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.

Xavier sat frozen on the couch, still clutching the divorce agreement

time to

his hometown to pay

day, which made him extraordinarily

and the rest of the Lanes were surprised to see him

the first one to turn up every

wasn't she

frowned and asked Xavier,

expression turned cold. "She wanted a

disbelief when he

She knew that Yvette probably loved Xavier more than anything in the world, only surpassed by

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

engaged, something had happened to Xavier while he

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

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

Xavier. So, why had she

had no idea, but she was glad that Yvette had finally decided to let

wife anyway. It's a good thing

immediately

best

turned

as if she

felt happy that they were defending him, but for some reason, he found their words too sharp and

Mansion earlier than usual and made his

sky was just starting to

saw nothing but darkness, he remembered, with a start,

changed into his house slippers and tossed his coat into

he felt unusually exhausted

wine cellar to get a bottle of wine so that he could celebrate

the locked door, he realized too late that he didn't have

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

through his messages only to find work-related texts. Yvette hadn't called or texted

up and headed over to the

he opened the door of the

were

the instructions

Infertility?

took a whiff of the supplement.

smelled strange. So, this

scoffed silently. They had never had sex, so no matter how much medicine she

...

and dinky hotel, Yvette opened her eyes

She

able to hear

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