Chapter 155

Under the moonlight, Yvette looked up at the face of the man she had loved for half her life. Her throat tightened as she asked, "Mr. Lane, didn't we have an agreement?"

Xavier's hand, which was on her face, froze as he met her clear eyes. It seemed like she might cry any

moment.

He didn't know why, but a wave of bitterness surged in his heart. He withdrew his hand, got out of bed,

and left the room.

As he stood outside, he couldn't shake off the image of Yvette's distant gaze.

Mr. Lane?

He sat in his car and smoked. Then, he called Mark and asked, "What day is it today?"

It was 2:00 am. Mark had just been woken up by the phone call and couldn't help but feel confused by the abrupt question.

After a moment of thought, he couldn't recall anything significant about the day and got up to check.

Then, spotting birthday on his computer, he

back. "Mr. Lane, it's Ms.

topic about

Mark had done a background check when Yvette had married Xavier. Otherwise, he wouldn't have known it was her birthday. Xavier hadn't expected it to be Yvette's birthday. He didn't even remember her birthday! That

her attitude.

explained why Claude had chosen to return that

"Mr. Lane, should

when the cigarette burned down to his fingers. "It's fine," he

sat in the car

to Yvette's hospital room. Since she could be discharged now, he said, "Let's go. I want to take you

a puzzled look. "Where are

to meet your son,

"Thank you..." She started speaking, only to find it awkward to thank him. After all, he was the one who had taken Noah

mention it." He sure

car ride was

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condition had stabilized. With all his meals taken care of, he

at Fortian Manor.

him again. Noah knew that it wa Yvette's birthday and wondered if Xavier celebrated

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