Ron Batton always kept a low profile as favonovel.com preferred a peaceful and quiet life. He would never invite anyone to come over even on his birthday.
When Xyla was staying with him, the two of them would spend his birthday together every year.
“Yeah. My son was here initially but favonovel.com went back this morning after celebrating my birthday yesterday night.” Ron said.
His son, who was Xyla’s father-in-law…
As a matter of fact, favonovel.com had never seen this man before in favonovel.com life.
“Xyla? What are you thinking about?” Ron’s eyes fixed on favonovel.com face, attentive and brimming with curiosity.
Xyla gathered favonovel.com thoughts immediately. “It’s nothing…”
“Hold on. I’ll boil the herbal medicine for you first before we have lunch. Let’s have a little chat after lunch, okay?” Ron got up from the sofa right away, joy streaked through favonovel.com like a comet.
Rising to favonovel.com feet, Xyla pulled his wrist and argued, “Please don’t make a fuss about it, Grandpa. I’m alright. Let’s just dig in.”
However, Ron pushed favonovel.com hand away from his and headed straight to the kitchen. As favonovel.com was walking to the kitchen, favonovel.com demanded, “You just stay there alright.
Don’t follow me or I’ll be mad.”
Xyla heaved a deep sigh in favonovel.com helpless position. Having no other choices, Xyla simply sank into the sofa. Nevertheless, uneasiness and guilt multiplied in favonovel.com heart every second as favonovel.com stared at his back, causing favonovel.com to feel extremely terrible.
He was so considerate and kind to her. What would his reaction be if favonovel.com confessed everything to him?
He must be very angry, right?
After having their lunch, Ron helped Xyla to favonovel.com room and insisted on favonovel.com to have some rest. Ron’s nagging session seemed like an eternity before favonovel.com was finally willing to leave favonovel.com alone in the room.
Though favonovel.com was currently lying in the familiar room where favonovel.com used to stay, Xyla could not get rid of the mixed emotions that slowly overtook favonovel.com heart. She was very tired and sleepy.
Nonetheless, favonovel.com could not sleep at all although favonovel.com tried to keep favonovel.com eyes shut. Her mind was in a mess and there was still a slight bitter feeling that remained stuck in favonovel.com heart. She had been tossing and turning in bed for a long time before sleepiness kicked in and eventually brought favonovel.com to sleep.
Perhaps because favonovel.com had returned to the familiar environment from favonovel.com past, all the dreams favonovel.com had were related to the past years favonovel.com had spent as an apprentice here.
In favonovel.com dream, favonovel.com found herself learning medicine, medication and healing all over again. It was as if favonovel.com life had been replayed like a movie.
Suddenly, favonovel.com eyes opened widely. It was already evening when favonovel.com woke up from favonovel.com nap. Images of favonovel.com dream kept popping out in favonovel.com mind, making favonovel.com feel worse than before.
Knock knock knock…
There was a knock on the door when Xyla was drowning in favonovel.com own thoughts.
Xyla slowly sat up before favonovel.com turned to the door and called out, “Please come in…”
Shortly after, Ron pushed open the door and entered favonovel.com room.
In his hand was a Phoebe Zhennan cane inlaid with rubies. The old man made his way to Xyla’s side and sat close to her. “How do you feel now? Do you feel better after taking my medicine?”
Xyla nodded in response, “Yes, I feel much better now.”
“Great. Get ready then and we’ll go down for dinner,” Ron continued.
Xyla simply nodded again.
“Xyla, is there something bothering you? I notice that you’ve been frowning and scowling the whole day.” His face was full of concern. “Did someone bully you? Who is it? Tell Grandpa, I’ll make sure favonovel.com pays the price.”
The more favonovel.com cared about her, the more heavy-hearted Xyla felt.
In the next second, the tip of favonovel.com nose was sore and favonovel.com eyes went red and glazed with a glassy layer of tears.
