On the street outside the window, Petra was holding Cindy. The two were talking and laughing as they walked toward the mall from across the street.
I wondered how the two of them met each other.
Seeing how close they were, I thought they looked just like mother and daughter. However, when I mentioned Xander's mother previously, Cindy looked a s though she did not know anything.
However, I was never a nosy person, so I ignored these things and got ready to go home after seeing that it was getting late.
"Let's go?” I asked Xander.
He could barely hold himself up, and after beckoning the waiter to pay the bill, he staggered to his feet. He looked like he was about to fall. I hurriedly went over t o hold him and asked worriedly, "Can you still walk?"
"I'm okay." He waved and staggered outside. With how much his body was swaying, it was dangerous to leave him be. I had no choice but to step forward and support him with my body as we walked forward.
We walked with much difficulty and I was finally able to get him in the car.
I wanted to drive him back to Petra's place but he
refused to and asked me to take him back to Regal Villa.
"When did you buy a house in Regal Villa?" I was curious because I had never heard him mention it before.
"You never take the things I say seriously." Xander lay at the back, sounding both aggrieved and sad.
I felt dejected because I did not remember when exactly he told me about this.
Soon, the car arrived at the address that Xander had mentioned. It turned out that his house was in the same row as mine but mine was halfway up the mountain, whereas his house was on top of the mountain. That meant he would pass by my house whenever he drove up and down the mountain.
Why had I not encountered him before, though?
After ringing the doorbell for a very long time, an old man walked out. A butler, perhaps. After thanking me, he helped Xander inside.
Xander was a person who largely kept to himself, so apart from his agent, he did not have a single assistant beside him. Thankfully, though, there was someone to take care of him at home.
I was extremely worn out after leaving Xander's house and really hated the fact that I still needed to drive. Hence, I was ready to head straight to bed right after returning to the villa.
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