Sylvia was shocked and didn't dare to look into his eyes. She averted her gaze from him as she lowered her head and muttered, "We've reached now, I should go in first."
"Okay," Kendrix replied as he nodded, "Go on."
She was a little reluctant to leave just like this. She looked at Kendrix, not wanting to leave him yet.
Kendrix met Sylvia's gaze. He looked so calm and so focused, as if she was the only one he saw.
She was the only one who was meant for him.
No matter how beautiful the scenery in the world was, nothing could be compared to the delicate and lovely little girl in front of him.
Sylvia was the only one he could ever fall for, and he would give her his love, kindness and passion.
"Go on," Kendrix finally said.
He scanned Sylvia from head to toe several times, greedily wanting to remember every single detail of her.
Sylvia nodded. She grabbed the food and got out of the car.
Kendrix didn't get out. He had already noticed the sheer number of security cameras around the Jones family's villa.
The little girl got out of the car. After turning around and waving at him, she trudged towards the door reluctantly.
Kendrix's eyes were fixed on her back. He refused to walk away and even blink. He just kept looking at the door of the villa.
Even until she disappeared into the house, he kept his gaze fixed in her direction. Then, he saw her turning around and looking back at his car.
His eyes narrowed while he was in the car, and eventually, he drove away.
Kendrix knew that he shouldn't be parking too long in front of someone else's place.
Seeing as Kendrix drove away, Sylvia was unwilling to see him go. She waited only until the car completely left her sight before finally heading back inside.
As soon as she entered the house, she saw her parents still eating in the dining room. She looked at her watch. It was past one o'clock, and her parents were still having lunch.
Sylvia felt her heart skipping a beat as she passed the food containers to the butler. She then ran towards the dining tall to greet her parents, "Hey dad, hey mom! Why are the both of you still eating lunch at this hour? Did you two have a late lunch today?"
Heinz glanced at his daughter sharply. He sized her up for a long time before saying, "Your mother said that you will be coming back in the evening. Why are you home so early?"
Grace added in surprise, "Right. Didn't you tell me that you will be back only at night? Why are you here so early?"
Seeing the surprised look on her mother's face, Sylvia knew that Grace somehow didn't expect her to come back so early.
However, it was Kendrix who wanted her to come back home in the first place. Grace too was aware that Sylvia was at Kendrix's place.
It was just that she wasn't sure whether or not her father knew about it. Sylvia didn't really want to say too much in front of her father.
She knew very well how much her father loved her, and how he protected her very well. She thought that he would want to get involved in her relationship if he found out.
She didn't want to cause trouble for herself.
More importantly, Sylvia didn't want to cause any trouble for Kendrix. She just wanted everyone to be happy.
"My friend said that I should come back and accompany you since you're home alone," Sylvia smiled as she replied to her mother.
"Your friend?" Heinz frowned, a deep glint flashing in his eyes as he speculated, "Is it Mr. Trevino? Or is it Mr. Trevino's cousin?"
Hearing this, Sylvia's expression froze. She looked at her father and immediately turned her eyes to her mother with a look of inquiry.
She wanted to know if her father knew anything.
Grace said calmly right at that moment, "Heinz, why are you asking so much? It's a lovely thing that Sylvia's friend actually cared about me and would even ask her to come back to accompany me. This means that this friend of hers is very considerate. It's lucky for Sylvia to have such a friend."
When Sylvia heard this, she immediately nodded furiously and went along, "Of course, I think I have met a really great friend! I have learnt a lot from this friend of mine. Don't you two think that I've improved a lot recently?"
Heinz looked at his daughter carefully and nodded slowly as he thought about the recent situation. He muttered, "You've indeed made great progress, and you are more mature and calm now. You're not as careless as before, and you are more ladylike now."
"As you can see, this is because she has met a great friend," Grace smiled and changed the topic seamlessly, "Sylvia, have you had your lunch?"
"Yes," Sylvia wasn't hungry at all because by the time she ate with Kendrix, it was already close to noon.
Kendrix made her eat a lot, so she wasn't feeling hungry at all.
"Dad, mom, I'm going upstairs to study first," Sylvia said obediently, "Mom, if you need me to accompany you, you can just call me anytime."
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