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 never

to himself and the people around

alarm on his phone went off. Xavier glanced at the time, then got off work, leaving Tristan alone in this empty

the crystal pendant so tightly that his palm was bleeding before he finally loosened

came out, he found Liam, who had been tossed by the side of the road, on last breath. "Take him back," he ordered coldly. Dewberry Manor

sat on

the same as before, yet

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

and leaned down to open it. The password was simple-his birthday. He knew this because Yvette used

the suitcase, he saw some daily necessities and clothes. The things were so

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dare go through Yvette's things and shut the

having dinner, he went to

moment he stepped inside, he

wasn't possible to test DNA after cremation, but Xavier was

choose to die, nor would she

as much as Yvette did dare to

was just bluffing him so that she could be

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

very early.

in lifestyle. As time passed, he slowly realized a few

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