The True Heiress's Return

Chapter 23

This isn't good. Mitchell isn't really on my side. I can't let this goon, Yvette thought to herself.

She bit her lip, keeping her voice soft and steady. "Thanks for worrying about me today, everyone. I can take care of myself now, and you should go home and get some rest," "Yeah, it's getting late. There are murses outside. Just call them if you need anything. If something comes up, call Dad or your brothers Cody added briefly before he and Rebecca left. Smith couple

The "Mitchell," Yvette

exchanged a glance with Yvette, silently urging her to reach out later.

headed out of the hospital room, with Mitchell being the last to linger.

One by one, the called

Mitchell paused before walking over and bending slightly by her bedside. "Yvette, just make sure to take care of yourself."

Hesitantly, she she asked, "Are you upset?"

"Of course fot! I'm really glad you're okay." Mitchell replied, maybe a bit too quickly.

"But you defended Shakira today." Yvette got straight to the point, her voice filled with sadness.

Mitchell hadn't expected her to bring that up. He instinctively shot back, "How could I side with Shakira?"

Actually, he wasn't siding with Shakira; it's just that he wasn't fully on Yvette's side this time. Previously, he had always jumped to her defense without a second thought, scolding Shakira without hesitation.

But this time, Yvette had genuinely messed up, and he couldn't ignore that. So, he turned away from Yvette's probing gaze.

Yvette noticed right away. "It's my fault for thinking too highly of myself, believing I could save everyone. I thought I could help Shakira regain her confidence after the awful two years she had in Belaris, swept up in those rumors... But I can't fix what my biological parents

did.

aid.

feel useless. I can't do anything right; I

felt the weight of

useless?" Yvette shouted, lifting her hand to

through him. "How could I ever think poorly of Yvette? Mitchell Nelson, do forget how you almost got her killed? "I'm so sorry, Yvette. You've been caught in the middle, and I just overthought everything..." He let out a heavy sigh before adding, "Trust me, I'll help you sort out everything online. Just focus on getting better. Your health is already fragile, and getting worked up over this isn't worth it." Yvette

I could never care about anyone more than you Mitchell

his waist, exclaiming, "I feel so lucky to

for Shakira originally, but because of me... No matter how angry she

stop saying stuff like that. A

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he said, his

JAY

familiar words, Yvette finally felt

to find a sleek Lexus SUV walling for her. Assuming it was a ride set up by Levi,

roomy, but he sat with his

raised

head out too. Levi asked me to give you a

him stepping

wasn't convinced-it was hard to believe that Walter would just follow Levi's orders

the biggest bookstore in the city. Shakira grabbed her backpack and

a look. "Just go back

back a smile before hopping

Walter

watched her cheerful figure and let out a scoff. "Drive," he

written note to a staff member,

her past life, she had had a kidney transplant there with Yvette. After that her health

doubts.

some