Zoey stood up as well, wanting to follow them. However, Jeremiah stopped her. "Zoey, wait for me here."

He sounded gentle, and she couldn't say no in front of Shannon. However, she still felt upset. After all, she was about to get engaged to him. So, he should be accompanying her back to the room first. After Jeremiah left the house, she clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug into her palm.

It was dark outside, and it was also snowing heavily.

Yvette thought Jeremiah would only accompany them to the gates, so she didn't decline his offer.

She walked forward while tugging on Xavier's clothes. However, her vision slowly became blurrier, and she couldn't see the path clearly anymore.

She pinched her own hand to keep herself awake.

Xavier knew Jeremiah was following behind them, so he grabbed Yvette's hand with his warm one.

Yvette immediately sobered up. Just as she was about to pull her hand back, Xavier tightened his grip.

Then, he said to Jeremiah, "You can leave us here. Instead of wasting your efforts on us, you should just do your best to manage the business."

Jeremiah stopped in his tracks and immediately understood what Xavier was implying. The latter knew that he'd drugged them.

It finally made sense to him why Xavier wasn't feeling anything at all. Unwilling to admit defeat, Jeremiah said mockingly, "That's where you're wrong, Xav. I'm just focusing on something that should've belonged to me in the first place. What's wrong with that?"

the two men. Since Yvette wasn't feeling like

so tired that she kept nodding off. When she couldn't keep

mind it at all and carried her in his arms right away. As she leaned on his chest, she fell asleep.

Xavier. "It's time for you to return what doesn't belong to you, Xav. She never even loved you in the

Xavier heard that, he

chuckling. "So what

You should just blame yourself for impersonating me

left, he warned Jeremiah. "Stop using dirty tricks in the future. Otherwise, don't blame

as Xavier

in his eyes vanished. When he was

gaze changed instantly. "Have you been standing

and said, "No,

said coldly, "Nothing. Let me take

hugged him. "We're getting engaged soon, Jerry. Let me

her hand from himself. "Zoey, I want to save it for

still be such a conservative man in the world. Her hands fell stiffly by her

...

always been afraid of the cold the most,

hot," she mumbled as she gripped Xavier's

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