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 the divorce agreement in

a long time to come back

would take Yvette back to his hometown to

he was alone that day, which

Shannon and the rest of

always been the first one to turn up every year and

wasn't she there

frowned and asked Xavier, "Where's

cold. "She wanted

in disbelief

Xavier more

protected Xavier with her

had happened to Xavier

that. She had dropped

they had gotten married, Yvette had taken care of almost everything in his life with meticulous precision, including being polite to everyone around him,

without Xavier. So, why had she suggested getting a

was glad that Yvette had finally

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

immediately

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

turned into

of Yvette as if she were an unforgivable

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

Mansion earlier than usual and made his way

starting to darken when he

opened the door and entered the manor. When he saw nothing but darkness, he remembered, with

into his house slippers and tossed his coat

reason, he felt

bottle of

the locked door, he realized

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

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

got up and headed

he opened the door of the

from food, there were also

and read the instructions on it. "Take five times

Infertility?

whiff of

smelled strange. So, this

never had sex, so no matter how much medicine

...

dinky

silent. She knew,

she had still been able to hear some

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