Yvette had never expected that Xavier would actually move out of Dewberry Manor. As he left, he had Mark hand her a bank card. "All the money for you and the kids is in here. Don't contact me unless it's necessary," Xavier said coldly before getting into the car.Mark looked apologetic as he turned to Yvette and said, "Mrs. Lane, please don't be upset. You know Mr. Lane's unwell. Even I haven't been able to quite understand his actions lately."But Yvette wasn't upset at all.She wasn't the same person she'd been seven years ago, back when she'd endured all kinds of suffering but had still thought of Xavier's well-being. Now, her mental fortitude was much stronger.She waved at Xavier, who was seated in the black Maybach. "Goodbye, Xavier."Mark was about to say something more, but the car window rolled down, and Xavier's icy voice cut through the air. "Mark, what are you waiting for?"With a final apologetic smile toward Yvette, Mark hastily got in the car. As Yvette watched
The room fell into an oppressive silence. Xavier's expression turned icy, as though it were covered in frost.Mark quickly ended the call. "Mr. Lane, I'll leave you two to talk."He knew better than to provoke Xavier and invite his wrath.Tristan glared at Mark, annoyed that the latter had left him alone with an angry Xavier. "Xav, do you want me to give you a ride back?"Tristan had moved into a private villa to avoid constant pressure from Archibald to get married. He'd told Archibald he wanted to date Kiki for a year before marrying, but Archibald seemed to see through that and insisted on him getting married first.Tristan wasn't about to let himself get trapped in a marriage he didn't want."No," Xavier replied, oddly feeling frustrated after hearing that Yvette was enjoying herself.Tristan sighed silently. It looked like he'd have to comfort this gruff man. "Xav, maybe you should just go back. Yvette might be upset, so she's out shopping with friends to feel better."X
Danielle was crying and demanding that Elena take her back to kindergarten so she could be with Zac.Despite others watching, Elena couldn't care less about appearances. She crouched down and put her hands on Danielle's shoulders. "Have I not told you that you've been expelled? You can't go to kindergarten anymore. If you keep this up, I'll have to punish you!"Terrified, Danielle cried even harder.Both Yvette and Anne found it hard to watch.However, they knew that Danielle's expulsion was largely due to Elena's actions. Elena had been trying to win favor with Yvette and Marlene, only to end up alienating both.Danielle continued to sob, and Elena raised her hand to strike her, only making the crying louder. It was as if she was putting on a show for everyone.Unable to stand it any longer, Yvette and Anne intervened. Anne stepped in and said, "Mrs. Brighton, she's just a child. Don't take your anger out on her."Having drawn their attention, Elena turned to them and said, "Yo
On the way back, Anne said, "Ms. Snyder, you were absolutely right. Someone like Elena, who tried to play both sides and betrayed you, doesn't deserve any sympathy."Yvette replied, "People like her are only good for using, not for making friends."Anne nodded in agreement.Once Yvette got home, she freshened up and rested. Just as she was lying down, Elena sent her a message. "Ms. Snyder, I have dirt on most of the kindergarten moms, including Marlene."Yvette was immediately interested but remained skeptical. "If you have dirt on Marlene, why don't you just use it against her? That way, she wouldn't dare cross you, right?"A short while later, Elena replied, "Our family competes with the Larsons and the Lanes. If Marlene knew I had dirt on her, she'd make sure I paid for it.""If you want to work with me, you need to show sincerity," Yvette replied, still not fully trusting her.Soon, Elena sent over the information on Marlene. Yvette opened it and narrowed her eyes."Are you
Yvette revealed awkwardly. "He's Zac and Noah's dad."Aaron was even more shocked. He didn't say anything more as he continued sipping his iced latte. As a celebrity, he had to maintain his figure. However, since Yvette had personally handed it to him, he drank it without a second thought.They casually ate some food before heading to the recording studio. Yvette stayed outside, guiding Aaron as he recorded a new song, as if she were a professional producer.Time flew by once they got into their work.By the time they finished, it was already dark. To avoid causing Aaron any trouble and risking another run-in with paparazzi, Yvette had her driver pick her up.Aaron watched her leave.Then, Joel came over. "The recording went that well today?"It took Aaron a moment to snap out of his thoughts. "Of course," he replied. "Yvette was helping me the whole time."Joel whistled in amazement. "What a shame. If she hadn't decided to keep a low profile, she'd definitely be more famou
"Dad, I secretly called you. Please don't tell anyone," Noah whispered. He was carefully listening to Xavier end to see if he could catch the sound of a woman's voice. Luckily, there was none.Xavier realized that it wasn't Yvette who had prompted Noah to call. For some reason, he was somewhat disappointed. In the past, Yvette wouldn't be able to go three days without contacting him.Today, however, was the third day."What do you want?" Xavier's cold tone was as if he were speaking to a subordinate, devoid of any warmth."I just miss you. Can I come see you tomorrow?" Noah wanted to personally check where his bastard father was staying to make sure no vixen had tried to fill the void."No." Xavier's response was as icy as ever.Noah choked, and he began whining, "Dad, don't you love your baby boy—"But before he could finish, the call ended abruptly with a beeping tone.Noah was stunned. This version of Xavier was so heartless!The more Xavier acted like this, the more Noah
Noah turned at the sound and found himself face-to-face with an innocent yet unfamiliar face of a woman.The woman was dressed in sportswear. She had a ponytail and gentle features.Noah looked back at the entrance. Seeing that the house number was correct, he wondered if the woman was that bastard Xavier's "vixen"."Miss, are you the owner of this house?" he asked cautiously. The woman, Jeana Churchill, shook her head. "No, this is my cousin's house. I came to meet him." After saying this, she looked closely at Noah. "You must be Xav's son.""So she's a distant relative," Noah thought, feeling relieved. He answered, "You guessed right.""Wow, what a coincidence! I thought I got the wrong place. My name is Jeana Churchill; you can call me Jeana."Jeana Churchill? That name sounded somewhat familiar.Noah felt a bit uncomfortable when he caught a whiff of Jeana's perfume. "Jeana, could you please put me down?"But Jeana refused to let him go. "Let me hold you a bit longer."N
Jeana felt a bit embarrassed. It was clear that Xavier didn't remember her.She explained, "Xav, it's me, Jeana! We used to play together all the time when we were kids. Aunt Shannon even invited me over to see you the year you got married."Noah stood at the side. Listening to the exchange, he could tell something was definitely off. Unfortunately, he just couldn't remember who Jeana was.If only Zachary were here.Thinking of this, he suddenly covered the front of his pants. "Uh-oh, Dad, I need to pee."For some reason, Xavier frowned upon hearing that Noah needed to go to the bathroom."Go by yourself," he instructed."Okay!"Noah immediately ran toward the restroom. Once in the bathroom, he turned the water on full blast and called Zachary.It was still nighttime on Zachary's side. He was sound asleep before he got woken up by Noah."Noah! Do you know what time it is here?" Zachary complained. Zachary was generally good-natured. However, he could be a bit grumpy when woke