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.
Hearing that, Xavier commented, "If you want to learn something, I can teach you." He didn't think he was any less capable than Jeremiah. Unfortunately, Yvette didn't understand what he was implying. She wrapped herself tightly in the blanket, closed her eyes, and mumbled, "Okay, I'll ask you if I don't understand something."Xavier frowned slightly. However, worried that Yvette might get upset again, he decided not to say more. Since she liked going to work at Titan Corporation, she could go. However, he was still uneasy about Jeremiah.…Yvette set an alarm for the next day and woke up early to get ready for work. What she hadn't expected was to see Xavier up even earlier than her. In fact, he was already waiting for her downstairs."Xav, why haven't you gone to work yet?" Yvette asked, puzzled."I'll drive you to and from work from now on," Xavier replied. After all, it was normal for a husband to drive his wife to work. Plus, he wanted Jeremiah to see how close he and Yvette
In the car, Xavier was silent for a moment before he finally spoke up. "I didn't tell her to get out because she was wearing perfume."Yvette grew curious upon hearing that. "Why did you do it, then?""I'm taking you to and from work, not her." Xavier paused, then continued, "As for you wearing perfume, I can put up with it for a bit."After all, it was only a 30-minute drive at most. He could tolerate it.Yvette found his answer impeccable."So that's why. Don't worry, you won't have to put up with anything," she responded. She didn't like wearing perfume anyway.The two chatted sporadically throughout the drive. Before long, they arrived at the entrance of Titan Corporation. Then, Yvette stepped out of the car. Xavier had come in a Maybach today. Although it wasn't as expensive as the limited edition Rolls-Royce from the day before, it still caught the attention of many passersby, who began speculating about the car's occupants.Seeing this, Yvette thought to herself that it
Londyn and the others turned toward the voice. They saw Marlene, her eyes filled with displeasure, approaching with her assistant.Londyn and the three female employees instantly turned pale.After all, Marlene was infamous within the company for being unreasonable, ruthless, and having a strong dislike for other women. Her assistants had always been male, and the female subordinates she'd once had had all been driven out for one reason or another.Londyn, being quick on her feet as a secretary in the CEO's office, immediately explained, "Ms. Larson, perhaps you misheard. We weren't talking about you. We were talking about the former CEO's wife, who is now working as a secretary in the CEO's office."Londyn had done her homework on the preferences of the higher-ups. That was part of the reason she'd been able to hold her position. She knew that Marlene didn't like Yvette. In fact, anyone could guess that much. Both women were daughters-in-law of the Lane family and potentially co
Jeana was taken aback. When had she ever said she wasn't fit to work or needed time off?"No, Yvette. I'm fine to work."Hearing this, Yvette raised her head to look at her. "Jeana, please address me as Ms. Snyder. We're at work now. We should keep personal and professional matters separate."You're my assistant. As an assistant, it's your role to help me complete my work, correct? If you can't even assist me with something as simple as getting a cup of water, how can I trust you with more important tasks?" Yvette explained in a reasonable tone.Initially, the other secretaries in the office had thought Yvette might be a bit cold and harsh. But after hearing her reasoning, they began to understand. After all, fetching a cup of water was indeed part of Jeana's duties.Jeana's eyes flickered with frustration. "I already brought you the water, didn't I?""I asked for warm water," Yvette replied. "What exactly did you bring me?" "Hot water cools down to become warm, doesn't it? Dri
Jeana thought it was strange that Jackie, a mere personal secretary, would call a guest like her by her name.Dressed in standard formal attire, Jackie looked particularly serious. "What, is there another person named Jeana here?"Jeana's expression instantly turned cold as she approached Jackie. "What is it?"She had initially intended to win Jackie's favor. However, Jackie was nothing like the other employees—she was impervious to flattery. So, Jeana had given up on trying to win her over."From now on, you will be the assistant handling administrative support for the entire secretariat department. Please manage all your responsibilities well," Jackie stated.Then, she turned to the other four secretaries. "If you need help with anything, you can ask Jeana to do it. You can get her to do things like send packages, pick up takeout, and so on."The four secretaries were incredulous. "We have an assistant too?"Jeana was equally stunned. "Are you kidding me? I'm here to take care
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