Zachary was taken aback; the question had clearly stumped him.
Xavier’s thin lips curled into a slight smile. “I won’t hurt her. Then again, words alone don’t mean anything. You can keep an eye on me.”
Surprised by his response, Zachary quickly said, “Alright, it’s a deal. I’ll keep a close watch on you.”
After their conversation, Zachary closed his eyes and tried to go to fall asleep. However, since he’d been used to sleeping alone since he’d been two or three years old, he found it really uncomfortable to have a grown man lying next to him.
He tossed and turned, unable to sleep. But he couldn’t just leave. What if Xavier took the chance to go to Yvette while he was gone?
It was a long, difficult night. The next morning, he got up early and was taken to kindergarten by Ray.
Meanwhile, Terrence fled back to Tirion overnight. He was terrified. He couldn’t understand why Xavier had told him to find Yvette when they were living together.
Just thinking about Xavier’s murderous gaze that night scared him. He was too afraid to go back to Titan Corporation to ask for money, so he went home, feeling dejected.
At Yandell Mansion, Yara told Zoey that she had news about Cameron. “I heard she’s coming back to the country. We’ll be able to see her very soon.”
Zoey hugged her. “Mom, you’re amazing.”
“Of course,” Yara replied.
When she saw Terrence returning, looking disheveled, she couldn’t help but worry. “Where have you been all night?”
Terrence certainly didn’t want to tell the truth. “I only went out for some drinks.”
Zoey, who was standing nearby, wasn’t pleased. “Terrence, stop using our family name to bluff and deceive people. You’ll be in big trouble if my dad finds out.”
Terrence was still shaken from Xavier’s scare last night. So when he heard Zoey’s threat, he immediately became infuriated.
“Zoey, who do you think you are to talk to me like that? Don’t forget-without me, your dad would just be a useless man living off a woman!”
Yara slapped him hard across the face. “How dare you speak to your sister like that? Go to your room!”
Terrence looked at Yara in disbelief.
Still, he left, albeit reluctantly. Even though he was Yara’s biological son, while Zoey was just Lawrence’s daughter from his previous marriage, Yara had favored
Zoey
ever since they’d moved in with the Yandells.
Zoey snorted as she saw Terrence get slapped. She became even more unkind “Mom, I’m only letting him stay because of you. If he keeps being so ungrateful, he can get out of my house.”
Yara felt a slight discomfort hearing Zoey refer to it as “my house”, but she didn’t show it. “Zoey, don’t be angry.”
Zoey stood up and returned to her room with a haughty expression.
Terrence grew even more enraged when he saw Zoey’s arrogant behavior. “Mom, why are you so nice to Zoey? She’s not even your real daughter.” “What do you know? Just go and get some rest,” Yara replied, not wanting to discuss it further.
Terrence reluctantly went back to his room.
Later that afternoon, Cynthia arrived in Tirion and messaged Yvette, saying she was ready to meet clients at any time.
Yvette told her to schedule a client meeting for the next day. Cynthia agreed without hesitation, saying, “Alright.”
Meanwhile, Viola couldn’t help but worry when she saw how busy Yvette was with work despite being pregnant. She advised, “Yvvy, don’t overwork yourself.”
Yvette sat beside Viola, shaking her head. “Don’t worry, I won’t. Cynthia will handle the work. I’ll just listen in.”
After what had happened last night, she knew she needed to rest for her baby’s sake.
“Okay.” Viola nodded, still feeling a bit anxious.
Claude had been in frequent contact
with her recently, but after his last visit, she hadn’t heard from him.. “Yvvy, have you been in touch with Claude in the past few days?” she asked.