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
It was a dreary day with constant rain.Yvette Snyder stood at the entrance of the hospital, her body frail, clutching a pregnancy report in her thin hands. Three words on the report stood out: "No pregnancy detected"."You've been married for three years. How are you not pregnant?" Her mother, Yara Cadwell, demanded, jabbing a finger in Yvette's face disappointedly. Yara was dressed lavishly and wore high heels. "Why are you so useless? If you don't get pregnant soon, the Lanes are going to kick you out of the family. What's going to happen to our family then?"Yvette looked at Yara blankly. She had a lot to say, but the words were stuck in her throat. In the end, all she could manage was, "I'm sorry.""I don't want you to be sorry. I want you to give birth to Xavier's child. Do you understand me?"Yvette's throat felt tight; she didn't know how to answer Yara.In their three years of marriage, her husband, Xavier Lane, had never slept with her.How could she ever have his ch
Everyone in the private room looked over at the door. For a moment, the room was eerily silent.Yvette immediately caught sight of Xavier in the middle of the room. His eyes were clear and bright. He was clearly not drunk.She knew that she had been tricked by Daphne.When Xavier saw Yvette, his pupils constricted.Everyone else in the room looked awkward, including Tristan, who had been the most vocal in getting Xavier to accept Daphne's confession earlier.Yvette shouldn't have gone there.Daphne was the first to break the silence. "Please don't get the wrong idea, Yvvy. Tristan was joking. Xavier and I are just friends."Before Yvette could answer, Xavier stood up impatiently. "There's no need to explain it to her."Then, he stalked over to Yvette. "What are you doing here?""I thought you were drunk, so I came to take you home," Yvette answered truthfully.Xavier scoffed. "You really didn't retain anything I told you, did you?"Lowering his voice, he said softly so that
Yvette's voice was calm and impassive, as though divorce were a menial matter to her.Xavier's pupils contracted. "What did you just say?"Over the last three years, no matter what he had done, Yvette had never brought up divorce.In truth, Xavier knew that Yvette loved him.Her eyes, which were usually dull and empty, were clear and bright now. "I'm sorry for being a burden over the last few years, Mr. Lane. We should get divorced."Xavier clenched his fists unconsciously. "You heard what I said earlier, didn't you? Snyder Group was already failing; it won't matter whether I buy it or someone else does. What are you trying to do by bringing up divorce?"Is it because you want money? Or a child? Or do you want me to leave Snyder Group alone?" he asked coldly. "Don't forget that I don't love you. Your threats won't work on me!"At that moment, he seemed like a stranger to Yvette. A lump formed in her throat as her ears began throbbing. Even though she was wearing her hearing aids
Even Yvette's hearing aids were stained red.Her pupils contracted, and she quickly grabbed some tissues to wipe her ear. Then, she stripped the bedsheets and washed them.She was afraid that Viola would worry about her if she found out that her illness was worsening. So, she cleaned up the mess and found an excuse to bid goodbye to Viola.Before she left, she placed a part of her savings on the bedside table without telling Viola.Viola walked Yvette to the bus stop and waved goodbye reluctantly.…After Yvette left, Viola couldn't stop thinking about how thin the former was. Unable to just sit by, she called Lane Group.When the secretary heard that Viola was Yvette's nanny and wanted to speak to Xavier, she transferred the call to Xavier's line.It was the third day after Yvette had left Xavier. It was also the first time in three days that he had received a call about her.Sitting behind his desk, he felt exceptionally pleased. Just as he had expected, Yvette wouldn't be a
Yvette watched the news and saw the press conference held by Lane Group. It was an announcement that Xavier had successfully acquired Snyder Group. James' company no longer existed in the world.…Things on Xavier's end had been extra pleasant lately. He had acquired Snyder Group and gotten his revenge."The Snyder family finally got what they deserved for tricking you into that marriage three years ago." Tristan chuckled. Yet, he changed the topic in the next instant. He asked Xavier, "Xav, has Deaf Yvvy approached you during the past few days?"Xavier froze halfway through signing a document. He didn't know why, but people around him kept mentioning Yvette these days."No," he replied coldly.That shocked Tristan. After all, how could Yvette not do anything when something this massive had happened to her family? With that in mind, he spoke again. "Could it be that she's finally come around? I heard her family has been looking everywhere for her. Nobody knows where she's gon
Yvette felt like all the blood in her body was curdling. She couldn't believe what was happening. Although she wanted to refuse and fight back, it was no use. Xavier only seemed to calm down at the very last moment when he finished screwing her.By then, the sky outside had already brightened.Xavier glanced at Yvette, who was all skin and bones, then at the jarringly bloody spot on the bed. He didn't quite know how to describe what he felt.Just then, Yvette reached up to slap his handsome face. That slap also crushed her hopes and dreams for love. Her heartbeat was so loud that she could hear it in her ears. It prevented her from listening to what Xavier said. So, she interrupted him. "Get out!" Xavier didn't know how he left. All he could think about was everything that had happened last night.After Xavier got into his car, he called Mark. "Find out about all the men who are acquainted with Yvette."Mark was baffled. Yvette had only ever interacted with Xavier after marr