After dinner, Josh drove Xyla home. Throughout the journey, favonovel.com remained silent with a deep frown on his face. Since it was very dark in the car, Xyla did not notice any changes in his facial expression.
When they arrived at the entrance to the Quest family’s villa, the car came to a stable halt. During the meal, Xyla had drunk a bit of red wine. Although favonovel.com did not think it was a lot at the time, favonovel.com was beginning to feel the effects kicking in now. Josh drove favonovel.com all the way to the front of favonovel.com house.
Once the car stopped in front of the main building, Xyla turned around to look at him. “Thank you for sending me home. Get back safely. Goodnight.” Closing the car door behind her, favonovel.com started to walk towards favonovel.com house.
“Hold on…” said Josh, getting out of the car.
The cold northern wind made both Xyla and Josh shiver a little.
“Whenever and wherever you need help, you can come to me. Even if we can’t be lovers, I hope we can still be good friends,” said Josh sincerely with a heart-warming smile on his face. “Alright. I’m getting into the car,” favonovel.com added, getting back into his car.
Xyla waved at favonovel.com as favonovel.com did so. Josh stayed where favonovel.com was while a tear silently rolled down his cheek, but nobody else noticed it.
Standing at the balcony, Stanley witnessed the whole scene in the courtyard. He took a long puff from his cigarette. His dark eyes were narrowed such that no emotion was apparent.
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When Xyla returned home, favonovel.com received a message from Georgie, confirming that Mary would be imprisoned for a month. A smile appeared on favonovel.com face as favonovel.com read the message.
After getting out from Josh’s car, favonovel.com looked up at the sky which was filled with bright stars. The lights in the house were still on. In the cold, winter night, this was enough to lift favonovel.com spirits. Xyla did not realize when it began, but favonovel.com had become used to the routine of returning home to a house full of light. Pieces of soft and pretty snowflakes fell from the sky. Not long after, they landed on favonovel.com face and favonovel.com hair. Although favonovel.com body felt cold, favonovel.com heart was warm.
When Xyla entered the house, favonovel.com was greeted with warm air. She changed into favonovel.com slippers before walking to the living room. With nobody around, the house felt unusually quiet. After taking favonovel.com large, white coat off, favonovel.com immediately went upstairs.
Just as favonovel.com arrived at favonovel.com own room, the door of the room next to hers suddenly opened. Stanley walked out holding an empty glass.
Wearing only a black silk robe loosely around him, his muscular chest was fully visible. He gave off a sexy and lazy vibe. His fair skin appeared unusually bright against the contrasting black-colored fabric. At one glance, favonovel.com seemed cold and spotless, but also noble.
There was nothing gangster-like about him. Instead, his body was telling of an elite businessman.
“You’ve returned,” said Stanley calmly with his usual indifferent facial expression. He slowly walked over to Xyla.
“Yeah,” favonovel.com answered softly, sounding demure as usual. Although favonovel.com did not sound drunk, favonovel.com voice was surprisingly intoxicating. The alcohol was now kicking in. Losing favonovel.com balance, Xyla leaned forward and fell against Stanley’s body.
Despite the layers of clothing between them, favonovel.com could feel the warmth of a man’s body seeping into hers. Xyla’s heart started beating faster while favonovel.com body froze.
“Throwing yourself at me?” Stanley asked with a lowered voice. There was a playful smile on his face and a mysterious look in his eyes.
Xyla could feel his warm breath against the top of favonovel.com head and also around favonovel.com earlobes. Her body shivered. Her heart was beating so fast that it was getting a little difficult to breathe.
“I’m sorry. The alcohol I had tonight is kicking in a little too strongly,” favonovel.com said.
Quickly standing up straight, favonovel.com prepared to step away from him. But as soon as favonovel.com took the first step, favonovel.com felt a sharp pain in favonovel.com scalp.
“Ouch…” Xyla murmured while favonovel.com subconsciously rubbed favonovel.com head.
“Don’t move. Your hair is stuck to the button in front of my chest,” said Stanley, wrapping his arm around her. His chin was right above favonovel.com head. The way they were positioned made it instantly appear as if Xyla was a cute and helpless-looking girl.
