Chapter 9

Xavier listened silently. His gaze darkened, but he didn't respond to Tristan's derogatory words.

It was precisely because of his indulgence that no one had treated or respected Yvette as a person. Be it Tristan, Shannon, Mark, or even the household staff at the manor, no one had shown her any reard. Tristan left in a hurry after he received a phone call.

After he left, Xavier subconsciously picked up his phone. He noticed a missed call from Yvette.

He dialed back but was greeted by a monotonous, pre- recorded female voice. "Sorry. The number you have dialed is currently unavailable. Please try again later.”

Xavier threw his phone aside in annoyance. Then, he stood up and walked over to the floor-to-ceiling window before lighting a cigarette.

What Yvette had said earlier at dawn about her regrets echoed in his mind.

A bitter taste rose in Xavier's throat. As he coughed heavily twice, he heard a woman's voice from behind him. "You should smoke less, Xav. It's bad for your health."

Xavier's heart skipped a beat, thinking that Yvette had returned. But when he turned around, he saw Daphne, who

was dressed like the stereotypical ideal wife.

in his eyes, and he asked detachedly, Why

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about how Yvette has found someone else to marry. So, she asked me to tell you not to think too much about it. Four years ago, Shannon and Tristan had been in a car together

lost a lot of blood. At that time, the hospital had been short o.. type O blood, which happened to be Yvette's blood

Tristan had been taken care of, Yvette had donated her blood

the Snyders had been Daphne's benefactors. Hence, she had done everything she could to be in Yvette's good

that Yvette was in the hospital, Daphne had gone there to take care of her. That was when she had coincidentally found out about Yvette's selfless act of rescuing Tristan and Shannon. Due to a series of fateful misunderstandings, no one was aware that Daphne had taken credit for Yvette's life-saving grace during

marry her since she was

Shannon would take the initiative to propose a marriage alliance with the Snyders to advance Xavier's career and obtain

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she had known

and the two having no children despite three years of marriage, Shannon had begun to lower

the latter got pregnant, she could get married to ier and be a part

family.

the person she

said that she wouldn't marry anyone for 300 million dollars. Xavier refused to believe that

too.

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