Chapter 6

Yvette felt like all the blood in her body was curdling. She couldn't believe what was happening. Although she wanted to refuse and fight back, it was no use.

Xavier only seemed

alm down at the very last moment

when he finished screwing her.

By then, the sky outside had already brightened,

Xavier glanced at Yvette, who was all skin and bonès, then at the jarringly bloody spot on the bed. He didn't quite know how to describe what he felt.

Just then, Yvette reached up to slap his handsome face. That slap also crushed her hopes and dreams for love.

Her heartbeat was so loud that she could hear it in her ears. It prevented her from listening to what Xavier said. So, she interrupted him. "Get out!"

Xavier didn't know how he left. All he could think about was everything that had happened last night.

After Xavier got into his car, he called Mark. "Find out about all the men who are acquainted with Yvette."

Mark was baffled. Yvette had only ever interacted with Xavier after marrying him. How would she be acquainted with other men?

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It was ridiculous and ironic that she and Xavier had only had sex when they were about to finalize their divorce.

Around 9:00 am, Claude brought breakfast over, but he didn't notice Yvette was behaving oddly.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you I have a spare unit at my apartment. You could move in. It unsafe for a woman to live alone in a

hotel room."

Yvette shook her head, refusing him. She didn't want to owe him a favor; after all, favors were often troublesome to repay.

Claude knew she would refuse, so he said, "The unit's empty anyway. Besides, it's not like I'll charge you rental fees for moving in." "But I'll only live there for a month at most."

"A month is okay, too. It's better than leaving the unit empty and not using it," replied Claude.

He didn't understand why she said she would only live there for a month when there was plenty of time in the future. Regardless, he drove her over to his place.

Yvette only had one simple suitcase. Once she got into the backseat, she and Claude reminisced about their childhood. Then, he told her about what he had been up to for the last. few years.

Claude had gone abroad after he had graduated from high school. There, he had worked part-time while studying. Later on, he had gone on to establish his company at the age of 20 and was now considered a wealthy entrepreneur.

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As Yvette listened to his rich life experiences, she reflected on her own life. After she had graduated, she had only married Xavier and become a housewife.

Admiration filled her eyes as she looked at Claude. "You're incredible."

the village. You were on the news because you won first place in the piano competition for youths. You were also in a singing competition, right? I idolized

that life abroad while he had been studying hadn't been that great. He had

was until he had seen Yvette on the news. Those news reports had been like warm sunshine, shining down on him. and encouraging him

forgotten about her glory days

at

I almost lost sight of who

were only ten days left until the

her promise to

morning, she bought an urn. Following

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memorial photo of herself while

Yvette settled all that, she blankly stared out the window during the car ride

money to me? I didn't use the money you sent. I'm putting it aside for you, so you can use it whenever you want to

bank account. However, Viola didn't need that much money since she lived in the countryside. So, she had kept

you pick me up and take

Viola was confused.

15th. I want you to pick me up and take

why they had to wait until the 15th to do that. Still,

few days, the hospital had continued to send Yvette messages. They asked her to return for a follow-up checkup. However, Yvette politely refused all those texts. She had already decided to end her life, so she

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more money on treatments.

100 thousand dollars. When she died, she planned to leave the

Claude often visited

her alone on the balcony, daydreaming. He also realized her deafness had worsened. Yvette frequently failed to notice when he knocked

gaze dimmed when he noticed he hadn't received any messages from Yvette. Mark knocked and entered the office. "We found him, Mr. Lane. The man's name is Claude Lander. He seems to

and the media's understanding, Yvette's childhood

met Yvette when she had lived in the

face when he pictured Claude's

Mr. Shaw's still waiting for you outside," Mark

him I have something

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instructed.

Xavier had been hanging out with Tristan and their wealthy

days ago when he got there. Frustration filled him

is it?" he asked after answering

Madam Yara that Yvette is preparing

narrowed upon hearing

Yara and Terrence planned to force Yvette to marry an old man in exchange for 300 million dollars. Since Xavier didn't answer for what felt like forever,

Yara told me Yvette demanded to get 300 million. dollars before she married. I can't believe she turned out to

asked to hold a wedding first

You two are still in your cooling-off period before divorcing, after

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that Yara and Terrance hadn't taken her words seriously and

wedding.

it until that day, when she received a

a date for the wedding. It happens to be the 15th of this month. There are still four days till then, so get yourself ready to marry him. I want you to secure your husband-to-be's

and felt a complicated

The 15th?

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