Her son's reputation was more important than anything else. "Calm down, Dad. I'll kick her out right away."Meanwhile, Daphne still had no idea what had happened. She could only tell that the looks people were giving her were becoming increasingly strange.Shannon stormed over and hurled her phone at Daphne. "Just look at what you've done!"Daphne caught the phone and looked at it. Then, she realized the cat was out of the bag. She was about to explain herself when Shannon said, "Leave before you embarrass yourself any further!"For the Lane family, getting rid of a celebrity was child's play.Daphne never imagined she'd leave in such a humiliating way. She sat in the minivan, reeling from the shock. Everything clicked when she thought of what Yvette had said. It must've been Yvette's doing!…Meanwhile, Kiki saw the news as well. She and Yvette had planned this all along and chose to release it at this hour. As she watched Daphne being kicked out, she texted Yvette."Serves th
How was it illegal for him to discipline his own son? Tristan was aware that she was playing hard to get. She probably just wanted to get him to admit that he was the little rascal's father. "You sure went to great lengths just to get close to me. I bet you were also the one who instructed him to do what he did the other day, huh?"Kiki was stumped. Zachary was equally shocked. Tristan crouched down, closed the distance between them, and looked at them coldly. "No matter what your intentions are, I will take responsibility for the child, but not for a woman like you."Yvette had told her that Tristan was a jerk, but she didn't realize how much of a jerk he was until she met him in person. Unable to control her temper, she slapped him. Tristan was dumbstruck."When did I ever ask you to take responsibility? I would rather marry a pig or a dog than be stuck with you!"Tristan had intended to take Zachary to a corner to teach him a lesson, but he hadn't expected Kiki to rush ove
Kiki showed her the information she had found. The documents showed how Daphne had been using men abroad to become a singer."I only just found out how dirty she was." "I know," Yvette said."Why didn't you tell Xavier, then?" Kiki was confused.She had shown Yvette because she wanted her to show Xavier. Perhaps the two of them would be able to patch things up.Yvette knew what her intention was, but there was a faraway look in her eyes. "If Xavier wanted to find out about someone, he could do so very easily."Kiki finally understood."What does he see in Daphne then? Does he like how manipulative she is? I just don't understand what these men are thinking!"Yvette hadn't understood in the past either, but after reflecting on herself, she realized that she was just like Xavier. She knew that he didn't love her, but she still chose to marry him.Likewise, Xavier knew that Daphne wasn't a good person, but he still loved her. Love wasn't about whether the other party was a goo
He saw Yvette from a distance. She was sitting at her computer and focusing intently on her work. Xavier strode quickly over to her and pushed the door open without knocking. The noise startled Yvette and made her jump. She looked up to see the cold look on his face. She thought about the news on Daphne that had emerged that morning, and how defensive Xavier had been the last time. Yvette instinctively assumed that Daphne had blamed her again and that Xavier was coming to accuse her. She stood up and took a step back. "Anything wrong, Mr. Lane?"Xavier saw how wary she was, and all he could think about was the child. "Come home with me right now!" He did not have the patience to keep up the charade of amnesia with her. Yvette's eyes were full of surprise. Go home? What home? She looked up at Xavier and his chiseled features. "What do you mean by that, Mr. Lane?" Xavier felt as if there was something lodged in his throat. Without saying anything else, he gripped Yvette's wris
Gossip? Every woman in Tirion would've loved to be the object of gossip with Xavier.Xavier thought about how she had been with Claude during the four to five years of her disappearance. Feelings grew over time, and they were childhood friends. "You're worried about Claude hearing rumors, aren't you?" His eyes were icy. Yvette's expression darkened at once. She did not want to indulge his bad habits. "Mr. Lane, whether or not we're married, I have the freedom to choose where to live. Don't you think you're interfering too much?" She no longer wanted to stay there, and she brushed quickly past him. Xavier felt as if she had slapped him. It had only been a few words, but he felt very uncomfortable. What did she mean by saying that he was interfering too much? He watched her figure retreat into the distance and suddenly felt as if she was getting further and further away from him. He did not like this feeling.He took out his phone and called Mark. "No matter what you have to
School had just ended for Zachary, and the driver was later than usual. Malcolm was chattering beside him. "Do you always get picked up by your driver?" "What's the alternative?" Zachary was exasperated. Malcolm looked proud. "The elders in my family are the ones who pick me up every day.""Great-grandpa says that he wants me to feel the love of the entire family." He lowered his voice mysteriously. "Do you know who's picking me up today?""Who?" Zachary wasn't interested, but he asked anyway. If he didn't, he knew that he'd never hear the end of it. "Grandma Shannon," Malcolm said triumphantly. Zachary did not know what he was so happy about. Shannon wasn't even his real grandmother. As he was pondering the matter, Shannon's car pulled up. It was a high-profile presidential limousine, and Shannon was dressed to the nines in high heels and a bodycon dress. Although she was over 50, she still maintained her looks, and her every action exuded charm. "Grandma Shannon!" M
Kiki had only wanted to scare Zachary, but she gave up when she saw his blank expression. "Alright, I understand. I'm already trying to play with the kids." Zachary took out his tablet and started studying again.He hadn't been able to read because he had to play with building bricks at the kindergarten.Kiki glanced at it. The tablet was covered in symbols that she couldn't understand at all. There were all kinds of people in this world.Zachary was working so hard, and Kiki felt that she could not let him down.After she got home, she began poring over her law books once more so that she would be ready to fight against Daphne in court.Suddenly, someone knocked on the door to her study. Zachary was standing outside.Kiki was surprised. "What is it?""Ms. Torres, I have something useful for you."Kiki was even more confused. She watched Zachary walk over to her and borrow her laptop. His tiny fingers flew across the keyboard. After a minute, he stopped. A website popped up
Xavier suddenly felt like he was suffocating. He put down the documents he was holding and instructed Mark. "Employ an executive CEO!"Mark was startled. "Mr. Lane, what's going on with you?""I want to rest for a while," Xavier replied. "Don't report to me unless it's important."It was normal to employ CEOs in large corporations, but Mark was shocked.Xavier had done everything himself ever since getting the job. He hadn't even allowed him a moment's rest for the sake of his career. But now, he was going to let go.It took Mark a long time to recover. "Yes. I will put out an ad at once."After Mark was gone, Xavier read the documents again and again. All he could think about was Yvette. He just couldn't accept it. He had been working hard day and night to earn money for all these years, but for what?It had been to make up for the losses that he had suffered because the Snyders had deceived him, and it had been for the sake of his pride! Billions meant nothing to Xavier!Howe
Yvette saw that the call was disconnected and decided not to worry about Xavier anymore.…On the other end, Mark stood outside the ICU ward. Up until now, Xavier still hadn't woken up.Tristan came over and checked all the indicators. "There's nothing wrong, so why hasn't he woken up yet?""Mr. Shaw, do you think Mr. Lane might never wake up?" There was a look of concern in Mark's eyes as he asked that. He couldn't believe that the person he had always followed would leave in such a way."Don't overthink it," Tristan said, giving him a pat on the shoulder.Suddenly, there was a noise from the outside."Who are you? This is a private hospital. No one else is allowed to be here.""How can you resort to violence?"There was the sound of things clattering, followed by the cries of pain from those in a fight.Tristan frowned. "Who is it? Do they have a death wish?"Mark was also in disbelief. Shortly afterward, they finally saw clearly who was approaching them.Jeremiah was s
Over at Snyder Residence, Yvette was woken up early by Kiki, who also informed her that there were negative rumors about Zoey circulating online."Yvvy, see, I told you that the media wouldn't easily let Zoey off the hook."Yvette read through them again.However, these news stories disappeared not long after they were published.While eating breakfast, Kiki frowned and said, "The speed at which trending articles change is just too fast.""That's the benefit of having money," Yvette said.Even the children knew about the trending articles being removed.Zachary had originally wanted to hack in further to make Zoey's news trend more frequently. Unfortunately, it seems they had figured out about the hacking attempts, so they fortified their firewall and posted someone to monitor the situation.If he hacked in again, there was a chance he might expose himself.Zachary decided to back off and settled for teaching Zoey a small lesson.…Yara was to be laid to rest today.Yvette
"We've found her, and we're currently figuring out how to obtain her biological sample," Elijah replied.Zoey was really anxious. She said, "Great. Once you've got it, come back as soon as you can.""Okay."Zoey hung up the phone and laid down to rest, but she just couldn't fall asleep.If Xandra really was Gemma's daughter, given Gemma's doting and overprotective nature, she would want to give half of everything she owned to Xandra.No, it wasn't just half. By then, Zoey might end up with nothing, and everything would go to Xandra.Zoey had a rough night and didn't sleep well, but fortunately, Elijah sent a message saying everything had been arranged. They were coming back today, so they could move forward with the examination earlier than planned.Just as things got settled over at Zoey's, online articles started trending elsewhere."Zoey Yandell is suspected to be the biological daughter of Yara Cadwell.""Zoey Yandell is unwilling to acknowledge her biological mother in or
"Fine, then. What a pity," Kiki said as she put down her phone.Yvette reassured her, saying, "There's nothing to feel bad about. What happened today was a warning to Zoey that I'm not someone to be messed with."Kiki nodded, saying, "Yes."They all understood that as long as Zoey was the Zelnik family's daughter, she would always have someone to protect her.Kiki said, "Gemma treats her adopted daughter so well. If she had her own kids, they'd definitely be happy too.""Yes, indeed."Yvette admired Zoey for having such a supportive mother who stood by her no matter what happened.Kiki asked, "Yvvy, have you ever thought about finding your biological mother?"She suddenly realized that many parents who abandoned their children might have done so because they had no other choice, or perhaps they did so for other reasons.Yvette shook her head. "I don't want to be disappointed again."Parents who could abandon their daughter at the orphanage probably didn't love her very much.
Kiki nodded and said, "Yes, it's them. They're incredibly arrogant. Just thinking about it still makes me really angry."Yvette picked up her phone and made a call. A bodyguard that was stationed nearby answered her.Kiki overheard her telling the person on the phone to isolate a few of them and beat them up."What do you mean?"Kiki still didn't understand what was happening.The driver started the car and drove them to a secluded location.Kiki then realized that all the people who had previously pushed her were now being cornered and beaten up."Yvvy, this is...""I can tolerate it if they bully me, but I can't stand it when they bully you," Yvette said, enunciating each word clearly.Kiki felt moved. She hugged Yvette tightly, saying, "Yvvy, you're amazing! My true love!"Yvette couldn't help but laugh. "Dummy. You're my best friend. You stood by me, so of course, I'll stand by you."She was no longer the person she once was, with nothing to her name. Yvette now had weal
Zoey never imagined that Yvette had secretly recorded their conversation back then.She immediately told the approaching reporters, "Stop taking pictures."However, even if the reporters didn't take photos, the guests who attended would take pictures and record videos."With this whole mix-up between the real and fake daughters, is Zoey actually from the Yandell family or the Snyder family?"Lawrence was upset and said, "My daughter, of course, took my last name.""Ah, so Yara was having an affair..."The people who came to attend the funeral on behalf of the Snyder family were instantly displeased."Are you kidding? Yara has been with you all along. Do you think us Snyders are a bunch of nobodies?"The members of the Snyder family and the people from the Cadwell family suddenly started arguing fiercely.Yvette looked at everything happening before her and just felt a deep sense of sadness.Kiki was supporting her upright, fearing she might get unintentionally caught up in th
The people present whispered to each other, confused about what Yvette was trying to do."Yvette, we were in the wrong before. Please don't take our words too seriously."The ones who previously criticized Yvette were now pretending to say nice things, fearing retaliation from her.Zoey and Lawrence stood among the crowd, unsure of what Yvette was going to do or say.Yvette ignored the person speaking and instead pulled out a report. "This is a paternity test. I am not Ms. Cadwell's biological daughter."She spoke about it boldly and bluntly.Everyone present was stunned to hear that, including Zoey and Terrence.Terrence never imagined that the sister he grew up with was not actually the daughter of the Cadwells."Yvette, don't joke around," Terrence said while forcing a laugh.Yvette looked at Terrence and said, "I'm not joking. To avoid anyone thinking I'm faking it, I've undergone tests at several major hospitals. I'm definitely not a daughter of the Cadwell family or the
The corners of Jeremiah's lips curled into a faint smile. "It seems like things aren't looking good for him."Tristan was immediately infuriated upon hearing those words. He grabbed Jeremiah by the collar and demanded, "What nonsense are you spouting?"Jeremiah looked calmly at him and said, "You're not very good at lying."Tristan was indeed that kind of person—he had no hidden agendas or schemes."You're Xav's own brother. Do you really hate him that much? Do you want him to die?"After hearing this, Jeremiah's expression remained unchanged. "You and Xavier are supposed to be best friends. Can you guarantee that you're not jealous of him and have never thought about making him disappear?""Of course not," Tristan affirmed confidently.When he was younger, he indeed felt jealous of Xavier and was unhappy about always being overshadowed by him. But as he grew older, he realized that everyone had their own strengths and that there was no need to compete with others over everythin
The members of the Cadwell family looked at each other in confusion, and then they began to apologize to Yvette and Kiki."Yvette, I'm sorry. Please forgive us. We're old and unwise.""Yes, yes, we're unwise. We're sorry.""Miss, please forgive us. We'll cover all your medical expenses."They all apologized at once, but only they knew how sincere the apologies actually were.Kiki tugged on Yvette's hand and asked, "Yvvy, what do you think we should do?"Yvette had already figured out how to deal with them. She said, "Since they already realized their mistake, let's just let it go.""Okay." Kiki, seeing that Yvette wasn't bothered by it anymore, agreed as well. "Just make sure you don't bully others by abusing your power in the future.""Right. Yes."Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, thinking they had narrowly escaped a crisis. They didn't realize that Yvette had already planned on how to deal with them.This was, after all, a funeral parlor, and some media reporters would s