Xavier ultimately decided to take a cold shower in the bathroom. He didn't quite understand why he'd been feeling such an uncontrollable urge to protect Yvette lately."Xav."Suddenly, he heard Yvette's voice calling his name. But the voice disappeared when Xavier turned off the shower."Damn it, am I hearing things?"He quickly finished his shower and lay down. His head had been hurting less lately, but for some reason, he couldn't recall the memories of the past few years that Mark and the others had mentioned.Unable to sleep, he picked up his phone, hesitating to call Yvette. Just then, an incoming call came through. The notification announced it was Noah.Xavier answered immediately."Stinky Dad!" Noah exclaimed excitedly."Yeah." Xavier had fully adapted to Noah's various nicknames for him."Mom, come over and say hello to Dad!" Noah tugged at Yvette, urging her to speak.Reluctantly, Yvette cleared her throat and greeted, "Good evening, Xavier."Xavier? Noah suddenl
Most composers tended to self-assess themselves and their competitors. Yvette had listened to the song in second place—it truly didn't hold a candle against her own.Besides, that song had initially had low download and play counts. How had it suddenly taken off in less than half a day's time?Surely something must be amiss.Since it was getting late, Yvette decided to have Cynthia look into it the next day.…Before Yvette could call Cynthia, the latter had called her early the next morning. "Bad news, Boss!""What happened?" Yvette asked in confusion.Cynthia said, "I checked the competition this morning and found that the second-place song has surpassed yours. It was originally far behind your song "Never Give Up", but suddenly it surpassed yours."She had a bad feeling. "I suspect someone has tampered with the competition."Although the competition organizers had repeatedly stressed that bribing was not allowed at all, it didn't mean that the participants wouldn't try to c
Zoey knew there was no way Yvette could have composed such a great song. The latter must have plagiarized Cameron!Once Zoey realized this, she found a way to make Yvette a target for criticism in the music industry, ensuring that she would never dare to compose songs again.…Meanwhile, differing comments started to emerge among the sea of praises under Yvette's songs.A comment read, "This song is just so-so."Another said, "I feel as if I've heard this song somewhere else before."A commenter replied, "You're right. I felt the same way too! Don't tell me this composer named Yvette is another copycat just like those influencers."Someone else replied, "Do you even need to ask? She definitely is a copycat—how else would a newbie compose such a great song?"Someone said, "It's clear that she plagiarized Ms. Cameron's work."Another commented, "Is she trying to ride the coattails of that famous foreign composer?"The negative reviews completely overshadowed the positive ones.
An hour later, Yvette arrived at the branch company of Titan Corporation, where Terrence was working at the moment.He personally came out to greet her. "Come on up to have a look at my office, Yvvy!"Now dressed smartly in a suit and leather shoes, he led Yvette to his office. Along the way, people greeted him, addressing him as "Mr. Snyder" along their way. She could tell how much he had changed. Once they reached his office, she sat on the couch. Terrence personally poured her a glass of warm water. "You're now pregnant, so I'm not going to serve you coffee, Yvvy.""Thank you," she replied, delighted to see his transformation."There's no need to be so formal with me when you're my sister. Don't forget we used to play together when we were younger," Terrence said as he sat down.Yvette nodded."You're truly doing well now." She figured that if James were aware of everything, he wouldn't blame Terrence anymore.Terrence seemed genuinely remorseful now. "Jeremiah is the reaso
Jackie nodded. "Alright."She walked out with a heavy heart, knowing she'd be the one to take the blame again.She called Zoey, "Ms. Yandell, Mr. Jeremiah is still in a meeting and has a crucial client to meet tonight. He sincerely apologizes for not being able to join you for the performance."Zoey, who had been browsing wedding dresses, instantly bristled with anger."Is he truly busy, or did you not tell him?" She had always harbored deep resentment toward any woman near Jeremiah.Jackie could only offer an apology. "I'm sorry, Ms. Yandell. I've passed along the message."As she spoke, she glanced at Jeremiah, who was engrossed in his work in his office, knowing she had no choice but to lie for him."Mr. Jeremiah specifically asked me to prepare a gift for you as an apology."Zoey's fury eased slightly at the mention of a gift. "Tell him he's never allowed to refuse me again.""Understood."After finally appeasing Zoey, Jackie picked a gift from the company's client stock
Seeing Yvette stand up for Yasmine, Irene exclaimed, "Who are you? Don't you know that this girl's grandfather has agreed to let Ms. Zelnik raise her?""How do I know you're not trying to abduct the child?" Yvette countered.Irene laughed in anger. "Do you have any idea who I work for? Do you really think Ms. Zelnik needs to abduct children?""I don't care who you are. Trying to take a child in broad daylight is wrong," Yvette replied coldly.She held Yasmine protectively in her arms and took out her phone. "Don't be scared. I'm calling the police."Seeing that Yvette was about to report her, Irene immediately stepped in front of her. "Please, ma'am, don't call the police. I truly mean no harm."Yvette paused, then turned to Yasmine. "Can you tell me what's really going on?"Yasmine wiped her tears and replied, "My grandpa and I were selling flowers on the street when we met these people. They said they wanted to adopt me. But I don't want that; I want to stay with my grandpa fo
Gemma's hand froze in midair.Yasmine tugged at Yvette's sleeve, saying, "Can you take me back? I'm scared. I want to find my grandpa."Her trust now rested solely on Yvette.Unable to resist Yasmine's plea, Yvette agreed. "Okay."She took Yasmine's hand and turned to Gemma. "Ms. Zelnik, if you genuinely want to adopt a child, you need to consider the child's feelings."Gemma slowly withdrew her hand. "Let's go. I'll go with you to take her back home."Yasmine led the way, weaving through narrow alleys until they arrived at a modest apartment building. The area was still part of the city center, suggesting that Yasmine's family situation might not be too dire.Before they reached the door, Yasmine suddenly broke free from Yvette's grasp and ran toward an elderly man with graying hair. "Grandpa!""Yasmine!" he exclaimed."Grandpa, I don't want to be someone else's daughter; I want to stay with you. Please don't leave me!" Yasmine cried, tears streaming down her cheeks. "Don't w
As soon as Yvette stepped outside, a car slowly approached her. The window rolled down, revealing Jeremiah's strikingly handsome face."Yvvy."She paused and looked over. "What a coincidence."After Jeremiah had saved her the last time, combined with the changes in Terrence and the praise she'd heard about Jeremiah, Yvette began to view him in a different light."What are you doing here? Do you need a ride home?" Jeremiah asked.Yvette shook her head. "No, thanks. I'll catch a cab later."Although Jeremiah was genuinely kind, she wanted to maintain her distance from him.Jeremiah instructed the driver to stop. Then, he opened the door and stepped out."Then let me walk with you for a bit."Yvette felt it would be rude to refuse, so she fell into step beside him. As they walked together, they drew the attention of several passersby."Are you feeling better?" Jeremiah asked, trying to keep the conversation going.Yvette nodded. "Yeah, much better. Thank you."Noticing that sh