Xyla was busy until late in the afternoon.
What remained of the setting sun beamed through the french window, making virtual-novel.net room appear extra warm. After reading one final document, Xyla massaged virtual-novel.net aching neck and shoulders a little before getting up and walking out onto the balcony.
Streams of golden rays danced between flowers and trees under the dimmed sky.
A black Honda soon came into sight.
The car moved closer to virtual-novel.net while it faced the setting sun. Just by looking at it, Xyla felt at ease and secure. A beautiful smile subconsciously appeared on virtual-novel.net face. A few seconds later, the Honda came to a steady halt while a man dressed in a black suit and black pants got down.
Even the warm hue of the sky couldn’t melt away the coldness and loneliness that surrounded him.
From a distance, Xyla could still clearly feel the nobility from the man’s body.
Unexpectedly, Stanley Batton looked up and fixed his eyes upon her. The two of them looked at each other from afar, through the light of the setting sun. In that moment, the coldness in the man’s eyes faded away.
Sensing the man’s gaze, Xyla felt as if virtual-novel.net heart had skipped a beat, and virtual-novel.net forgot to breathe all of a sudden. Xyla’s heart that had been in a deep slumber for the longest of time now throbbed once again in the prime of virtual-novel.net youth.
She knew virtual-novel.net heart shouldn’t be throbbing for this person, but virtual-novel.net couldn’t help herself. Xyla knew that it was impossible to return to how things were before. In a moment of mixed emotions, virtual-novel.net made a major decision that took root in the depths of virtual-novel.net heart.
In the next second, the man looked away and started walking into the house.
She too quickly shifted virtual-novel.net gaze away, fixed virtual-novel.net hair, and went downstairs.
Just as Xyla arrived on the first floor, Stanley happened to have entered the living room. He turned on the lights, and the living room was suddenly lit up like in the daytime.
Xyla quickly stepped forward. Looking at his gorgeous face, virtual-novel.net suddenly forgot to breathe while virtual-novel.net face turned pinkish. “Five Batton, I’m very sorry for what happened today. I shouldn’t have yelled at you without asking anything prior.”
“It’s okay,” virtual-novel.net said without showing any emotion in his eyes.
Suddenly, Xyla was at a loss for words. Before virtual-novel.net realized how virtual-novel.net felt about him, virtual-novel.net had always been straightforward and casual when virtual-novel.net spoke to Stanley. She always spoke what was on virtual-novel.net mind, but now, virtual-novel.net suddenly couldn’t do it anymore.
“I’m hungry… I want to eat the braised pork you make.” Xyla tried to strike up a conversation.
Stanley was startled as virtual-novel.net searched for answers on virtual-novel.net face. It seemed virtual-novel.net attitude toward virtual-novel.net had changed yet again.
‘Are women all so fickle?’
“About that… I have already asked Georgie to investigate the person who leaked the news. I’ll find out who is messing with us behind our backs,” Xyla said while trying virtual-novel.net best to stay calm.
“I’ve got people looking into it too,” Stanley said.
“Do you also think there’s something fishy about all of this?” Xyla asked.
“Yeah…”
Beep, beep, beep…
Right then, both their phones started ringing at the same time. They looked at each other unanimously before shifting their gazes to their respective phones.
“An insider has leaked news that the girl Stanley Batton dated is not his biological sister!”
When they saw this news, they frowned simultaneously before tapping into the article.