Even Yvette's hearing aids were stained red.

Her pupils contracted, and she quickly grabbed some tissues to wipe her ear. Then, she stripped the bedsheets and washed them.

She was afraid that Viola would worry about her if she found out that her illness was worsening. So, she cleaned up the mess and found an excuse to bid goodbye to Viola.

Before she left, she placed a part of her savings on the bedside table without telling Viola.

Viola walked Yvette to the bus stop and waved goodbye reluctantly.

After Yvette left, Viola couldn't stop thinking about how thin the former was. Unable to just sit by, she called Lane Group.

When the secretary heard that Viola was Yvette's nanny and wanted to speak to Xavier, she transferred the call to Xavier's line.

It was the third day after Yvette had left Xavier. It was also the first time in three days that he had received a call about her.

Sitting behind his desk, he felt exceptionally pleased. Just as he had expected, Yvette wouldn't be able to last more than three days without him-or so he thought.

Viola's voice came through the other line, sounding weighed with age. "Mr. Lane, I am Yvvy's nanny. I've been taking care of her since she was a baby.

"Please, I beg you, treat her well. Don't hurt her more than you already have. She's not as strong as she seems on the surface.

"When she was born, Mrs. Snyder left her in my care because she didn't like that Yvvy is hard of hearing. Yvvy only returned home when she had to start going to school.

"The Snyders have never treated her as one of their own. Apart from Mr. Snyder, everyone else treated her like she was a maid.

"You and Mr. Snyder are the most important people she has in this world. I'm begging you, please. Please be kind to her."

Xavier's mood darkened when he heard what Viola said.

"Did she tell you to give me this sob story because she didn't want to face me herself?" he asked coldly. "Why should I care about her life? If you ask me, she deserved everything she got!"

That said, he hung up the phone without waiting for an answer.

Viola had heard Yvette gushing about how nice Xavier was to her. So, it was only then that she realized the truth-Xavier wasn't a good man at all. He wasn't a good husband to Yvette.

Yvette sat on the bus, heading home. Just then, her phone vibrated. It was a message from Xavier.

"You said you wanted to get divorced, right? I'll see you at 10:00 am tomorrow."

Yvette stared at the text blankly for a while before replying, "Okay."

Just one word.

It infuriated Xavier and completely ruined his mood. Unable to work anymore, he called up his friends and invited them out for drinks.

Daphne was also at the club when he arrived. "I'm not going home until I'm drunk!" she declared.

Tristan sat down beside Xavier. He couldn't help asking curiously, "How's Deaf Yvvy?"

Xavier raised an eyebrow at him. "There's no need to talk about her ever again. We're filing for divorce tomorrow."

Tristan was stunned. He couldn't believe his ears. "Really?"

Beside them, Daphne brightened. She poured out a shot for him. "Congrats on getting back your freedom, Xav!"

Xavier drank a lot that night.

Daphne offered to send him home, but he rejected her suggestion. "No need. It's not appropriate."

If he and Yvette were going to get divorced tomorrow, she might come home that night.

anyway. Why wouldn't it

Their relationship?

his eyes. "You're overthinking

of consideration, he

he kept unlocking his phone

She hadn't.

it was dark. With a stormy expression, Xavier opened the door and

She hadn't come home.

manor was left exactly the way it had been when

alcohol, Xavier threw himself heavily onto

Yvette was covered in blood, but there was a smile on her

jolted awake, the sky outside had just brightened

himself up. Then, he

he spotted Yvette standing under a tree not far off.

the distance, she looked incredibly frail and thin as she stood amid the

remember how young and lively she had been when they had first

umbrella, he walked

few moments to

as handsome and

in time to her, yet she also seemed to have exhausted a

over to Yvette and gazed at her coldly. He was waiting for

been sulking enough. It was time to put

Yvette just said, "I'm sorry to pull

he quickly recovered. "Don't regret this." With that, he turned and headed

stared after him sadly.

She didn't know either.

judge asked them if they were sure about going through

was

expression frustrated

for divorce, they still had to return to the courthouse in a month for

her expression unusually

into the rain,

know how to

Relieved, probably.

her any longer

window and stared blankly at the rain

rearview mirror, the driver suddenly saw blood dripping from her

Yvette didn't answer him.

hastily

confused. They weren't at her destination

saw him mouthing silently. She realized that she had gone deaf again.

driver had to type out what he wanted to say on his phone so that he could tell her

belatedly and felt the

was used to it now. "It's alright. This happens

her ears hadn't bled like this

gathering, Tristan

so she had almost drowned. At

sent to the hospital, but the

the time, she had been told that everything was

so he dropped her off at the hospital she told him. After thanking him, Yvette went

she saw her usual doctor,

memory has been rather bad lately. I kept

at the hotel that morning, it had taken her a long time to remember that

report worriedly. "Ms. Snyder, I think you should consider getting tested for other things.

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