Yvette's voice was calm and impassive, as though divorce were a menial matter to her.

Xavier's pupils contracted. "What did you just say?"

Over the last three years, no matter what he had done, Yvette had never brought up divorce.

In truth, Xavier knew that Yvette loved him.

Her eyes, which were usually dull and empty, were clear and bright now. "I'm sorry for being a burden over the last few years, Mr. Lane. We should get divorced."

Xavier clenched his fists unconsciously. "You heard what I said earlier, didn't you? Snyder Group was already failing; it won't matter whether I buy it or someone else does. What are you trying to do by bringing up divorce?

"Is it because you want money? Or a child? Or do you want me to leave Snyder Group alone?" he asked coldly. "Don't forget that I don't love you. Your threats won't work on me!"

At that moment, he seemed like a stranger to Yvette. A lump formed in her throat as her ears began throbbing. Even though she was wearing her hearing aids, she could barely hear what Xavier was saying.

She could only answer his last question. "I don't want anything."

Afraid that he would notice something wrong with her, Yvette left the study in a hurry.

As he watched her leave, Xavier felt frustrated for some reason. He had never felt like this before.

Not one to hold in his emotions, he flipped the table over. The bowl of soup that Yvette had brought him spilled all over the ground.

Back in her own room, Yvette forced herself to swallow a handful of pills.

She reached up to touch her ear. As she retracted her fingers, she saw crimson blood on them.

Thanks to the medicine, her hearing recovered a little by the time it was dawn. Yvette stared blankly at the soft rays of sunlight streaming from the window.

"The rain has stopped," she said quietly to herself.

Xavier didn't leave the manor that day.

He was in the living room bright and early, settled on the couch, waiting for Yvette to apologize and express her regret to him.

This wasn't the first time Yvette had lost her temper with him. However, after every tantrum, she would apologize to him before long.

Xavier figured that it would be the same this time around.

Soon, he saw Yvette coming out of her room, all freshened up. She wore her usual dark-colored clothes. She dragged a suitcase with one hand while holding a piece of paper in the other.

She handed the paper to him. It was a divorce agreement.

"Let me know when you have time, Xav."

With that, she left the manor, pulling her suitcase behind her.

It was bright and sunny outside. Yvette felt as if she had gotten a new chance at life.

the couch, still clutching

long time to come back to his

Usually, around this time of the year, Xavier would take Yvette back to his hometown to pay respects to his ancestors. During this time, they would have to endure strange looks from his extended

alone that day, which made him

Mansion, Shannon and the rest of the Lanes were surprised

to turn up every

wasn't she

frowned and asked

turned cold. "She wanted

in disbelief

Yvette probably loved Xavier more than anything in the world,

ago, Yvette had even protected Xavier with her own body when someone had

years ago, not long after the two had gotten engaged, something had happened to

had been convinced that he was dead, but Yvette had refused to believe that. She had dropped everything and gone to the

his life with meticulous precision, including being polite to everyone around him, even his secretaries. She

couldn't live without Xavier. So, why

she was glad that Yvette had finally decided to

It's a good thing that

immediately chimed

best years now. Yvette's been dragging you down

turned

spoke of Yvette as if she

were defending him, but for some reason, he

and made his way

was just starting to darken when

nothing but darkness, he remembered, with a

slippers and tossed his coat into the

he felt unusually

a bottle of wine so

the locked door, he realized too late

there were no maids or helpers at Dewberry Manor. Ever since he had married Yvette, she had been the

room. Picking up his phone, he scrolled through his messages

got up and headed over

he opened the door of

there were also a

up and read the instructions

Infertility?

of the supplement. It

always smelled strange.

so no matter how much medicine she took, she would never have

...

in a dark and dinky hotel, Yvette opened her eyes

pounding. The world was silent. She knew, then, that her condition had worsened

had still been able to hear some sounds, even without her hearing

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