"Is it fun to toy with me? Did Claude teach you this?" Xavier asked, his eyes reddening with each word.As the heavy rain poured outside, Yvette's ears grew damp. She could hear a slight rumbling.She stopped pretending to have amnesia. "I just wanted to say goodbye to the past and start anew."Xavier laughed. He tightened his grip on her wrist and moved closer to her."You wanted to say goodbye to the past by faking your death? Did you ever think about how I would feel?" Xavier touched her cheek with the other hand and found her trembling. "Are you afraid of me?"Yvette bit her lip so hard that she tasted blood before she finally spoke. "I'm begging you, Xavier. Give me my son. He's not yours; he's mine and Claude's son. I beg you, give him back to us."Something seemed to snap in Xavier's head when he heard Yvette say Noah wasn't his son."If I remember correctly, it had been less than a month or two since we decided to divorce when you got together with Claude, right? "Did

Not wanting to listen to Xavier anymore, Yvette slammed her cutlery on the table. "I'm full." She stood up and started to walk away.Only then did Xavier realize that she was mad. He quickly got up and grabbed her wrist. "Why are you angry?" he asked.Yvette pulled her hand away. "I'm not angry. Mr. Lane, you're absolutely right. My friend and I are the ones who lack skills. Otherwise, your people wouldn't have been able to throw her in jail for a day."Clearly, she was angry.Xavier had to lower his pride and explain, "I didn't know that the lawyer Daphne had mentioned was your friend."Yvette listened in silence.For the first time, Xavier was at a loss for what to do. He could only try to placate her. "Tell me how I can make up for her being locked up. Should I have someone apologize to her?"Yvette was surprised to hear this but didn't get a chance to respond as a cough came from the door.Mark was standing there with shock written all over his face.The air around Xavier

"You mean Xavier brought Noah here?" Kiki was stunned when she heard about Noah."It's true, but I don't know where he's taken Noah." Yvette's eyes were filled with worry. "And he already knows I was faking my amnesia. I'll be living at his place from now on, so I need you to take care of Zac. You mustn't let Xavier find out about him.""Don't worry, I'll make sure to hide Zac well," Kiki confidently assured her.Suddenly, she thought of a possibility. "Yvvy, do you think he's fallen for you? Why else would he want you to stay at Dewberry Manor?" she asked.Yvette was taken aback but quickly dismissed the idea. "Daphne was right about one thing—if someone doesn't love you, they never will. Why would he start liking me just because I was gone for a few years?"Kiki mulled over it for a moment, still feeling frustrated. "Xavier is such a jerk. He doesn't love you, yet he's keeping you tied down."Yvette patted Kiki's hand. "Let's not talk about this anymore. It's Friday today; le

"Poor Daphne! A famous celebrity like her came to pick up the Lane family's child, only to end up getting pranked!""It sure isn't easy to join a wealthy family. Even a big shot celebrity like her has to curry favor with her boyfriend's nephew.""Tsk, tsk. What's so bad about being an independent woman? Is her income from being a celebrity not enough? Why does she have to rely on marrying into a wealthy family?""People are never satisfied."Everyone was talking.Kiki finally understood what was going on—Daphne was here!She squeezed through the crowd and stood on tiptoe, only to see several bodyguards escorting a drenched Daphne to a minivan. Kiki couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Even someone like Daphne got pranked. Serves her right!"As soon as Daphne left, the crowd gradually dispersed.Kiki was still wondering where Zachary was when she heard a voice calling, "Aunt Kiki.""Darren? Why haven't you gone home yet?" Kiki asked, seeing Darren with his shirt off and smiling

Yvette had dinner at Kiki's house and chatted with her for a long time. When it started to get late, she took a car back to Dewberry Manor. She didn't want Zachary to worry, so she asked Kiki not to tell him about her current living situation at Dewberry Manor or about Noah.Zachary had actually already sensed something was off with Yvette today. Being the considerate child he was, he didn't ask her about it directly; instead, he planned to subtly get information from Kiki.Meanwhile, Xavier had returned to Dewberry Manor from the company at 5:00 pm. He sat on the living room couch. There was a delicate gift box on the coffee table in front of him.The hour hand on the Oshtran-style wall clock struck 10. It was already 10:00 pm, yet Yvette hadn't come back yet.Xavier had never waited for anyone so long. He pulled at his tie in frustration, his handsome eyebrows furrowed.He picked up the gift box with his slender, elegant hand. He had been checking its contents repeatedly to ma