“Don’t overthink it, Kiki. I just care about you. Even if you didn’t have a child with Tris, I’donly acknowledge you as my granddaughter-in-law,” Archibald explained.
Kiki hadn’t expected to ever get that much recognition from someone, and she was touched. “Thank you, Grandpa.”
Now that she thought about it, she figured it wouldn’t be that bad to be married to the Shaw family.
Tristan’s parents had passed away a long time ago, so she wouldn’t have any argument with her mother-in-law. Archibald was the only elder family member Tristan had, and he treated her well. “You don’t have to be so formal with me.”
When Kiki remembered the other thing that was bothering her, she couldn’t help saying, “Grandpa, I would like to visit my friend tomorrow. May I do that?”
“Of course, but Zac has to stay. I’ve already asked my old friends to come over. They’re traveling from far away just to see my smart great-grandson.” “Sure.” After all, Kiki just wanted to meet Xavier alone.
…
It snowed again the next day, and Yvette and Xavier didn’t return to Lane Mansion at all. Shannon had wanted to lecture Yvette when they came over, but now she couldn’t do it.
After Jeremiah was done with breakfast, he left Zoey and Shannon to go to work. When Zoey saw that, she couldn’t help asking, “Do you have to work on Christmas as well?” “Yeah, we’re having some trouble with some projects recently,” he said calmly, but there was a hint of annoyance in his gaze.
“Let me know if you need any help.” Zoey spoke decently in front of Shannon.
“Sure.” Jeremiah nodded slightly and hurriedly left the dining room.
Shannon was quite satisfied with Zoey. “Zoey, you know how Jerry has just taken over the company, so please don’t mind him.” Zoey nodded. “Yeah, I know. A few days ago, I just told Mom to work with Titan Corporation when she has the opportunity to do so.”
Of course, she was talking about Gemma. When Shannon heard that, she liked Zoey more and more.
At that moment, Jeremiah wasn’t
doing well at Titan Corporation. In the past few months, several of their projects had been snatched away by a company abroad. The
shareholders of Titan Corporation
were upset.
If they could work with the Zelniks in the future, the shareholders wouldn’t dare say anything about Jeremiah’s leadership. “Oh, how could I ever thank you, Zoey?”
“I’m already engaged with Jerry, so you don’t have to be so formal with me.” Zoey smiled sweetly and changed the topic. “By the way, are Yvette and Xavier really not coming back for Christmas?”
Shannon’s face fell immediately when she heard Yvette’s name. “Xav has lost his memories, and he only listens to Yvette now. Since she’s not coming, he won’t be coming as well.”
“Is Yvette forbidding him from coming home? I think anyone would want to be with their family and have fun together.” Zoey purposely added fuel to the fire. After she said that, Shannon thought she made sense. “I’ll check on him later.”
“Sure.”
Zoey took a sip of her drink and hid the satisfied look in her gaze. She thought Yvette stood no chance against her when Shannon disliked the latter so much.
Meanwhile, Yvette and Xavier were making pierogies with Noah at Dewberry Manor. Since Xavier couldn’t see anything, he just helped from the side.
After a while, his phone started ringing. When he answered the call, he heard a familiar voice from the other end.
“Mr. Lane, I’m Kiki, Yvvy’s friend. Are you free now? I would like to talk to you,” Kiki asked after gathering her courage. She was in her car, looking at the manor from afar. “Sure.” Xavier ended the call and left the manor after letting Yvette know he was going out.
When Kiki saw him coming out, she suddenly felt nervous. She calmed herself down by saying, “He can’t see anything, so there’s nothing to be afraid of.”