Xavier's heart started to race. However, Mark's words hit him like a cold plunge into icy waters. "Sir, you and the child have no blood ties."

No blood ties...

So, Yvette hadn't lied to him; their child had died before birth.

Noah and Zachary were hers and Claude's!

Xavier's hand clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned white. His throat felt as if it were on fire when he uttered, "Got it."

He hung up the phone.

The temperature inside the car seemed to drop.

Xavier glanced at the teeth marks still visible on his hand, his expression icy. He thought Yvette had deceived him. Now, he realized how foolish he had been.

He instructed the driver to head to a nearby bar instead of going back to where he was staying.

...

Yvette was still shaken after she returned home. At that moment, Viola called her.

"Mom!"

"Mom!"

children's faces appeared on

hadn't followed her back, Yvette finally answered them. "Zac, Noah!" She tried her best to appear normal, not letting them sense anything was wrong. "Mom, when are you coming back?" Noah blinked his big

little longer." Yvette smiled gently. "I

and I miss

you both

appeared on the screen then. "Mom, don't forget to drink milk tonight. Remember

"Got it," Yvette replied.

who was mature and the other who was playful and

she had to be strong. Since she had decided to raise the two children on her own, she had to

resolved to learn self-defense and

chatting with the children,

ready for bed. She reminded them that Noah had a doctor's appointment the

children pretended to sleep until Viola left, then they

any evidence behind when you left Fortian Manor, right?" Zachary

a confident smile. "Of course not. I replaced all my

Including his toothbrush!

had thrown away his own toothbrush and tricked the maid into using her child's toothbrush to clean his

it as a precaution. He hadn't

"Good," Zachary remarked.

you need to do

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