Xavier hadn't hidden Kayla away. She'd merely been sent to the hospital that night. Her condition had already been unstable since Monica's death, which had been a huge blow to her. On top of that, hurting Yvonne and seeing blood that night had made her go mad.

She'd had to be put on tranquilizers to calm down all this time.

Through the glass on the door, they could see her cowering in a corner, yelling at nothing from time to time.

Xavier stood next to Stephen. "She's received her punishment already. The doctor said that she would most likely never recover for the rest of her life."

Stephen was silent. He looked away. Seeing that he was about to leave, Xavier followed him. "Is Yvonne's absence such a huge blow to you?"

Stephen said nothing.

Xavier was long used to Stephen not responding to other people's questions. He merely smiled. "You should have realized sooner how important she was to you. You could have cherished her earlier. Now—"

"Shut up," Stephen commanded coldly, cle