Chapter 23

Mark overheard the secretaries' conversation and put a stop to it. It wasn't that he liked to meddle in other people's business, but he knew how to read Xavier's mood better than the others did.

These days, besides work, all Xavier did was have people search for Yvette as well as wreck Claude's business. In Mark's eyes, such behavior was definitely not because Xavier hated Yvette.

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Days flew by, but Xavier never gave up on finding Yvette.

On New Year's Eve, a flurry of snow swirled in the air. In the past, Yvette would always go to Lane Mansion with Xavier for New Year's Eve.

But things were different that year. Xavier went there alone.

There was no jovial chatter from him, unlike the time when Yvette had just left. Xavier pretty much kept to himself and spoke very little. He radiated a coldness that made people too afraid to approach him.

He came hastily and returned home just as hastily.

Outside Dewberry Estate, snow was beginning to pile up. It was a beautiful sight to beho