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.

sat frozen on the couch, still clutching

him a 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

he was alone that day, which made

Shannon and the rest of the Lanes were surprised to

one to turn up every year and the last

she

and asked Xavier,

wanted a divorce and left

in disbelief

She knew that Yvette probably loved Xavier more

Xavier with her own

engaged, something had happened to Xavier while he had been on a business trip in

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

in his life with meticulous precision,

live without Xavier. So, why had she

that Yvette had finally decided to let Xavier

It's a good thing that

others immediately chimed

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

gathering turned into

as if

happy that they were defending him, but for some reason,

Mansion earlier than usual and made his way back to Dewberry

just starting to darken

the manor. When he saw nothing but darkness, he

slippers and

some reason, he felt unusually

a bottle of wine so that he

wine cellar and saw the locked door, he realized

house, so there were no maids or helpers at Dewberry Manor. Ever since he had married Yvette, she had been the one taking care of

could only go back to his room. Picking up his phone, he scrolled through his messages only to find

his phone aside, he got up and headed over to

the door of the fridge, he was

food, there were also a lot

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

Infertility?

of

how Yvette always smelled strange. So,

scoffed silently. They had never 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

head was pounding. The world was silent. She knew,

still been able to

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