Chapter 426
"Don't worry. My child will never be a part of this family. I'll be grateful to you if you can persuade Xavier to divorce me quickly," Yvette replied with a smile. Shannon's face turned livid at Yvette's retort. "Rest assured. Once Xav regains his memory, he will definitely divorce you even without my persuasion!" Shannon had initially wanted to probe about Zachary, but she lost the will to continue. She set aside what she was doing and left in a huff.
Seeing Shannon leave with a sour expression, Zoey approached Yvette, pretending to be concerned. "Are you okay?"
She had two goals-to get information about her future mother-in-law from Yvette and to create a good image in front of others.
To Zoey's surprise, Yvette only said two words.
"I'm fine."
Feeling unsatisfied, Zoey pressed on. "Is Madam Shannon difficult to get along with?"
"I don't really know," Yvette replied dismissively.
Zoey didn't expect such coldness from Yvette. Eventually, she decided to drop her pretense. "Yvette, I'm about to marry Jerry. In the future, the Lane family will be under Jerry's management. Don't you think you should show me more respect?"
Yvette stopped doing what she was working on. "I really don't know what's going on with Madam Shannon. Since you're about to marry Jeremiah, I suggest you ask him if you have any questions." Zoey's expression changed slightly. She had indeed asked Jeremiah before, but despite his gentle exterior, he refused to tell her anything in private.NôvelDrama.Org owns all © content.
She still didn't understand why Jeremiah had agreed to the engagement.
Since she hadn't gotten any useful information from Yvette, she went to look for Jeremiah. It didn't take long before she saw him.
Jeremiah stood tall and conspicuous in the crowd, holding a glass of wine and looking in a specific direction.
As Zoey followed his gaze, she saw Yvette arranging flowers. A bad feeling immediately rose in her heart. Only when Jeremiah looked away did she suppress her wild thoughts.
She believed that Jeremiah couldn't possibly be interested in Yvette, a married woman with a hearing disability.
During previous family gatherings, Yvette had always been the center of attention. Now, with Jeremiah's engagement, distant relatives from the Lane family had also come, eager to witness the event
They were there partly to see Jeremiah and partly to see the now-blind Xavier.
Unfortunately, Xavier didn't attend due to health reasons, disappointing those hoping to see his downfall. As a result, some turned their attention to Yvette.
"Ms. Snyder, get me a glass of water," a wealthy woman said.
In the past, Yvette would have complied immediately. But now she looked at the woman indifferently. "Get it yourself."
The woman was taken aback. She
was
hadn't expected such a response from someone who had been so easy to boss around before. Not wanting to escalate the situation, she had a maid fetch the water instead.
However, "someone" wasn't as tactful.
Zayden had been watching Yvette for some time. After having a few drinks and waiting for Marlene to leave, he staggered over to Yvette.
"Yvette, you must have been lonely all these years," he slurred.
Smelling the strong scent of alcohol on him, Yvette didn't want to engage and tried to step away.
However, Zayden persistently went
after her. "You're so beautiful. Xav must be blind to keep an
unblemished flower like you waiting all these years." He lowered his voice and said, "If you were with me, I would cherish you dearly."