Chapter 7

Yvette did not know how much time had passed before she finally woke up in the hospital.

Two nurses nearby were chatting.

"Those two handsome guys in Room 608 are so sweet to Ms. Harrison! She only has a few minor injuries, but they're so worried about her that they even carry her to the bathroom."

"Tell me about it. Just now, Ms. Harrison poured herself a glass of water, and those two nearly panicked. They were terrified something might happen to her."

"Then, there's poor Ms. Yvette Johnson. It's been a whole day, and not a single person has come to visit her."

"Exactly. Some people really do have all the luck, while others have none."

Yvette placed a hand over her chest. The heart that had once hurt so badly she could barely breathe felt completely numb.

Her love for Jordan finally died.

A short while later, Jordan walked into the room.

Jordan froze for a moment when he saw Yvette lying quietly in bed. Her face was pale, and she looked utterly still.

In his memory, Yvette had always been full of life. Whenever she saw him, her face would light up with a bright smile. She would reach out to him and ask him to hold her.

She would even call his name so affectionately.

But at some point, the smile had disappeared from her face.

Whenever she looked at him, her eyes were so calm that he could no longer find a trace of emotion in them.

Had he been too harsh with her lately?

But if she had not been so cruel to Jade, why would he have punished her?

Jordan pressed his lips together and walked over. He poured her a glass of water.

"Jade is seriously injured. Xander and I need to take care of her for the next few days. I've arranged for a caregiver to look after you. She'll be here soon. Just call her if you need anything."

Yvette did not take the glass. She glanced at him and nodded slightly. "Okay."

For some reason, Jordan turned back just before he left. Yvette had already closed her eyes and fallen asleep.

The sunlight fell across her face. She looked even paler than snow, almost like a dewdrop that would vanish in the morning sun.

It had to be his imagination.

She was right there, alive. How could she simply disappear? Besides, she loved him so much. She would never willingly leave him.

Yvette stayed in the hospital for another day. Despite her doctor's advice, she insisted on leaving. As she left, she ran into Jade, who had come to gloat over her misfortune.

Yvette discreetly started recording on her phone.

"Jade, what are you doing here? Did you come to laugh at me?"

Jade looked Yvette up and down with a smug smile. "Of course. I wanted to see just how miserable you've become."

"What do you want from me?"

"Leave the Spencer family and give me back everything that should have been mine. Otherwise, I'll find a way to destroy you, just like I did before."

Yvette stared at her calmly. "So, you never loved Xander or Jordan. You framed me again and again just to force me to leave?"

"Of course I love them. I love their money, their status, and everything they can give me. Most importantly, I love how easily I can manipulate them and make them do whatever I want."

"I get it. I'll do as you wish. I'll leave the Spencer family and leave Jordan."

After that, Yvette turned and walked away. Her steps were slow, but her resolve never wavered.

She obtained a copy of the surveillance footage showing Jade stabbing herself, then left a storage device containing the footage and the recording she had just made, along with the test report on the eye drops, in Jordan's study.

Next, she took a cab to the airport. On the way, she blocked Jordan and Xander and deleted all their contact information.

Later that day, she boarded a flight overseas with Yale.

The moment the plane soared into the sky, she pulled out her SIM card and snapped it in half.

'Goodbye, Jordan,' she thought. 'I hope we never cross paths again for the rest of our lives.'