Yvette got in a cab and told the driver to drive to the hospital as quickly as possible.Meanwhile, Jeremiah didn't return to the company. Instead, he told his driver to follow Yvette in secret. He wanted to see where she was going.Back at the hospital, Zoey was holding onto an agreement as she stared at Yara in the hospital, "What do I have to do to make you agree to sever our ties?"Yara felt excruciating pain in her stomach. However, the physical pain she felt was nothing in comparison to the pain Zoey was causing her at that moment. "Zoey, I'm your biological mother. How could you think about cutting ties with me?"Seeing how Yara wasn't agreeing to it, Zoey grew more frustrated. "I'm begging you, alright? Just forget that I ever existed!"Yara felt devastated, and she still couldn't believe the daughter she'd loved the most would do such a thing to her."If you agree to it, I'll take care of your medical bills and living expenses. If you don't, then don't blame me for bei
Zoey was stunned for a moment. Then, she lied, "Well, my stepmom has cancer, right? I'm here to visit her.""Is that so? Since I'm here, why don't I visit her as well?" Jeremiah wanted to see how she would keep up the act.Zoey immediately rejected the idea. "There's no need for that. She's already asleep now, so let's not disturb her.""Sure." He knew it wasn't time for him to get into a conflict with her yet.The car started moving and slowly drove away from the hospital.…Meanwhile, Yara kept thinking about what Zoey had just said. "I only have one mom, and that's Gemma!"Her mind was a mess. She had never expected her obedient and capable daughter to acknowledge someone else as her mother.When Yvette entered the ward, she saw that Yara didn't look as energetic as she used to in the past. Instead, the latter looked dead.Yvette asked Georgia, "Can you give us the room for a moment?""Sure." Georgia trusted Yvette and left the ward.After she left, the ward became quiete
When Yara heard that, she immediately stopped Georgia. "Don't you dare! If you tell Yvette about it, I'll… I'll end myself right in front of you!"She didn't know how else she could threaten Georgia. This was the only thing she could think of.Georgia was frustrated. "Even so, you can't keep lying to her, right? She's the reason you have all of this now. If you have the slightest hint of humanity left in you, you should tell her the truth."Yara knew Georgia made sense, but she didn't dare to do it at all. "Let's wait until I'm about to die."She looked outside the window and stopped talking.…Yvette's mind was all over the place. When she finally returned to Dewberry Manor, Jeana was back as well. The latter looked completely different from how she'd looked the night before—she was back to her obedient persona. There were still subtle fingerprints on her face, indicating how hard Lillian had hit her the previous night."Oh, you're back, Yvette. I was at my friend's place las
Soon, it was nighttime. Jeana was sleeping peacefully when she suddenly heard a loud ringing in her room. She instantly woke up in shock. When she turned on the lights, the noise was gone."That's weird… Was I dreaming?"After she turned the lights off, she went back to sleep. However, after an hour, the noise came back. This time, she was certain that it wasn't a dream."Where is it coming from? Could it be my phone?"She picked up her phone and turned it off. Then, she continued sleeping again. After a short while, she suddenly heard a weird noise by her side. It sounded like someone was crying. Jeana was half awake, and she felt chills up her spine.After she woke up in fear, she couldn't sleep anymore. Instead, she curled up under her blanket."This place isn't haunted, right?"She couldn't sleep at all.…When Yvette was about to leave for work after breakfast the next day, Jeana was still in bed. She decided to give the latter a taste of her own medicine and took a pictu
Yvette hesitated for a moment before answering the call in the end."Yvette?" It sounded as if the person on the other side of the call wasn't sure if it was her when he greeted her."What is it?" Yvette was puzzled.When Xavier was certain it was Yvette, he sounded colder. "Stop working at Titan Corporation from now on.""Why?"She thought he was being ridiculous. Not only could she get paid by working at Titan Corporation, but she could learn a lot about managing a company as well. It wasn't a waste of time at all."No reason. Just do as you're told!" he said.Hearing his tone, she knew he definitely hadn't recovered his memories yet. "Why should I listen to you when you can't even give me a reason?"She wondered if he still thought she was still the same Yvette from before."If there's nothing else, I'm going to hang up now. Bye."Before he could say anything, she ended the call right away. Xavier went silent in anger as he held onto the phone.Meanwhile, Mark was distrac
Mark was stunned. He hadn't expected Lillian to see him meeting Jeana, let alone take pictures of them."Lily, I can explain." When he tried sending out the message, it failed. Lillian had blocked him on social media as well.His heart sank. Without wasting more time, he immediately drove to her company.Meanwhile, Lillian looked extremely angry in her office. She wanted to punch Mark badly for not telling the truth until that point.Since her company wasn't that big and didn't have any security, Mark rushed inside right away. Then, he grabbed her hand and said, "Lily, I can explain."Lillian frowned in confusion. Her colleagues looked at them curiously.Left with no choice, she followed him out of the building. When they got to a secluded spot, Mark immediately apologized to her. "I'm sorry, Lily. I shouldn't have lied. I was worried that you might be angry. That was why I didn't dare to tell you the truth."When she heard that, she became even more furious. "How about I find
Mark was still slow when it came to being in a relationship. He had no idea that Lillian was giving him a chance. She didn't want to waste her breath on him anymore and got up to return to the company.Mark followed her, and she turned around to scold him. "Do you not even want to be friends anymore?"He obediently stopped in his tracks. "That's not it."He knew he had really made a big mistake this time. However, Lillian didn't want to forgive him just like that. Otherwise, it might happen again with another woman.When she returned to her office, she felt devastated. But she didn't have anyone to talk to about it. After all, she'd followed Mark to this city after they'd started dating. She didn't have any friends here at all.At that moment, she had said everything she could, including breaking up and moving out. However, she didn't know where she should live from now on.Suddenly, she thought of Yvette. Then, she endured the embarrassment and sent the latter a message. "Yvvy
However, when the cab stopped, Mark realized the person in the vehicle wasn't the one he was looking for."Damn it!"Meanwhile, Jeana was still calling him. He answered the call in annoyance. "Can I help you, Ms. Churchill?"She thought he sounded like he was in a bad mood that day. However, she figured she'd heard it wrong and didn't care at all. "Were you asleep, Mark?""No." He really wanted to blame her for being the reason why he couldn't sleep that night anymore.She hurriedly said, "I'm a little scared. There were some weird noises in the manor last night. Can you tell Xavier to bring me to his place and let me stay there?"When Mark heard that, he coldly said, "It's not up to me. You should just call Mr. Lane yourself. If there's nothing else, I'll be hanging up now."When the call ended, Jeana was confused. Suddenly, she remembered how Lillian had met her the other night. She wondered if Lillian had told Mark about everything.She instantly regretted not telling him ab
When Yvette heard what Jeremiah said, she shook her head, saying, "I always thought he didn't love me, but it was only after he repeatedly put himself in danger to save me that I realized he had feelings for me."I originally planned to stay with him just because of the kids, but somehow, over time, I started to like him a little."As Jeremiah listened, his gentle eyes held indecipherable emotions in them.What Yvette was talking about could be summed up in a few words—she developed feelings over time.He suddenly started coughing heavily."Are you okay? Do you need to go to the hospital?" Yvette asked.Jeremiah waved his hand. Once his coughing had eased a bit, he picked up his flask and took a sip of warm water. "It's nothing, just an old issue," he said.As he spoke, the driver drove into the estate.This area was quite remote, with people stationed all around. If there was any sign of activity or disturbance, Jeremiah would know about it immediately."This is it. Let's go,
"Understood. I'll go over right now," Yvette replied.After Yvette followed Jackie upstairs, Marlene scoffed. "How shameless. Has she forgotten that Jeremiah is Xavier's brother?"Jeana also came over to snoop around."Marlene, why bother getting upset over someone like her? She's long lost all sense of shame."Marlene was in a great mood after hearing someone else criticize Yvette alongside her."Jeana, don't worry. In a few days, I'll speak well of you in front of Grandpa. Since Xavier is divorced, he needs a woman by his side to take charge."Jeana looked gratefully at her, "Thank you, Marlene."Right now, Jeana felt especially grateful, but she didn't realize that soon, she would deeply regret it.…Meanwhile, Yvette arrived at the CEO's office on the top floor. After knocking and receiving permission, Yvette entered the office.Jeremiah was sitting in front of his computer, deeply engrossed in his work. When he heard her enter, he looked up at her.Yvette dressed simply
After Xavier was taken away, Tristan and Mark frantically searched everywhere but couldn't find Jeremiah, that lunatic.The main problem was that they were both seriously injured and could only rely on their subordinates to find help."If something happens to Xav, I will never forgive myself." Tristan felt especially guilty, wondering why he hadn't been more cautious.He had been too arrogant.Mark, being a bit more rational than him, said, "Mr. Shaw, since we haven't heard any bad news about Mr. Lane, I assume everything is fine with him.""What do you mean?" Tristan asked."If I were Jeremiah and wanted to frame us for Mr. Lane's death, I definitely wouldn't drag it out," Mark replied.Both of them were currently in a lot of pain, and even simple conversations were very difficult for them.So, after talking for a bit, they took another break.Unfortunately, Mark's phone kept persistently ringing. He saw that Lillian was calling, but he didn't dare answer. He was worried that
Jeremiah gradually tightened his grip. Once Xavier died, he could claim that Tristan and Mark were responsible for secretly harming Xavier.No one knew what kind of surgery they had performed on Xavier, only that it ultimately led to his death."Xavier, don't blame me. If you want to blame anyone, blame yourself. You just had to fight with me over everything," Jeremiah said as he covered Xavier's mouth and nose. "When I met Yvvy, I thought I finally had something you didn't, but even she was taken away by you."It's bad enough you took her from me, but you won't even let me move on! Do you have any idea how much it hurts to see you two together every day, especially knowing she's pregnant with your children?"Jeremiah's eyes were slightly reddened."Now, it's all good. With you gone from this world, I'll take good care of Yvette for you."He seemed to have deliberately emphasized the word "Yvette". He didn't know if Xavier was aware of it, but it just felt incredibly satisfying!
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