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 divorce agreement in his

took him a long time to come back to his

would take Yvette back to his hometown to pay respects to his ancestors.

he was alone that day, which made

Mansion, Shannon and the rest of

first one to turn up every year and the last to leave since she had

wasn't she there

asked Xavier, "Where's

"She wanted a divorce and

disbelief when he

Yvette probably loved Xavier more than anything in the world, only surpassed

her own body when someone had

two had gotten engaged, something had happened to Xavier

to believe that. She had dropped everything and gone to the

had taken care of almost everything in his life with meticulous precision, including

So, why had she

was glad that Yvette had finally decided to let

to be your wife anyway. It's a good

immediately chimed

Xav. You're in your best years now. Yvette's been dragging you down

turned

if she were an unforgivable

they were defending him, but for some reason, he found their words too sharp

and made his way back

was just starting to darken when he arrived

nothing but darkness, he remembered, with

into his house slippers and tossed his coat into

some reason, he

to get a bottle of wine

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

strangers in his house, so there were no maids or helpers at Dewberry Manor. Ever since

up his phone, he scrolled through his messages only to find work-related texts. Yvette hadn't called or texted

got up and headed over

he opened the door of

food, there were

bags up and read the instructions on it. "Take

Infertility?

whiff of the

always smelled strange. So,

They had never had sex, so no matter how much medicine she took,

...

dinky hotel, Yvette opened her eyes

She knew, then, that her condition had worsened

been able to

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255