“You have a problem with that?” Stanley Batton asked.
“Of course, I do.”
“Keep your comments to yourself then.”
Xyla was speechless in the end.
When the two of them were back in their room, Stanley carried her in his arms and headed straight to the bathroom. Xyla already had the experience of bathing together with him. Therefore, she was not averse to the idea of showering together anymore at this point.
After taking a shower, Xyla dried her hair and put on some skin care products before going to bed with Stanley. Both of them were wearing the same type of white silk bathrobe, looking exceptionally good together. They were definitely the perfect match for each other.
“If you like Rosales Manor, we can occasionally stay there in the future.” Stanley pulled her onto his lap again and held her tightly from behind, his chin constantly rubbing against her earlobe.
The fine stubble on his chin pricked her earlobe, making her ear numb.
“Sure but… Please don’t transfer it to me alright… Mmph…”
Before she could even finish her sentence, his warm lips pressed against hers.
His passionate kiss had blocked out all the words she was about to say, pushing them back down her throat. It lasted for a long time before he reluctantly pulled himself away from her. He ended the kiss with a nibble on her lips. “Say that again, and I’ll keep kissing you.”
Xyla did not dare to speak again. Despite the silence, she felt extremely distressed and annoyed about his behavior inwardly. It was kind of helpless to have a husband who loved to give her things every single day.
It was only yesterday when Stanley transferred the two buildings of Pacific International and a yacht to her name. Today, he wanted to give her the Rosales Manor!
On top of that, she did not have the right to say ‘no’ to him!
“Good girl.”
“Do you think I have a choice?” complained Xyla.
As he gently ran his fingers across her hair, he seriously whispered in her ears, “Xyla, keep in mind what I’ve said earlier. What’s mine is yours. Don’t be stressed about it.”
“I’m not used to living like this all of a sudden…” Xyla muttered.
“It’s okay. I’ll send you gifts more often from now on, and you’ll get used to it.” He added.
She was speechless.
“Good girl… Let’s sleep.” Placing her next to him, Stanley lay down on the bed and tapped his shoulder, hinting her to lean against him.
Without hesitation, Xyla leaned on his chest and turned on the light shortly afterwards. As soon as she lay down, she felt a dull ache crept over the left side of her abdomen. However, she decided to ignore the pain as she thought it was probably a side stitch. She casually nested in Stanley’s arm, embracing each other to sleep.
***
Meanwhile, somewhere else, something was happening.
Emily Quest was moving in the Sullivans’ house’s guest room. When she came out of the bathroom, she heard her phone on the bedside table vibrating.
While she was drying her hair with the towel, she sank onto the bed and picked up the phone beside her.
It was a familiar number that was displayed on the screen. Immediately, she answered the call.
“How is it? Have you found out anything?” Emily asked.
“Yes.” An unknown voice said through the speaker.
Upon hearing the good news, Emily was extremely excited and ecstatic. “Hurry up and spit it out! What are you waiting for?”
“Stanley Batton, the husband of Xyla Quest, he’s really unusual…” A man could be heard stuttering on the other end of the phone.
“What do you mean?” Emily’s eyes were filled with anticipation.
“Didn’t I tell you before that it is impossible to find out any information about Stanley Batton? I hacked into the registry databases of Country Z again yesterday, and I found out that Stanley’s profile had been updated. However, the face is totally different from Xyla’s husband whom I’d met before.”
