After the door was slammed shut in Jeana's face, she put her ear up against the door, hoping to hear what was going on inside. However, the soundproofing in the house had been done well. On top of that, Yvette and Ray were talking on the balcony. So, Jeana couldn't hear a single thing."How shameless! How could a man and a woman be in a room together?" Jeana mumbled to herself.She didn't notice when Noah had appeared by her side. When she was badmouthing Yvette, she suddenly felt her leg getting wet. When Jeana looked down, she saw him pouring an unknown liquid on her leg. It smelled awful."Ah! Noah, what are you doing?"Noah innocently said, "I got this from Wendy, Jeana. She said this is a fertilizer and that it could make flowers grow faster and better! I noticed your leg was still injured, so I've decided to help it a little."When she heard that, her face fell. Then, she ran to the bathroom downstairs while screaming.When Noah saw how anxious she looked, he patted his h
After a short while, there were more than a dozen people saying they would be joining in. Yvette checked the messages and saw that Yvonne would be going as well. She'd known that Yvonne would definitely attend the gathering as long as she was attending it.It would be the last day of the holiday the next day, so Brooklyn made a reservation at a restaurant for 8:00 pm then.When Yvonne received the confirmation, she couldn't wait to call Daphne anymore. "Daph, did you see the news in the group chat?"There was no way Daphne wouldn't have seen it. After all, she had been holding onto her phone and watching out for any news about Yvette. She'd been terrified that she would be caught up in what had happened recently.Unfortunately, she hadn't seen anything about Yvette after waiting for a long time. All she'd received was news about Yvette attending the gathering."I did. What about it?" She pretended to be calm."Let's go together! Don't you want to see how she's doing now?" Yvonn
Xavier was unwilling to accept it, so he tried to embrace Yvette again.She moved to the side and said, "Don't touch me."She said it softly, but when he heard it, he felt gloomy. When he'd gotten hurt because of her two days ago, she'd been so devastated and cried. Now that he was fine, he thought she had changed again."In that case, you should touch me instead." He grabbed her hand and placed it on his chest.Yvette was already tired, and she pulled her hand away in a daze. He wasn't happy about it and grabbed her hand once more.As a pregnant woman, she was prone to getting emotional easily. So, she couldn't control her temper. Yvette frowned and said loudly, "Are you done? You're being annoying!"After that, she wrapped herself in the blanket and rolled to the edge of the bed. As she continued sleeping, Xavier lay frozen in his spot.Yvette was probably the only person in the world who would dare to hit and yell at him over and over again.At that moment, he couldn't sleep
Daphne didn't dress up much that day. Instead, her attire was simple, and she'd let her long hair down too. She looked visibly pale. When she saw Yvette, she just smiled politely at the latter. She didn't look as arrogant as she had a few days ago. As Yvette took a seat, she drank a glass of water first. Meanwhile, Brooklyn said to everyone, "Hurry up and grab a seat, everyone! It's so rare for us to gather around as a whole class, so let's not just stand around."Then, everyone else started sitting down as well.The person sitting next to Yvette couldn't help staring at her and asking, "Yvvy, there was some news saying that you're a famous composer. Was it true?"Yvette nodded. "Yeah. It's true."When everyone else heard that, they all looked at her with a mix of emotions."Wow, Yvvy! That's so amazing!""Don't you have hearing difficulties? I remember our music teacher used to say that it was difficult for you to learn music.""Yeah! Who would've thought that you would act
Yvette smiled. "Of course not."Daphne immediately calmed down. "We could still be sisters," she said as she tried to link arms with Yvette.Yvette swiftly pulled away. "The reason I'm not angry is because you're not worth my anger. Listen up. If you want me dead, I won't let you have it easy either."Daphne stood frozen, unable to process what she had just heard.When Yvette returned from the restroom, Daphne had changed her approach."Yvette, you can come after me, but if you're really that capable, don't let Xavier or Claude help you," Daphne taunted. She thought that Yvette wouldn't be her match without the help of men.But Daphne was mistaken. Yvette had never even told Xavier that Daphne had been involved when Sunny kidnapped her."Don't worry." Yvette smirked rather mockingly. "I won't."After all, Daphne would soon realize that for herself.Hearing Yvette's reassurance, Daphne felt less afraid and walked ahead of her confidently with her head held high.When they retu
Daphne immediately regretted the words as they left her mouth. She had already offended too many people; she couldn't afford to anger Yvonne any further.Yvonne raised her hand again to slap her, but Daphne quickly grabbed it. "Yvonne, please don't do this. Everyone is watching."At that moment, Yvonne finally understood what Yvette had felt all along. She had never felt such regret. Indeed, it was only when people experienced betrayal themselves that they truly understood the pain."Daphne, from now on, we are no longer friends. You are my enemy."Everyone else acted as spectators. No one stepped in to break up the argument. After all, they had just seen how harshly Yvonne had spoken about Yvette.Even though Yvette and Xavier were already married, Yvonne had claimed that being unloved made Yvette the third party.Her lack of moral standards had alienated everyone. Now that Yvonne had been betrayed, no one was willing to help her.Daphne, desperate, tried to reason with her p
Yvette glanced at the car as well. She thought it looked familiar, but she didn't pay much attention to it.Just as she was about to leave, the car door opened, and Mark stepped out."Mrs. Lane." Mark strode toward Yvette purposefully.Most of the people present knew Mark as Xavier's assistant. Under everyone's watchful eyes, Yvette asked in surprise, "Mr. Xyrax? What brings you here?""Mr. Lane is here as well." As Mark glanced toward the car, the window rolled down, revealing Xavier's strikingly handsome profile. "He wants to take you home."Everyone couldn't help feeling envious after hearing what Mark said and glanced at Xavier. Even though it was rumored that Xavier was now a useless blind man, he appeared perfectly fine. Not only that, but the car he was in was said to be one of the most exclusive, nearly impossible to buy, globally limited editions.Yvette hadn't expected Xavier to come and pick her up. "Alright," she replied with a smile.After that, she bid farewell t
The two of them got out of the car one after the other. Before they could even reach the house, Jeana had already come over to greet them. "Xav, why are you only home now?" she asked. Her face lit up when she saw Xavier. However, her expression shifted as soon as she noticed Yvette getting out of the car with him."Oh, you're back too, Yvette. Weren't you at a class reunion?" Jeana asked, as if afraid Xavier didn't know about Yvette attending the gathering.Yvette was curious as to how Jeana knew about her attending the reunion. She'd only mentioned it to Noah. Could he have told Jeana? But he didn't like Jeana, so it didn't seem likely. Wendy was the only other person present when Yvette had told Noah.Wendy, who worked in the house, had recently gotten close to Jeana. When Jeana had gotten in a car accident not long ago, Wendy had even spoken up in her defense. Yvette had spent some time with Wendy and knew that the latter was a kind-hearted, simple woman without much guile.
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
Zoey never imagined that Yvette had secretly recorded their conversation back then.She immediately told the approaching reporters, "Stop taking pictures."However, even if the reporters didn't take photos, the guests who attended would take pictures and record videos."With this whole mix-up between the real and fake daughters, is Zoey actually from the Yandell family or the Snyder family?"Lawrence was upset and said, "My daughter, of course, took my last name.""Ah, so Yara was having an affair..."The people who came to attend the funeral on behalf of the Snyder family were instantly displeased."Are you kidding? Yara has been with you all along. Do you think us Snyders are a bunch of nobodies?"The members of the Snyder family and the people from the Cadwell family suddenly started arguing fiercely.Yvette looked at everything happening before her and just felt a deep sense of sadness.Kiki was supporting her upright, fearing she might get unintentionally caught up in th
The people present whispered to each other, confused about what Yvette was trying to do."Yvette, we were in the wrong before. Please don't take our words too seriously."The ones who previously criticized Yvette were now pretending to say nice things, fearing retaliation from her.Zoey and Lawrence stood among the crowd, unsure of what Yvette was going to do or say.Yvette ignored the person speaking and instead pulled out a report. "This is a paternity test. I am not Ms. Cadwell's biological daughter."She spoke about it boldly and bluntly.Everyone present was stunned to hear that, including Zoey and Terrence.Terrence never imagined that the sister he grew up with was not actually the daughter of the Cadwells."Yvette, don't joke around," Terrence said while forcing a laugh.Yvette looked at Terrence and said, "I'm not joking. To avoid anyone thinking I'm faking it, I've undergone tests at several major hospitals. I'm definitely not a daughter of the Cadwell family or the
The corners of Jeremiah's lips curled into a faint smile. "It seems like things aren't looking good for him."Tristan was immediately infuriated upon hearing those words. He grabbed Jeremiah by the collar and demanded, "What nonsense are you spouting?"Jeremiah looked calmly at him and said, "You're not very good at lying."Tristan was indeed that kind of person—he had no hidden agendas or schemes."You're Xav's own brother. Do you really hate him that much? Do you want him to die?"After hearing this, Jeremiah's expression remained unchanged. "You and Xavier are supposed to be best friends. Can you guarantee that you're not jealous of him and have never thought about making him disappear?""Of course not," Tristan affirmed confidently.When he was younger, he indeed felt jealous of Xavier and was unhappy about always being overshadowed by him. But as he grew older, he realized that everyone had their own strengths and that there was no need to compete with others over everythin
The members of the Cadwell family looked at each other in confusion, and then they began to apologize to Yvette and Kiki."Yvette, I'm sorry. Please forgive us. We're old and unwise.""Yes, yes, we're unwise. We're sorry.""Miss, please forgive us. We'll cover all your medical expenses."They all apologized at once, but only they knew how sincere the apologies actually were.Kiki tugged on Yvette's hand and asked, "Yvvy, what do you think we should do?"Yvette had already figured out how to deal with them. She said, "Since they already realized their mistake, let's just let it go.""Okay." Kiki, seeing that Yvette wasn't bothered by it anymore, agreed as well. "Just make sure you don't bully others by abusing your power in the future.""Right. Yes."Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, thinking they had narrowly escaped a crisis. They didn't realize that Yvette had already planned on how to deal with them.This was, after all, a funeral parlor, and some media reporters would s