Chapter 707

It took Yvette a long time before she managed to say, "You were in the wrong to begin with. You were the one who hurt him first."

Xavier was nearly infuriated to death upon hearing that. Even a dog knew to side with its owner without question, but here was his wife, standing up for an outsider.

While he didn't speak, Mark, who was outside, grew more anxious. Claude's men were preparing to come in. Once they did, the situation would spiral out of control.

There was a dead silence on the other end of the call.

Yvette thought Xavier was so angry that he'd hung up, but when she looked at her phone, she realized the call was still connected.

"Xavier, are you still there?"

"Still alive and kicking."

Yvette was rendered speechless for a moment there. Eventually, she asked nervously, "Can you let Yerick go?"

Instead of getting angry, Xavier asked her, "Why should I? Didn't you hear him just now? As long as he's alive, he'll come after me. Do you really want me dead? So you can move on