Yvette finally understood what Daphne had meant by her parting words. The latter had resorted to complaining about her to Xavier. Before Yvette could respond, Xavier spoke again, "Our divorce is between us. You shouldn't have gotten physical with Daphne. She's in the hospital now."Yvette was stunned for a moment. Then, she quickly realized the situation. She hadn't expected that Daphne would resort to such despicable tactics to frame her. What was even more incredulous was that Xavier actually believed it."Believe it or not, I just happened to meet her. I did nothing to her." Yvette then hung up immediately.In the hospital, Xavier's expression became strained. Daphne lay on the hospital bed with a bandaged forehead. After that brief meeting with Yvette, she had hit her own head and accused Yvette of the act. "I just wanted to have a proper talk with her, but she…"Daphne didn't finish her sentence. Instead, she took out a stack of photos and handed them to Xavier. She'd ha

Despite how afraid Yvette was, she could only cautiously protect her abdomen. After what felt like an eternity, Xavier finally stopped. "Don't make me angry, Yvette." Xavier breathed heavily. Yvette could barely make out his words. She had a vacant look in her eyes as she asked, "Didn't you say you would never touch me? What do you think you're doing now?"After saying that, she buried her face in the pillow. Xavier failed to notice how pale her face had become. She then said, "Does your beloved know about this? If she knew, she would be angry, wouldn't she?"In the past, Yvette had thought Xavier could be heartless but also deeply loyal to the woman he loved. Now, she only found him to be unbearably unpleasant. When she said "beloved", Xavier knew she was referring to Daphne. "Did you think about that when you were with Claude?" His words pierced her heart like a knife.Xavier wasn't one to suppress his grievances when faced with a woman, especially not when the woman w

This had to be a coincidence! It had to be!If Yvette was the one who had saved Tristan, why had she never mentioned anything about it to him? And if it really was her, then what had he done to her over the years?Tristan put Yvette's medical reports away and returned to his office. He sat there for the whole night. Early the next morning, he called Daphne. "Let's meet, Daph. There's something I need to tell you."Daphne arrived in the private room of a restaurant, looking exquisitely dressed. A waiter came over and took her coat. Tristan's gaze fell on her smooth, scar-free arms. Four years ago, he had been in a car accident. He had been trapped inside the car, unconscious, and covered in blood. Disregarding the danger, a girl had selflessly reached through the broken glass window to open the car door by force. She had gotten a deep cut on her arm from the shards of glass. Jose had said that the wound would have definitely required stitches. Hence, it was impossible for t

Tristan picked up his glass and downed his drink. "Xav, she's dead. Let bygones be bygones."As soon as he said that, he realized that he was actually speaking up for Yvette.But Xavier didn't realize that something was different about Tristan that day. The former continued to read on. Just as he was nearly finished, his phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was Mark. "Mr. Lane, I've tracked down Claude's movements." Then, Mark sent him an address.When Xavier opened it, he saw that it was a small, remote county called Sangine County. It sounded a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it before.When Xavier didn't say anything after a long silence, Tristan couldn't help but ask, "What's the matter?" Xavier got up. "I have to go somewhere. Call me if anything happens." Without saying another word, he got his coat and walked out the door.Tristan wanted to ask Xavier where he was going, but the latter left in a hurry. Soon, Tristan was the only perso

Besides sleeping and eating, Xavier spent all his time at his office working.Tristan ended up having to go to retrieve the belongings Yvette had left behind at Claude's apartment. He could sense that Xavier had changed.Since Xavier had returned, he had grown quieter. It was as if he was immersed in his own world.Tristan couldn't help but ask Mark, "What's up with Xav these days?"Mark shook his head. "I don't know either. Mr. Shaw, do you think that Mr. Lane has really fallen for Ms. Snyder?"When Tristan heard that, a strange look crossed his eyes. "Who knows?"After that, he got into his car and asked his driver, Matt Grogg, to get going. He leaned back in his seat and rubbed the spot between his eyebrows. If Xavier had really fallen for Yvette, then why had he been so eager to acquire Snyder Group?Xavier would have known how important Snyder Group had been for Yvette. James, who had loved his daughter to pieces, had built it from the ground up himself.If Xavier liked