“Yes… I love you to death, Xyla…” Stanley Batton answered truthfully. His eyes were brimmed with strong possessiveness as he spoke.
They were like dangerous cheetahs locking upon their prey.
“I only had an armor back then, and I’m not afraid of anything. However, your appearance has given me a soft spot…” Stanley held her hand with a serious expression etched on his face.
His one short sentence had touched Xyla Quest’s heart. She could feel a prickly feeling at the tip of her nose as she met his eyes.
“In the past, many people tried to attack me, but they didn’t know how to do it. Now that I have you, it’s not going to be the same anymore. If they take you away from me, I will risk my life to snatch you back,” Stanley continued.
Xyla’s eyes were rimmed red upon hearing his sincere confession.
To Stanley, she was more important than his life.
“I love you very, very, very much too…” Xyla sobbed.
“I know. Let’s eat. The noodles are getting cold.” Stanley pinched her cheeks and gazed at her fondly as if he was comforting a five-year-old kid.
Xyla picked up the fork. She slurped the noodles while wiping her tears. “Bastard. I’ve just woken up, and you’re making me cry already.”
Stanley smiled and picked out all the shrimps from his bowl, putting them into Xyla’s bowl one by one.
Once again, his little action had warmed her heart.
“Have some shrimp. Don't give it all to me…” Xyla nagged.
“It’s okay. You can have them.”
He knew that Xyla loved shrimps. Every time they had noodles together, he would pick out her favorite shrimps from his bowl and give them all to her.
“Speaking of which, I’ve arranged our two families to meet tonight. Remember to get off from work earlier later,” Stanley reminded her.
Xyla found that the man was more concerned about this matter than her.
“Okay.” Xyla nodded in response.
“I’ll drive you to work today, and I’ll pick you up in the evening. Let’s go to find our families together,” he added.
“Sure. By the way, has Sebastian Brenand contacted you recently?” Xyla asked.
“No,” he answered.
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