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.
"Someone is definitely trying to slander me," Jeana tried to explain to Yvette and Lillian.But neither of them wanted to hear her excuses. Yvette switched the channel, and both she and Lillian continued watching TV while enjoying their fruits. Jeana was kneeling off to the side and felt increasingly out of place. The humiliation and frustration welled up inside her.At that moment, her phone rang. Seeing Zion's name on the caller ID, Jeana hesitated before answering. The voice on the other end was harsh and full of reprimand. "Jeana, I sent you to take care of Xav. What are you doing at the Shaw residence? You've embarrassed our entire family!"Jeana stood up and walked outside before responding. "Grandpa, those are just baseless rumors.""Where there's smoke, there's fire. It was your own mishandling," Zion said coldly.Jeana lowered her head. "I'm sorry, Grandpa.""How's it going with Xav?" Zion changed the subject. The Churchill family's ties with the Lane family had
The report clearly stated that Yvette and Yara were not related by blood.Yvette read the result over and over again. Even though Yara had told her before, seeing the confirmation in front of her still left her dazed. So, it had been true all along… Yara really wasn't her biological mother. So that was why Yara had never liked her since she'd been a child. But if that was the case, where was Yvette's biological mother?Yvette's hand trembled slightly as she held the report."Ms. Snyder, are you alright?" a staff member kindly asked.Snapping out of her thoughts, Yvette shook her head and replied in a hoarse voice, "I'm fine."As she was about to leave, the staff member couldn't help but suggest, "Ms. Snyder, we offer an online platform for family searches here. Your biological parents might be able to find you online if you register your information."The staff assumed Yvette had failed in her search for her real family, which was why she made the suggestion.Yvette paused,
Georgia set the food in front of Yara. "Please, at least eat something," she gently urged.Yara didn't have much time left. To Georgia, Yara wasn't an evil person as long as she hadn't committed any unforgivable crime.For the past few days, Yara had refused to eat, surviving solely on glucose drips. Georgia had expected her to reject the food again today, but to her surprise, Yara mustered the strength to sit up. Georgia immediately helped her up and moved the small dining tray closer to her. "I want to watch TV," Yara said."Alright," Georgia replied, turning on the television and putting on Yara's favorite dance show.Yara nibbled on the food while watching the program. "Please keep eating. I'm going to step out for a bit," Georgia said."Okay." Yara nodded.After Georgia left, Yara continued watching as the young dancers twirled across the screen, prompting her to reminisce about her own past. Once, her life had been full of happiness. But now...As one performance end
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