette to convince the other mothers to help her out.She furrowed her brows worriedly. Just as she was pondering her next move, Mark continued, "But the money they invested is likely going down the drain. They won't be able to last more than a few days."If you have friends among the kindergarten mothers, you have to stop them from investing, Mrs. Lane."Yvette perked up upon hearing that. She asked, "Is that so? Why are you so sure that it'll all go to waste?"Before Mark could reply, Xavier said, "Zayden's collective purchase business is focused on vegetables and fresh produce, which are hard to store and have high shipping costs."There's a lot of competition now, but it's just a battle of spending money to grab market share. They offer the lowest prices to attract customers and drive other companies out in hopes of monopolizing the market."Xander paused and held back from mentioning that his own company was in the same business.Vegetables a
Elena was taken aback and looked guilty when Yvette approached her. "Ms. Snyder, you're here early!""Yeah. We're voting for the president of the parents' committee, aren't we? I have to show up early. You promised to vote for me.""Yes, of course." Elena smiled. She reassured herself, thinking that her vote would stay anonymous anyway.Yvette made her way to the meeting room in the school. Many moms who had arrived were chatting away excitedly.When she entered the room, the moms sheepishly looked away and pretended they did not see her, but she was unbothered because the show was about to start.To her surprise, Anne, to whom she had given the parking pass, came over to talk to her. "Ms. Snyder, you're here.""Yeah." Yvette flashed a polite smile and refrained from showing any enthusiasm. After all, there was no telling whether Anne was just like Elena.Anne pulled her aside and asked in a hushed voice, "Mrs. Snyder, why don't you give up on running for the president of the pa
At Tirion Kindergarten, the president of the parents' committee was the leader for the entire grade. Hence, other committee members representing other classes had shown up as well.Yvette had gotten to know a few of them, but not all. Those with some wealth had been summoned by Marlene to discuss partnerships.That explained why Anne had belatedly heard about the planned betrayal—since her husband had already declared bankruptcy, Marlene wasn't interested in talking to her. Marlene did not care about the votes of the few poor parents in school.Before the voting started, Marlene marched up to Yvette and openly challenged her, "Yvvy, do you think a disabled person could perform the job of the president of the parents' committee?"Then, she pointed at the hearing aid in Yvette's ear. She added, "What happens if your hearing aid breaks when someone is speaking? Are we all going to wait until you get a new one?"Yvette displayed nothing but calm in the face of Marlene's provocation. S
Standing onstage, Yvette was unfazed by the disrespect shown by the other parents."Hi everyone, I am Zachary's mom, Yvette Snyder. I will skip the self-introduction since Mr. Hart has briefly introduced me."The moms in the audience continued whispering among themselves and showed no respect to the speaker. A look of worry flashed across Anne's eyes, and she regretted not stopping Yvette earlier. Now, Yvette had to endure an embarrassing situation.Yvette remained calm in the face of the disrespect. Without further ado, she pulled out a flash drive. "Mr. Hart, mind helping me to play this on the screen?"Ronnie immediately helped her to set up the projector. Some of the moms were distracted by her move, and they taunted her. "She is well prepared indeed. Is she using some PowerPoint slides?""What's the point of being well prepared? That's not what it takes to be a president.""If I were as rich as Yvette Snyder, I would have saved the trouble and sent my son to a new school."
The others mothers seemed a little more reassured after hearing Marlene's counterargument, and they dismissed Yvette's warning.When the voting ended, Marlene was selected as the president of the parents' committee as expected.However, to everyone's surprise, Yvette had managed to win a quarter of the votes. Even Yvette was shocked by the level of support. At that moment, she noticed a well-dressed and elegant woman in the crowd, who flashed a gentle smile her way.After the meeting, the woman approached Yvette. "Ms. Snyder, thank you.""Why are you thanking me?" Yvette seemed confused.The woman asked, "Do you remember Chuck's mom, Kinsey Hopkins?"At the mention of Kinsey, Yvette was taken back to a few days ago when a teacher had called her to the school and informed her about Zachary's involvement in a fight.Chuck was one of the kids Zachary had beaten up. His mom, Kinsey, was an alluring, voluptuous woman. Unfortunately, she was a mistress.Yvette had only known about
Malcolm knew that Zachary was messing with him. He raised his hand in an attempt to slap Zachary, but he quickly lowered his arm and left the scene indignantly when Zachary gave him a death stare.Malcolm felt extremely defeated; not only did he lose to Zachary in physical fights but also in verbal arguments.They'd started off as good friends, but their relationship had soured. He began to regret it.…After school, Malcolm went home and lay on the couch with a pitiful look.Worried, Marlene asked, "Son, what's wrong?""Mom, I want to say sorry to Zachary." Malcolm hated Noah, but he had nothing against Zachary.Marlene immediately became furious. "Why would you say sorry to Zachary? Malcolm, you're my son! You don't have to apologize to a bastard child!"Malcolm quickly dropped the idea of apologizing when that set Marlene off. She advised him, "Malcolm, you will never be friends with those two bastard children. You're all descendants of this family. Your dad has been one-u