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.

still clutching the divorce agreement in

time to

to his hometown to pay respects

that day, which made him extraordinarily

rest of the

the first one to turn up every year and the

wasn't she there

frowned and asked Xavier,

"She wanted

fell silent in disbelief when he said

Xavier more than anything in

Yvette had even protected Xavier with her own body when someone

not long after the two had gotten engaged, something had happened to Xavier while he had been on a business trip

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

care of almost everything in his life with meticulous precision, including being polite to everyone around him,

live without Xavier. So, why had she suggested getting a

she was glad that Yvette

wife anyway. It's a good thing that you're divorcing her.

others immediately

young and handsome, Xav. You're in your best years now.

the gathering turned into a slander

Yvette as if she were an unforgivable

have felt happy that they were defending him, but for some reason, he found

Lane Mansion earlier than usual and made his way back to

just starting to darken

When he saw nothing but darkness, he remembered, with a start, that Yvette

and tossed

reason, he felt

went to the wine cellar to get a bottle of

the wine cellar and saw the locked door, he realized too late that he didn't

helpers at Dewberry Manor. Ever since he had married Yvette, she had been the one taking care of

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

he got up

he opened the door of

food, there were

of the bags up and read the instructions

Infertility?

whiff of the supplement.

how Yvette always smelled strange.

sex, so no matter how much medicine

...

and dinky hotel, Yvette opened

silent. She knew, then, that her condition had

able to hear some

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