Chapter 22

Before Tristan could finish explaining, a bodyguard threw an old man covered in wounds inside.

Tristan recognized him. It was Liam.

Two days ago, Xavier had someone find Yara and Terrence, who had fled overseas.

That was when he had found out that Yvette had been

supposed to marry Liam a 1 not Claude! Thus, he'd had the old man kidnapped.

After experiencing a day of torture, Liam still claimed he didn't know where Yvette had gone. Xavier stared at Liam with a depthless gaze. "Do you still want to marry Yvette?"

With injuries all over his body, Liam hurriedly bowed his head. "No, no, I wouldn't dare..."

He was then dragged outside. It was obvious what was going to happen to him.

Xavier's face was expressionless. His gaze fell on Tristan. Did you just defend Yvette?"

Tristan's throat tightened, but he didn't deny it. "I just think there's no need to keep treating her badly."

Xavier's grip on his pen slowly grew tighter, and the veins popped on the back of his hand. "She treated me badly first." With that, he stood. "Tristan, you don't really think she's dead, do you? Have you never heard of the saying 'the wicked

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like her could

to himself and the people

the time,

tightly that his palm was bleeding before

"Take him back," he ordered coldly. Dewberry Manor was eerily silent. There was a bright red

time, he sat on the couch that Yvette had

same

long time, his gaze fell on the suitcase. Tristan had someone send Yvette's belongings. over, but Xavier had yet

to open it. The password was simple-his birthday.

The things were so basic that it didn't seem

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go through Yvette's things and

went to the

them. The moment he stepped inside, he

possible to test DNA after cremation, but Xavier was

die, nor would she have

pain as much as Yvette did dare to

bluffing him so that she could

had had someone look into Claude. The latter had remained single and unmarried.

next day, he woke up very early. By the time

Xavier didn't feel any differences in lifestyle. As time passed, he slowly realized

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