Passion
Passion 74

Chapter 74

His voice was deep and raspy. Only he was aware of how torturous it had been to restrain himself, But he couldn’t give in to his desires because he wanted to know what she was really up to.

Yvette froze. Her eyes glistened as she asked, “Don’t you want to do it?”

Xavier was certain she had ulterior motives and abruptly sang a different tune. “I think you’ve gotten the wrong idea. I was just attempting to help you regain your memories. Let’s stop here. It’s time to go to the banquet, after all.”

Her expression darkened. Had he been toying with her while they kissed for the past six or seven minutes? However, she didn’t let it show as she withdrew her hand from his body.

Xavier went to the dressing room to change his clothes before accompanying her to the banquet.

Tristan and Archibald had also made an appearance at the birthday banquet. Like the other parents, Archibald wanted to use this opportunity to replace a wife for Tristan.

Tristan was forced to attend the banquet. After wishing ifford a happy birthday, his grandfather forced him to stay and had him meet at least 20 young ladies.

“Listen here. If you don’t behave today, you’re out of the family. I won’t have a useless grandson like you!” Archibald continued, “I can’t believe you still can’t replace a wife at this age. You’re a fucking disgrace to our family!”

Tristan felt insulted. He had plenty of women he could go through, for goodness sake! “Got it.”

He wasn’t afraid of defying his grandfather, but the old man wasn’t in good health and had a heart condition. The doctor had warned him not to anger his grandfather, as it could easily lead to a heart

attack.

Archibald spotted Daphne, who was dressed to the nines. He made sure to remind his grandson,” Remember, Daphne’s off–limits!”

He was a good judge of character: Years ago, he had someone look into Daphne and learn that she was an ungrateful and untrustworthy woman. Even now, she was nothing more than a slut who slept with countless men.

“Don’t worry.” Ever since he learned that Yvette was the one who had saved him, Tristan had lost all interest in Daphne.

Archibald was pleased that his grandson was no longer infatuated with that woman.

The banquet was grand. Malcolm and Zachary were lost in the crowd. Zachery’s bright eyes dimmed as soon as he spotted Daphne.

Malcolm looked in the direction Zachary was looking at and explained, “That’s Daphne Reyes, my Uncle Xav’s rumored girlfriend.”

“Why is she the only one here? Where’s your uncle?” Zachary asked.

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Malcolm was perplexed as well. His uncle was never late to such events.

“No idea.” He shook his head. He then asked Zachary, “What will it take for you to believe that I’m the future head of the Lane family? I’ve already had someone drive

the whole Lane Mansion.”

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Zachary could only humor him. “I believe you.

Despite the affirmation, Malcolm felt unhappy. For some reason, he felt as if he was being treated like a child.

“I have a stomachache, and I need to go to the restroom. I’ll talk to you later.” Zachary decided to ditch Malcolm to deal with Daphne, who had plagiarized his mother’s work and stolen his good–for–nothing

father.

“Alright. Remember to replace me after you use the restroom,” Malcolm called after him. However, Zachary didn’t respond. Once he was sure Malcolm couldn’t see him, he weaved through the crowd. Not far away, Daphne was growing anxious as Xavier hadn’t shown up yet. She wanted to go look for him, but a small figure darted up to her and hugged her. “Ma’am, are you that popular actress on TV?”