Kiki had never expected that Michael and Archibald would decide on her marriage with just a few words. She knew she had no right to refuse, so she could only accept it. “Let me make it clear-Zac is not his son. Don’t blame me if I get kicked out later.”
“Nonsense. Buy yourself some nice clothes tomorrow. Now get out. Don’t bother me and Zac while we’re playing chess.”
Michael wished he didn’t have his daughter around so that he could focus solely on raising his smart grandson.
Kiki left, feeling dejected. Worried that Yvette might not be aware of the situation, she called the latter and let her know so that she could be prepared.
…
After the incident with Zayden, Yvette didn’t go to help with the engagement preparations again. Shannon didn’t say anything either-she believed what happened in the family should stay in the family. Zayden was still in the hospital. As for the official reason, the Lanes lied that he had accidentally fallen into the river.
Yvette sat leisurely on the couch and asked Xavier, “Do you remember Tristan now?”
“Not really.” Xavier continued to lie.
“If you remember, you remember. If you don’t, you don’t. What do you mean by ‘not really”?” Yvette commented solemnly, “I feel like Tristan isn’t a good person.”
Tristan was moody and ungrateful. If someone as affectionate as Kiki ended up with him, she would suffer a lot.
“Yeah, I think so too.” Xavier immediately agreed.
Far away at the Shaw Residence, Tristan sneezed.
Since Xavier and Tristan were friends, Yvette hadn’t expected the former to agree with her. She continued, “What if he bullies Kiki?”
Xavier responded without hesitation, “Don’t worry. He won’t.” He wouldn’t let Tristan bully her. After all, Kiki was Yvette’s friend.
“Why not? Do you know him well? Didn’t you just say you don’t remember him?”
Xavier choked before he quickly changed his response. “My intuition is telling me that.” The head of the Lane family, who usually relied on his skills, was now depending on his intuition.
“Hopefully. If he dares to bully Kiki, I definitely won’t let him get away with it!” Yvette muttered.
“I’ll help you,” Xavier added.
With his words, Yvette was
completely reassured. Tristan might be bad but he was afraid of Xavier the most. Even though Xavier couldn’t see now, Tristan stil respected him a lot.
Inside the warm house, the conversation between the two continued. Meanwhile, outside, Jeremiah sat alone in a car. Jeremiah’s deep eyes gazed toward Xavier’s room. Memories of the past, when he had been with Yvette, filled his mind. “Xav, I don’t want to go back. If only we could stay outside forever.”
“If only time could stop at this moment.”
Jeremiah suddenly couldn’t stop coughing heavily.
He hated his illness. If it weren’t for his sickness, Yvette would have married him. Why hadn’t he dared to tell her his real name back then? As the sky darkened, Jeremiah sat in the car the entire night.
The engagement party started the next day. Even before the party began, many high-society individuals arrived at Lane Mansion.
…
Yvette and Xavier also attended the party. Given that Xavier couldn’t see, they chose a spot with fewer people to sit down.
Luke had also returned today.
Compared to his peers, he looked at
least ten years younger. He had many young girlfriends and often didn’t come back. Not even Clifford could stop him from doing what he wanted to do. .swnovels.net
en.
When Luke saw Xavier and Yvette from a distance, he sent someone to call Xavier over to the room for a talk. After about half an hour, Luke came to Yvette alone. “Yvvy, things must have been tough on you over the years because of Xav.”