There were only five tents in total. One for Ray, one for Tristan, a large one for Yvette, Xavier, and the children, one for Lillian and Mark, and one for Kiki. As everyone was getting ready to retreat into their tents for the night, Jeana suddenly grabbed Tristan's hand."Tristan, I didn't bring a tent," Jeana said."You came up the mountain to camp, and you didn't bring a tent?" Tristan was rendered speechless. To make things worse, it was starting to drizzle. Everyone else had already gone into their tents. In the dim light, Jeana looked pitiful as she clutched Tristan's hand. "I thought there'd be tents for sale up here, so I didn't bring one," she explained.After hearing that, Tristan led her to Kiki's tent. Kiki had brought an oil lamp, wanting to enjoy the camping atmosphere on the mountaintop. Just as she lit the lamp, the zipper of her tent was pulled open, revealing Tristan's handsome but irritating face."What do you want?" Kiki asked, clearly annoyed.Tristan
"Jeana, didn't Mr. Churchill Senior teach you anything about self-respect?" Xavier's voice was calm, yet it cut like a sharp blade.Jeana froze on the spot."Xav, y-you misunderstood. I-I didn't mean it like that..." she stammered.Xavier had previously held back from addressing her behavior out of consideration for Zion, but now it was clear that this woman had no sense of shame."If that's not what you meant, then you should know not to do anything that would lead to gossip." Xavier's words hit harder than any criticism from other women. Upon hearing it from the man she admired, Jeana flushed with embarrassment.Realizing she might have acted too hastily, she quickly tried to explain. "I'm sorry, Xav and Yvette. My parents passed away early, so no one taught me these things. I'll just stay outside tonight, keeping watch for you. I won't sleep."With that, she ran off, making it look as though Yvette and Xavier had wronged her.Yvette was amazed by Jeana's ability to twist the
Tristan genuinely felt that Jeana had no sense of propriety.Mount Maple was quite a distance from the city center. It would take at least four or five hours to get there. Just as he was about to suggest sending Jeana on her way, Kiki appeared at the tent's entrance, holding an oil lamp and her phone."What are you doing here?" Tristan asked, puzzled.Kiki looked rather troubled when she replied, "Mr. Shaw Senior just called.""Why would Grandpa call at this hour?" Tristan wondered. Seeing Jeana in the tent made Kiki hesitant to say much, so she shot Tristan a look."What did he say? Just tell me straight," Tristan insisted.Kiki decided to be straightforward. "Mr. Shaw Senior wants to know why you're not in my tent. He's wondering why we're not sleeping together."Tristan immediately felt embarrassed. He turned to Jeana, requesting, "Could you step outside for a moment?""Okay." Jeana reluctantly left.Seeing this, Kiki thought, "You wanted me to just speak frankly, yet now
Standing outside, Jeana was so cold that she was shivering. Frustration built up inside her as she waited for Tristan to call her back inside the tent.When she finally walked to his tent, she saw that the zipper was pulled tight from the inside. It was clear that everyone inside was already asleep. Even the oil lamp had been extinguished.She immediately stomped her foot in anger.Since Kiki was inside with Tristan, she had no choice but to make her way to the neighboring tent. Without a sleeping bag, the mountain's chill enveloped her. She curled up inside the tent, trying to warm herself with the few clothes she had brought along. She had never felt this miserable before.Just then, strange sounds began to emanate from the adjacent tent, where Mark and Lillian were. "Damn it..." Jeana cursed. She felt even more uncomfortable now.Meanwhile, Yvette had just finished telling the children a scary story and lulling them to sleep. Yet, she herself couldn't find rest. The wind howl
Yvette glanced in the direction of the sound, realizing it came from Kiki's tent. Without knowing that Jeana was now inside, she hurried over."Kiki, what happened?" she called out.As soon as Yvette asked that, Jeana ran out of the tent, her eyes wide with fear. Jeana pointed back inside, breathlessly exclaiming, "There's a snake!"Her scream roused the other campers, who began emerging from their tents."What's going on?" Ray, the first to step out, asked. He looked fully dressed and ready for the day. He'd likely risen early but stayed in his tent since everyone else had still been asleep.Ignoring Yvette, Jeana rushed straight to Ray. "Mr. Septer, there's a snake in the tent!"Yvette didn't pay much attention to Jeana's actions. She assumed that Kiki had been kind enough to share her tent with Jeana the previous night. With Jeana now out, Yvette worried that Kiki was still inside and would be bitten by the snake."Kiki!" Yvette called out cautiously as she pulled aside the
Yvette wanted to dodge, but it was clearly too late. She quickly stepped back. However, before she could feel any pain, she found herself in the embrace of a tall figure.At some point, Xavier had rushed to her side, disregarding the danger as he moved to hold her.He couldn't see, but he relied on the direction of Yvette's voice to judge her position. Fortunately, he wasn't wrong. He had no idea where the snake was, so he simply shielded Yvette with his entire body.Yvette was in disbelief as she was held by him.At the same moment, Ray kicked Jeana, who had been clinging to him, directly toward the snake. The snake ended up not striking Yvette.Jeana was hurled through the air like a projectile, nearly crashing onto the snake. Startled by the sudden impact, the snake quickly slithered into the bushes.Everyone let out a sigh of relief.With her mouth full of dirt and grass, Jeana felt intense pain in her waist and immediately began to cry. "How dare you kick me?"Ray's eyes w
Noah seemed unfazed by the question. "Because I secretly peeked at it, of course."Zachary was speechless. He had expected there to be some kind of secret behind it.Noah then set Xavier's phone wallpaper and lock screen to the photo of Xavier and Yvette hugging. It looked much better than the plain factory settings from before."Stinky Dad can't see anyway. He won't say anything," Noah muttered to himself.Not far away, Yvette had just stepped out of Xavier's arms. She looked at the disheveled Jeana and warned, "I don't care whether you genuinely wanted to save me or actually intended to harm me. If you had hurt my children, I wouldn't let you off the hook."The children in her belly were her treasures. If there had been even the slightest mishap, she would've repaid it tenfold.Startled by Yvette's demeanor, Jeana lowered her head. "I really didn't mean to hurt you."Tristan, now realizing the gravity of the situation, spoke up. If the venomous snake had bitten Yvette, the con
Xavier stopped in his tracks. "Yes?""What happened today was dangerous. Why did you save me?" Yvette asked, looking straight at him. If he had really lost his memories of the past few years and he could only remember the early days of their marriage, he should despise her. Why had he risked his life to save her?Xavier was silent for a moment. To be honest, he didn't know why either. His body had moved on instinct. It had been a primal urge to protect Yvette from harm."You're carrying my children. Of course, I couldn't just stand by and let something happen to you," Xavier replied coldly.Yvette released his arm. "I see. Well, you should go. It's late. You should get some rest.""Alright." Xavier nodded and walked out. Soon, Mark came over and escorted him to the car.Meanwhile, Yvette and Lillian went back inside the house.Not long after, the OB-GYNs that Xavier had called arrived to check on Yvette. The babies were healthy, and Yvette had not suffered any physical harm.