Yvette's body tensed up when she heard Zoey's name. Xavier could clearly feel the change in her body since he was holding her. "What's wrong?" She shook her head. "Nothing."

He frowned, and the great mood he'd been in earlier was ruined in an instant. "If you don't want to go, I can go myself."

"You heard what Viola said. Since I'm Jeremiah's sister-in-law, I should attend his engagement."

Xavier finally felt better when he heard her acknowledging Jeremiah as her brother-in-law.

When they reached home, they checked the gifts again. Then, Yvette plopped on the couch to rest.

After a short while, her phone rang. When she answered the call, she heard a familiar voice before she could ask who it was. "Yvvy, it's Jeremiah."

Yvette instantly tensed up. Although they'd met before, they'd never talked in private. After all, they both had their own lives now.

"Can I help you?" She had a lot of questions she'd wanted to ask him. However, she didn't manage to ask a single question at that moment.

"Can we talk in person?" he asked.

Jeremiah had wanted to see her multiple times. However, she'd rejected his invitation every time. So, he'd had no choice but to call her himself. He wasn't sure if she'd be willing to see him.

her a lot when they had been young, Yvette couldn't bring herself to

out and turn right. I'll be waiting down the street," Jeremiah said as he looked

there already. After hanging up the phone, she took

still busy

didn't know she'd gone out.

expected Jeremia

come all

here.

and left the house with an umbrella. Since it was snowing heavily,

saw a black Maybach parked next to a

to

got out of the vehicle. Then, he walked toward her without an umbrella; he only had

driven himself there that day. If she'd been unwilling to see

daze as she looked at the familiar face.

her, her eyes started to tear up a little. Before she could say anything, he asked with a smile, "Don't you know

her

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