Charming Lady Hard to Chase After Being Dumped novel Chapter 681

Nora had never thought that Trueman would actually send a gift.

The butler in front of her also had a grave look on his face. He said, "It was delivered by a mailman. We have investigated him—he is indeed an ordinary mailman, he has been delivering the mail here for many years. Also, the parcel was sent from within New York."

From within New York...

Had Trueman returned to America?

She was alarmed.

To be honest, because Xander had grown up under Trueman's care, his personality had long since developed to be like Trueman's. Thanks to Trueman's grooming, his moral compass had also strayed from the right path a little.

Trueman was not a good man. Besides, one could tell from what Xander had said that he did not treat Xander that well either.

Moreover, didn't Xander leave her side precisely because Trueman had taken him?

One couldn't hold gratitude towards a human trafficker just because they didn't kill their son.

Thus, Nora didn't want the two of them to ever make contact with each other again.

Besides, the way she saw it, Xander was nothing more than Trueman's pawn. Judging from Trueman's attitude towards Ruth, one could tell that the man was rather

unfeeling...

She stared at the gift box in her hand and slowly opened it.

When she saw the contents, a look of shock suddenly formed in her eyes, and she instantly slammed the lid shut! She thought of all the events in the past, as well as what Caleb had told her, and her heart suddenly started to pound madly.

"What's wrong?"

Just as she was a little flustered, Justin's low and deep voice came from the back, putting her at ease a little.

She looked behind her and narrowed her eyes. Just as she was about to speak, someone nearby noticed Justin and came over to talk to him.

Nora kept quiet.

Justin said, "Uncle Ian is in the lounge upstairs. Why don't you go over there? I'll come over in a minute."

"Okay."

Nora's fingers around the box tightened, seemingly very afraid that the box would fall and shatter. She took a deep breath and went upstairs.

Before she entered the lounge, a cry of surprise suddenly rang out from below.

Nora looked down to see a few people holding cages. Inside the cages were some rabbits, as well as cats and dogs.

Xander was circling around them in joy and surprise. "No. 6! No. 3! And Rabbit No. 5! Why are you guys here?"

Nora:"?"

It was the butler again who had brought the cages in. He had only brought them in after consulting Justin.

In the midst of Nora's hesitation, Justin had dismissed the person who came up to him with just a few words. He went over to her.

Nora kept quiet for a while. Then, she asked, "Are those also gifts from Trueman?"

"Yeah."

Justin said, "1 allowed the butler to bring them in here when he asked me about it. Since Trueman has shipped them to Xander by air freight from a great distance away, they are likely very important to him."

Before, he had neglected Xander a lot when they couldn't be sure of his identity.

The two of them were currently dying to give Xander everything he wanted so that it would foster a sense of belonging in him. It was indeed beyond their expectations that Trueman would send the animals here.

After all, with the animals here, Xander would probably no longer have any longing for that basement abroad, right?

Moreover, with the company of these animals that had grown up with him, perhaps he wouldn't be so difficult to get along with anymore.

The two of them stood at the door and stared at that little corner below.

Some people simply loved having cats and dogs around, so they weren't surprised that someone would give them to Xander as gifts.

The butler put them in the corner and said to Xander,

"Mr. Xander, these animals have to be tested for diseases. We didn't know that you have so many pets. Are you planning to keep them with you, or would you like us to specially set aside a room in the garden and let them stay there? If it's the former, then we'll have to merge your room with the one next to it, so that it'll be big enough."

Xander replied without any hesitation. "They are not my pets, they are my friends! Of course they are gonna stay with me!"

The butler was a little troubled. "But this would mean that you may have to stay in a guest room during the renovation."

Xander was very happy at the moment because of the animals, so why would he possibly mind all that? He immediately waved. Just as he was about to say that he was alright with it, Pete said, "Why don't you stay with me for the time being?"

Xander was a little surprised. Then, he grinned and asked, "Aren't you afraid that I will beat you up in the middle of the night?"

Pete sighed. "So be it, if that's the case. Don't worry, I won't retaliate. After all, you are my younger brother."

Xander:"??"

"Get lost! I'm the older brother!"

Pete shook his head helplessly. "Okay, okay, you are the older brother. Will that do?"

Xander:"?"

That way of speaking... Why did it sound so much like he was giving in to him?

When he thought of what Pete had said just now about how an older brother should give in to his younger brother, he immediately understood. It was just like how an adult faced with a child's unreasonable demands would say "Will that do?" in a pampering manner! That was exactly what it felt like!

Xander suddenly felt rather frustrated.