What Daphne said really affected Xavier because of Noah, who was supposedly Yvette and Claude's son. When he got out of the building, he saw Yvette talking to Quentin. After Quentin walked away, he quickly approached her."Are you done here? Shall we go back now?" Yvette spoke normally, but it didn't sound the same to Xavier anymore.It felt like his stomach was burning, but he still looked sober. "Yeah." He looked deep into her eyes and asked, "When did you start talking to Quentin?"Quentin was a quiet guy. Even when he went out with his friends to have some fun, he would always stay silent. Other than Yvette, Xavier had never seen him talking to another woman before."He called out to me first, and I didn't say anything to him." When Xavier heard that, he stopped prying.After he led Yvette to get into the car, he got in as well. Yvette thought it was weird. After all, he had drunk a lot of wine that night, and the wine had been tampered with as well. She didn't understand

"As long as you're willing to let me and Noah go and let bygones be bygones."Xavier tightened his grip around her a little. "No way." He thought Yvette had been right before. There was no way they could be friends when they had been husband and wife. If she was going to leave, he would have to die first!The light in Yvette's eyes dimmed, and she smiled bitterly. "If I had known that you're someone who holds grudges, I would've asked to call off the marriage beforehand."It was another regret of hers! Xavier remembered her saying how she regretted marrying him, and his face turned colder. He stopped talking to her, and it got quiet in the car as they drove in the dark.Yvette was slightly drunk, and her face was red. He thought she had caught a cold from him, and he reached out to place his hand on her forehead. However, before he even touched her, she instinctively avoided him.His hand was left hanging in mid-air. Then, he tried touching her again, this time without both

After half an hour, Yvette returned to her room to get some rest. Meanwhile, Xavier was still in his study. When Kiki called Yvette, she was shocked to hear that the latter had to pay him 7.9 billion dollars."How could you possibly pay him that much money? Besides, your brother and mother were the ones who snatched the money away. So, why should you be the one to pay him back?"Yvette sat on the balcony and enjoyed the breeze as it helped her sober up. "I've talked to him a lot today. He has never agreed to let bygones be bygones before. Now, he has promised to forget about the marriage fraud if I can pay him back…"Kiki couldn't help feeling something was weird. "Yvvy, why do I have the feeling that he's taking advantage of you?""He's the CEO of Lane Group. It's not like he needs 7.9 billion dollars. You might not know this, but I've looked into his company online before. "Currently, they're earning at least 60 billion dollars annually by collecting rent. That's excluding th

Noah came outside and stood on the balcony. From what he could see, there were endless mountains and trees surrounding the manor. He frowned. "He's not keeping a kid captive. He's keeping a criminal in prison!"After standing on the balcony for a short while, Noah started feeling weak. He endured the feeling and started exploring other areas. He had been trying to find a way out while he had been locked up there.However, the security was too tight. Even if he managed to sneak past the guards, he wouldn't be able to run a mile before his weak body collapsed. He might even lose his life.After he took a good look around the area, Wendy finally realized that he was gone, and she immediately panicked. "Noah? Where are you, Noah?"If something were to happen to him, she figured Xavier would skin her alive. As she thought of that, she trembled in fear.Just then, Noah entered the room with a glass of water. "Are you tired, Ms. Wendy? Have some water."When Wendy saw him, she let out

Xavier's face turned extremely gloomy, and he let go of Noah right away. He thought Noah was too timid."Please don't punish me, mister… I didn't do it on purpose. I was scared…"When the nannies outside heard Noah crying in the room, they thought Xavier was doing something evil to him. Wendy, who had been taking care of Noah, risked her job and opened the door right away. "Mr. Lane, he's still a kid. You can't hit him."When she entered the room, she noticed that Xavier's white shirt had a yellow stain. She immediately realized what was going on, and she looked away in embarrassment.Noah was still pushing Xavier as he cried. "Are you mad, mister? Why aren't you saying anything? When are you going to let me see my mommy?"Xavier looked upset as he placed Noah back on the bed and quickly went to the bathroom. Then, he showered over and over again.Whenever he thought about how mischievous Noah was, he wanted to punish the kid badly. Xavier couldn't understand how a woman as gen