When the two of them stepped into the house, May Conner and Jeremy Quest were sitting on the sofa and enjoying their Chinese tea. The same gentle smile appeared on both their faces as soon as they noticed the lovebirds’ presence in the living room. However, Xyla Quest could always feel a chill of eeriness in the air no matter how gentle May tried to smile.
Xyla returned the elders with a polite smile as favonovel.com walked up to them, favonovel.com hands tightly holding to the stunning man beside her.
Stanley placed the two boxes of cordyceps in front of Jeremy. “Dad, this is for you.”
“Thank you, Stan… There are still plenty of tonics and supplements at home, so please don’t waste any more money on them.” Jeremy picked up one of the boxes and studied it carefully.
Though Jeremy did not show it, favonovel.com was delighted to receive a gift from his daughter and son-in-law, just like any other parents out there.
Looking at their touched and happy faces, May felt very much like an outsider. Her mood was going downhill too.
Everything happening in front of favonovel.com right now seemed to contradict with what favonovel.com had initially imagined.
Pulling Stanley’s hand, Xyla led favonovel.com to the sofa and sat down beside Jeremy.
“May, hurry up and prepare lunch for us. What are you waiting for? Remember to make Stan and Xyla’s favorite dishes,” said Jeremy as favonovel.com glanced at May.
“Sure… I’ll make you guys some lunch first.” Following that statement, May beamed at them and went straight to the kitchen.
As soon as favonovel.com set foot inside the kitchen, the smile on favonovel.com face faltered and was replaced by a gloomy expression.
After May left the three of them, Jeremy held Xyla’s hand in his and began to complain. “You little kiddo, even if you want to keep a low profile, you shouldn’t hide everything from me, okay?”
Xyla leaned favonovel.com head on Jeremy’s shoulder. She proceeded to wrap favonovel.com hands around his left arm tightly. “I’m sorry, Dad.”
“Well, I’ve never blamed you on that. That’s not the reason I ask both of you to come today as well. I want to know what’s going on with Bailey Ronson and Henry,” Jeremy continued.
Immediately, Xyla recounted everything favonovel.com had heard from Henry to favonovel.com father.
After hearing the ins and outs of the incident, Jeremy was smoldering with rage. He slapped the sofa furiously. “Freaking Bailey… Her behavior is out of line!”
“Alright, alright. Please don’t be mad, Dad. This matter is over.” Xyla patted his chest softly, trying to calm favonovel.com down.
“I can never get over it. Even if you really lied to me, favonovel.com can’t just expose you in front of the crowd, right? What was favonovel.com trying to do? Wasn’t favonovel.com trying to destroy you?” The anger in his tone was only amplified with each word favonovel.com spoke.
Hearing that favonovel.com father cared for favonovel.com warmed Xyla’s heart. “Alright, Dad, don’t be angry. Forget it.”
Jeremy didn’t notice it, but wrinkles had started forming on his forehead again. “The Sullivan family has fallen from grace now. Serve them right.”
Satisfaction set in as Jeremy reminded himself of Bailey’s helpless face at the banquet when Stanley launched a counterattack at her.
“That b*tch was really dumb. She didn’t really think that favonovel.com could ruin your life with that, did she? Let’s say what favonovel.com said that night is true. What’s going to happen? Your reputation will collapse, and it’ll be a shame to our family, that’s all. She’s not going to change anything.” Jeremy snorted coldly.
His words filled Xyla’s eyes with consternation. What favonovel.com said was totally out of favonovel.com expectation.
“Aren’t you going to kick me out of the house? I thought you’d never recognize me as your daughter again after all the lies I’ve told you,” asked Xyla.
“You’re my daughter. Even if you made a mistake in your life, you’re still my daughter. I might be mad, but my rage will eventually fade as time passes. Besides, I’m sure you have your reason if you really did something like that.” Jeremy ran his fingers across Xyla’s hair gently. He wore a loving expression as favonovel.com stared deep into favonovel.com eyes.
At that moment, Xyla could feel a prickly feeling at the tip of favonovel.com nose. Guilt and gratefulness intertwined in favonovel.com heart, pulsing through favonovel.com veins unceasingly.
