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The servants instantly swarmed around her, grabbing Xaviera Evans’s wrists, pinching her delicate and fair wrists until they turned red.
Seeing Xaviera under control, Mrs. Mamet could not help but feel delight, “Drag her to Yvette’s room. Make her apologize!”
Despite being restrained, Xaviera maintained her upright posture and glanced indifferently at Mrs. Mamet. Unnoticed by everyone, a silver needle as thin as hair gently pierced Mrs. Mamet’s wrist.
Mrs. Mamet felt an itch on her wrist but didn’t care
much, looking smugly around the room and said, “Whoever dares to tell Caleb about what happened today, you are all doomed.”
Xaviera sneered, being pushed by the servants
towards Yvette Flack’s room.
The first time using the hidden weapon given by
Master Uland was on Mrs. Mamet, which was such a
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bargain for her.
In Yvette’s room.
Mrs. Whitman sneered when she saw Xaviera, “I thought you were so stubborn, but here you are, meekly coming to apologize?”
Xaviera looked at her smilingly and nodded, “Yes, I’m
here.”
How else would I drug you?
Mrs. Whitman felt something was wrong. She rubbed her wrist, feeling as if it hurt just now. She suspected
Xaviera was up to no good, but with more than a
meter distance between them, she dismissed the
thought as paranoia.
Yvette had heard the commotion outside and asked weakly, “Aunt, what’s going on?”
Mrs. Whitman replied triumphantly, “Xaviera is here to apologize to you.”
“What? Miss Evans is here? I said she didn’t need to
apologize, though.”
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Xaviera: “…”
Caleb is not here, let’s not fake innocence anymore, shall we?
Mrs. Whitman handed Xaviera over to Yvette, telling her to deal with her as she wished before leaving the
room.
Yvette’s demeanor changed instantly, “Miss Evans, I never thought you would actually come to apologize to me. I thought having someone backing you up means you wouldn’t bow down to anyone.”
Xaviera leaned back leisurely in her chair, “So, you’re not playing the innocent victim anymore?”
Yvette’s eyes were filled with resentment, “Look at you! No manners in sitting or standing. It’s not surprising since you grew up in the countryside; you have no upbringing at all. Only an elegant young lady like myself from a prestigious family is worthy of being Caleb’s wife. You, a rude woman, don’t deserve to stand by his side!”
Yvette had already investigated Xaviera and knew everything about her, “Look, you’re the young lady of the Evans family, yet they don’t recognize you, and
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they don’t care about your reputation. A woman abandoned by her own family, what right do you have to compete with me for Caleb?”
Xaviera looked at her for a while.
There’s no denying that Yvette was beautiful, but jealousy made her look completely different. What kind of charm does Caleb possess that could make these women become crazy and vicious for him…
Yvette gritted her teeth, “Xaviera, I’m talking to you. Are you deaf?!”
Xaviera spoke calmly, “Miss Flack, do you know what your actions represent?”
Yvette frowned, “What are you trying to say?”
“What you’re doing now, morally speaking, is being the mistress who interferes with someone’s marriage. I don’t know what Mrs. Mamet has told you or why she’s so bent on pushing women onto Caleb. First it was Vita Coriell, and now it’s you… I wonder if it’s because Mrs. Mamet was a mistress herself that she enjoys finding mistresses for her son?”
Yvette trembled with rage, “Xaviera! Mrs. Mamet is just
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looking out for me! Besides, even if you two get married, I have the right to pursue true love. If Caleb truly leaves you for me, it’s because I have the ability to win him over, not because you can’t keep a man!”
Xaviera laughed. She had heard these words so many
times that her ears were almost callous. It seemed that
mistresses worldwide loved to use love to justify their actions. Yet, can true love absolve everything?
“Xaviera, what do you have to compete with me? I am the sole heir of the Flack family. If Caleb marries me, he’ll effectively marry the entire Flack family. And you? Just a country bumpkin. What can Caleb get from being with you, besides being ridiculed by the outside
world?”
Yvette’s words completely diminished any desire Xaviera had to continue talking with her. It was impossible to get through to someone with such warped morals.
Her fingertip moved slightly, and the silver needle in an invisible corner pierced Yvette’s b*dy. Xaviera put the needle away, intending to leave. She came to seek revenge, and these people treated her like a
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Yvette Flack looked emotional, “Xaviera Evans, you’re not going anywhere until you give up your position as Mrs. Mamet. You can’t just leave! Do you really think you can win Caleb’s heart? Look at how long you’ve been oppressed, and has Caleb come to look for you? He doesn’t love you at all!”
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Xaviera paused for a moment, but only for a second before continuing to walk forward.
Yvette sneered, “Xaviera, today I not only called you here to apologize, but also to kick you out of the Mamet family!”
Suddenly, there was a loud noise behind her.
She looked back instinctively and saw Yvette lying on the ground, blood streaming from her forehead, quickly soaking her clothes. Yvette looked at Xaviera with pleading eyes, “Miss Evans, can you spare me… I was wrong. I shouldn’t have fought with you over Caleb, I shouldn’t have talked back to you. If you say
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I’m his mistress, then I am. Please, can you give me a chance to live?”
Upon hearing the commotion, the servants broke into
the room.
“Miss Flack, are you alright?” The frantic servants helped Yvette up. This was Mrs. Mamet’s honored guest, and if she were hurt in their home, wouldn’t they be implicated as well?
Mrs. Whitman rushed in, “Yvette, how are you?
Xaviera, you wicked girl, are you jealous of Yvette and
want to ruin her? How could there be such a sinister
woman in this world!”
Yvette’s face was full of blood, her l*ps pale to the extreme, “Auntie, I’m fine, don’t blame Miss Evans. It’s all my fault, everything is my fault…”
One of the servants, afraid that the incident might affect them, quickly yelled, “Miss Evans, Mrs. Mamet asked you to come here to apologize to Miss Flack, not to hurt her. Now that Miss Flack is injured because of you, just wait, Mrs. Mamet will definitely punish you!”
Xaviera looked at the wound on Yvette’s forehead, knowing that the woman had shown no mercy in
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harming herself in order to frame her.
Was it really worth torturing oneself like this for the
sake of a man?
Before she could think further, Mrs. Whitman cried
out, “Capture this bitch, Xaviera, and punish her according to Mamet family law! I will avenge our Yvette!”
Xaviera saw the triumphant look in Yvette’s eyes and
furious Mrs. Whitman, and she had to admit that Yvette’s performance and her unconditional supporters, who believed everything she said, were indeed annoying.
She knew that no matter whether she had hurt Yvette today or not, they would do everything to pin the crime on her, and even if she explained that it was not her doing, they wouldn’t listen. They only believed what they saw.
So Xaviera simply remained silent, not wanting to waste her breath on them.
More importantly, she didn’t understand why Yvette would engage in such self–harming behavior. Like Mag Evans and Yvette… they both desperately fought for
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the man they liked, even if it meant hurting themselves and framing others. Was this called love?
But if this behavior represents love, isn’t love too terrifying?
Xaviera was taken to the dark cell by the servants; Mrs. Whitman, watching Yvette’s wound with almost faint heartache, naturally didn’t notice the smug smile
on Yvette’s face.
In the dark cell, Xaviera looked around nonchalantly. A
small dark cell wouldn’t be able to hold her. In the
pitch–black darkness, she took out her phone and quickly broke through the signal shielding around the
cell.
She hesitated whether to contact Caleb… Actually, it didn’t matter if she didn’t find Caleb, she could still get out on her own. She was reflecting on why she
thought of Caleb when she encountered any problem. This habit was not good.
At this thought, Xaviera exited the WhatsApp interface and clicked on Albert’s icon. She dealt with some
leftover files, needing to calm her mind with work. It must be because she had been idle lately and always
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revolving around Caleb that whatever happened, she thought of him.
Word of Xaviera pushing Yvette and causing her to hit her head quickly spread throughout the Mamet family.
Steve Price’s breath trembled, “Mr. Caleb Mamet, the
Mistress is locked in the dark cell! Mrs. Mamet wants
to punish her with family law!”
Caleb quickly raised his hand to pause the video conference and walked out, “Is Xaviera still in the dark
cell?”
“Yes, after receiving the news, I sent someone to take her out of the dark cell, and Mr. Caleb Mamet, you…”
“I’ll go get her myself.”
Caleb somehow felt that as soon as he heard Xaviera was locked in the dark cell, his heart seemed to be squeezed by a big hand, making it difficult to breathe.
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Steve Price was taken aback, “But your eyes…”
Mr. Caleb Mamet’s eyes would become blind in the dark, such a dark place as a dark cell…
“It’s alright.”
Caleb Mamet closed his eyes: “She would be scared to
be there alone.”
Steve Price did not try to persuade him anymore. He believed that Mr. Mamet had already sl*pped in, and was now willing to go into the dark cell for his wife.
In the dark cell, Xaviera Evans was leisurely talking with Albert, while silently calculating the time of Yvette and her group’s poison onset. At that moment, a ray of light came from the entrance of the cell, accompanied by a man’s deep voice, “Xaviera.”
It was Caleb.
Xaviera was surprised. Was she hallucinating? Did she just hear Caleb’s voice? Wasn’t he in a meeting? The
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kind of meeting that would last for several hours.
Yet, from over there came a clear voice again: “Xaviera, are you there?”
Having seemingly received no response for a long time, the person outside lost their patience and directly pushed the door and entered. Xaviera was stunned for a moment, looking at the figure that stumbled into the dark cell, she felt a bit perplexed.
If she remembered correctly, Caleb would become blind in the dark right? Knowing his condition, why would he come in?
Not getting a response from Xaviera for a while, Caleb furrowed his brows. Could it be she’s already left? Was she taken away by Mrs. Mamet to be dealt with by the family law?
Caleb’s breathing suddenly grew ragged, “Xaviera!”
Hearing the strange tone in his voice, Xaviera stopped being stunned and immediately stood up and walked towards him, “Don’t worry, I’m here…”
Before she could finish speaking, she was suddenly embraced by him. His hot breath was on her neck, as
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Caleb inhaled her familiar scent his rapidly beating heart slowly calmed down.
Feeling his large hand tightly around her waist, Xaviera uncomfortably moved her b*dy, but did not struggle to break free, feeling helpless she could only maintain this strange posture and ask, “Why are you here? Did you come here especially to fetch me?”
Caleb originally wanted to say “Why are you so st* pid, got trapped in a dark cell by that old woman Mrs. Mamet“, but after hearing what Xaviera had to say, he wisely swallowed down his words.
At this moment, he doesn’t want to say much, as long as he confirmed that she was safe, his heart would be at peace. Xaviera felt a bit embarrassed, she could sense that Caleb was actually worried
about her, but entering the dark cell was part of her plan to deal with Yvette and the others… what she did not expect was
that Caleb would be this concerned about her.
Not knowing what to say for the moment, Xaviera stammered out, “Didn’t you have a meeting? You didn’t just leave halfway through did you? Don’t worry, I’m fine. Mrs. Mamet doesn’t dare to keep me here for too
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long, at most a few hours, she will definitely let me out before you return.”
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angry, “What if I return very late? Xaviera, you’re now my wife. If you’re in danger, as your lawful husband, it’s my duty to protect you.”
Xaviera opened her mouth to say that’s not how it is, they were only a superficial couple, there is no need to act like a real loving couple with the one giving the other one support, this kind of situation does not need
to occur between them.
But given the circumstances were too special, Xaviera felt that if she was to voice out these thoughts, it would definitely make Caleb angry, and so, she swallowed these words
She curled her fingers, not knowing why, but upon hearing Caleb’s voice and knowing he had left the meeting to find her, an emotion named happiness began to permeate deep into her heart.
Xaviera suddenly thought of Yvette’s treacherous ways, “Caleb, in order to have you, Yvette wouldn’t hesitate to harm herself and push me away, is that
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what love is?”
Caleb let out a light scoff, scoffing, “No.”
“Then what is love?”
Caleb slowly closed his eyes, feeling the warmth from Xaviera, his chaotic emotions slowly calming down, “I don’t know what love is. But Xaviera, remember, you can’t obtain love by hurting yourself. If I love you, I would take better care of myself, not letting myself get hurt, because I know me being hurt will hurt you.”
“At the same time, if you love me, you also need to take good care of yourself, because if you get hurt, I will hurt even more. Love acquired by attempts to harm oneself isn’t love, but selfishness.”
Caleb gently stroked Xaviera’s hair, his voice low, “Xaviera, Yvette’s actions are not because she loves me, and I certainly do not love her.”
Xaviera felt a shiver in her heart.
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The environment in which she grew up was different. She did not know what love was. Seeing Mag Evans distort facts for the sake of Moore Mamet, seeing Vita Coriell destroy a banquet just to frame her, and seeing Yvette Flack harm herself for the sake of Caleb Mamet,
she felt somewhat confused.
If love is obtained on the basis of hurting oneself, she would rather never have love. But Caleb Mamet told her it wasn’t so, to truly love someone is to take good care of oneself.
Caleb Mamet could not see his surroundings, he could only feel Xaviera Evans‘ b*dy heat: “So in the future, you must protect yourself and not get hurt.”
Xaviera subconsciously replied, “No one can hurt me, I’m super powerful.”
The silent dark cell was followed by a soft laugh from Caleb Mamet, and the large hand around Xaviera Evans‘ waist tightened again: “Right, you are the most powerful.”
After Caleb finished speaking, the large hand on her
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waist gently slid down to hold her hand: “It’s late, I’ll take you out.”
Xaviera estimated that Yvette’s poison should be kicking in soon, so she nodded and followed Caleb Mamet out. The group of people outside the dark cell was silent, not daring to stop him as Caleb himself was coming to take her.
Even though Mrs. Mamet said she wanted to keep Xaviera locked up for a day, Caleb Mamet was the head of the Mamet family. He was their real master, and between Caleb and Mrs. Mamet, they would naturally listen to Caleb.
Caleb looked down at her, “Want to go with me to find Yvette, or do you want to go back and rest first, and I’ll go by myself?”
Xaviera looked up at him.
“Let’s get justice for you.”
Steve Price, holding a pile of documents, stood aside and spoke up after hearing Caleb’s words: “Mr. Caleb Mamet, I have prepared all the evidence you
requested.”
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Caleb smirked, “Then let’s go.”
Yvette’s head was wrapped in thick bandages, with a faint glimpse of the blood inside. She had a severe wound on her forehead, hurting so much that she was in tears. Mrs. Mamet frowned at her side, “The doctor says you need to take good care of the wound on your forehead, it will get better as long as you do.”
The underlying meaning was that the wound on her forehead might leave a scar! Mrs. Whitman and Yvette’s faces changed the moment they heard the news, and Yvette looked at them in disbelief.
What? Disfigured? She only wanted to teach Xaviera Evans a lesson. She hadn’t thought she’d end up disfigured!
Yvette was trembling with anger. Xaviera Evans, that bitch! If it wasn’t for her trying to steal Caleb, she wouldn’t have deliberately hurt herself! Everything was Xaviera’s fault!
Mrs. Whitman wept with grief, “Xaviera Evans! Damn Xaviera Evans! She’s going to drive Yvette to death! Every girl wants to be beautiful, but Xaviera, out of
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jealousy, wants to ruin her face. How could there be
such a wicked woman!”
Yvette quickly composed herself. Now that she was disfigured, she must make Xaviera pay the price she deserves, or she would never be able to swallow this bitter pill!
“Aunt, I’m fine, I don’t care about being disfigured. As long as I can still live, that’s all that matters, really,
that’s all…”
Seeing Yvette be so understanding, Mrs. Mamet couldn’t help comparing her with the arrogant and imperious Xaviera, which only fueled her anger: “Yvette, don’t worry. I will get you a satisfactory answer, Xaviera deliberately disfigured you, I will make her pay a hundred, a thousand times over!”
Mrs. Whitman quickly wiped away her tears and tried to persuade, “Mrs. Mamet, please don’t do this. With Caleb protecting Xaviera, if he knew you were
targeting Xaviera because of Yvette, he would be very angry…”
She paused and let out a sigh, “Of course, I’m not saying we’re afraid of Caleb. It’s just that Caleb is no
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longer the Caleb he used to be, we can’t afford to
offend him.”
Mrs. Mamet squinted her eyes and her anger surged. Even outsiders knew that she couldn’t control Caleb
Mamet now, could they? How could the competitive Mrs. Mamet accept anyone defying her authority?
Ever since Caleb married Xaviera, he had been
increasingly disrespectful towards her. They were just newlyweds now, but a little later, with Xaviera’s
instigation, would there even be a place for her in the Mamet family?
She must teach Xaviera a lesson, and let her know who was in charge of the Mamet family!
With this thought, she slammed the table, “Rest assured, I will not let Xaviera off this time! Now that Yvette is awake, let’s go to the dark room to discipline that bitch Xaviera with the family law!”
Yvette couldn’t help but feel triumphant, but on the surface, she gently persuaded, “Mrs. Mamet, even though Miss Evans pushed me, she surely didn’t do it on purpose. Let’s not resort to the family law…”
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“Don’t say that, you are kind–hearted and simple, so you can’t see Xaviera Evans‘ wild and ambitious nature. You got hurt because of her, yet you’re still trying to defend her. You…”@
Upon finishing, Mrs. Mamet was about to call for a servant to help Yvette Flack get up from the bed. At this moment, the door was suddenly kicked open from the outside. Steve Price elegantly withdrew his leg and, with a faint smile, stood behind Caleb Mamet, looking at the stunned people inside the room.
Caleb Mamet stood in the doorway, his voice like a demon from hell: “Mrs. Mamet just said she wanted to use family law on someone?”
His cold and ruthless eyes, like a venomous snake,
scared Mrs. Mamet into a cold sweat.
“Ca… Caleb…”
It took Mrs. Mamet a while to react, realizing that the guilty person now was Xaviera Evans. She had nothing
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to be afraid of!
So she gritted her teeth and stared at Xaviera, who was standing behind Caleb Mamet: “Caleb, Xaviera disfigured Yvette, you can’t cover for such a vicious person any longer!”
Caleb’s gaze fell lightly on Yvette and he chuckled, “Disfigured?”
Yvette, thinking Caleb was concerned about her, had tears well up in her eyes: “Caleb, don’t blame Miss Evans, it’s my fault. I shouldn’t have resisted Miss Evans and should have just obediently let her…”
Her words were interrupted by Caleb’s cold laugh.
With just a few words, Yvette vaguely told her that it was Xaviera who had hit her for no reason. Yvette tried to resist, but Xaviera only beat her more brutally.
The art of speaking was perfectly displayed by Yvette.
Mrs. Mamet was indignant: “Caleb, Yvette is disfigured! Why don’t you comfort her?! Are you going to protect Xaviera? What kind of love potion has that temptress put on you that you’re protecting her like this, disregarding your feelings for Yvette of over twenty
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years?!”
Mrs. Whitman, sobbing: “Forget it, our poor Yvette is just unlucky. Yvette has always remembered Caleb all these years, constantly holding herself to the standard of the head of the Mamet family’s wife. She thought she could be with Caleb, but who would have thought that Miss Evans would get involved… Wuu wuu, it’s our daughter Yvette’s fault, she shouldn’t have liked Caleb
and taken root in his heart.”
Yvette bit her l*p: “Yes, it’s my fault. The matter of me adoring Caleb I should have kept hidden in my heart. I
shouldn’t have confessed to Caleb in a moment of impulse, making Miss Evans think too much.”
Caleb interrupted her coldly: “Making Xaviera think too much? So what did you say to her?”
Yvette paused, could it be that Caleb also thought Xaviera was not worthy of him? Was Caleb disappointed with Xaviera too?
With this thought in mind, she sobbed softly: “Miss Evans warned me to keep my distance from you, Caleb, but we are childhood friends, and our deep friendship cannot be severed just like that. I was just
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being honest, but Miss Evans suddenly became angry. She called me shameless, saying that I, being a mistress, disregarded morality and meddled in other people’s marriages. Caleb, I don’t understand why Miss Evans is targeting me like this, even though I think what she said is wrong, but I am not good with words and don’t know how to refute it…”
“What she said is wrong? How is it wrong?” Caleb scoffed.
Yvette’s expression stiffened.
Caleb looked at her coldly: “Miss Flack said you’ve liked me for many years and that we are childhood friends?”
Yvette stuttered her response: “Yes…yes.”
“How come I don’t know about this childhood
friendship between us?” Caleb’s tone was calm. “And you said you’ve liked me for many years, so why didn’t you confess before? Why did you wait until after I got married and say it in front of my wife? Is there anything wrong with Xaviera calling you a mistress?”
Yvette stared, disbelieving.
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“Miss Flack, Xaviera and I are not childhood friends. You deliberately lied to create discord between me and my wife. I understand my wife’s temperament better than anyone; if she really warned you to stay away from me, I’d be relieved, knowing that she still values me and wants to protect me.”
“Unfortunately, my wife isn’t like that. Unless someone oppresses her, she doesn’t even know how to retort. It’s her kindness that allows you to bully her repeatedly. If she really hit you today, I’d be celebrating by setting off firecrackers at the gate of the Mamet family residence.”
There was a few seconds of silence in the room, as Caleb’s words were truly shocking.
After an unknown amount of time, Yvette’s tears and sobs broke the silence. Her tears fell like raindrops: “I–I’m sorry, Caleb, I didn’t know it would have such a
big impact on you, wuu wuu wuu… I just love you too much, I can’t control myself. It’s my fault, I shouldn’t have come here, I shouldn’t have been a bother to Miss Evans… I did something wrong, I deserve to be punished by Miss Evans…
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Mrs. Whitman saw Yvette crying so miserably and couldn’t help but shed tears as well.
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