Jeremiah was about to speak when Xavier walked right past him. He quickly asked the maid who had been inside what had happened. "Mr. Zayden got drunk, and he harassed Ms. Yvette. Mr. Xavier had him thrown into the river."

Zayden had harassed Yvette?

Jeremiah's eyes grew cold. "And no one stopped him?"

The maid shook her head. Facing the normally gentle Jeremiah, she explained, "No one dared to stop him. Everyone was scared."

"And Zoey?"

The maid scratched her head. "She must not have seen it happen."

Jeremiah immediately understood what was going on. How could she not have seen it? She simply didn't want to get involved.

He already didn't care much for Zoey, but now he felt a growing sense of disgust. How could Zoey pretend to not notice an incident like this at their engagement party?

...

Yvette followed Xavier back to their place. Knowing she was traumatized, Xavier held her tightly. "You don't have to go to places like that anymore. Just stay at home." Yvette was feeling a bit calmer now. She murmured, "Thank you."

husband." When Yvette heard those words, she was no longer angry at Xavier for having someone follow and photograph her. "In the future, just tell me directly if there's anything. No more being indirect about it." Xavier knew she'd forgiven him. He immediately promised her.

Yvette got out of Xavier's embrace to go to the bedroom to rest. He stood up as well,

probably sleep in the living room,"

the bedroom door,

freezing river, Zayden had been stripped of his clothes. He was shivering uncontrollably, and

remember all of you! Just you

behavior, they realized he didn't understand the severity of the

of

used a machine to

covering the river,

joy

Zayden toward the icy

screamed as he plunged into the water, unable to say another word. As he desperately tried to get out, the bodyguards repeatedly pushed his head back under

was wrong! Tell Xav I won't do

that, the bodyguards

in no

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