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 asked

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else to marry. So, she asked me to

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

had donated her blood to Shannon. However, she had fainted afterward due to

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

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

had thought that Xavier would surely marry her since she was his

initiative to propose a marriage alliance

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it even though she had

refusing to have anything to do with Yvette and the two having no children despite three years of marriage, Shannon had begun to lower

as the latter got pregnant, she could get

family.

person she

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

too.

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