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.

couch, still clutching the

took him a long time to come back

his hometown to

he was alone that day, which made

Mansion, Shannon and the rest of the Lanes were surprised to

been the first one to turn up every

she

asked

"She wanted a divorce and

silent in disbelief

shocked. She knew that Yvette probably loved Xavier more than anything in the world, only

even protected Xavier with her own body when someone had attempted to stab

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

he was dead, but Yvette had refused to believe that. She had

they had gotten married, Yvette had taken care of almost everything in his life with meticulous precision, including being polite to everyone around him, even his secretaries. She had always been afraid of offending

clearly couldn't live without Xavier. So, why had

glad that Yvette had finally decided to

wife anyway. It's a good thing that you're divorcing her. She doesn't deserve you," she

immediately chimed

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

turned

as if she were an

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

earlier than usual and made

sky was just starting to darken when

manor. When he saw nothing

into his house slippers and tossed his

he felt unusually

bottle of

when he got to the wine cellar and saw the locked door, he realized too late

Manor. Ever since he had married Yvette, she had been the one taking

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

his phone aside, he got up and headed over to the

door of the fridge, he

from food, there were also a lot

of the bags up and read the instructions on it. "Take five times a day for

Infertility?

took a whiff of the supplement. It

smelled strange.

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

...

over in a dark and dinky hotel, Yvette opened her eyes

silent. She knew, then, that her condition had

she had still been able to hear some

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