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.

glint flashed in his eyes, and he

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me to tell you not to think too much about it. Four years ago, Shannon and Tristan had been in a car

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

donated her blood to Shannon. However,

then, the Snyders had been Daphne's benefactors. Hence, she had

selfless act of

surely marry her since she was his mother's

that Shannon would take the initiative to propose a

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proposed it even though she had known

no children despite three years of marriage, Shannon had begun to lower her standards. She had agreed for Daphne to get together with

told Daphne that. as long as the latter got pregnant, she could get married to ier and

family.

the person she found?" Xavier

had said that she wouldn't marry anyone for 300 million dollars. Xavier refused to believe that Yvette's feelings for him over the years had all been

too.

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