Revenge of the Hideous Lady (Xyla Quest) novel Chapter 768

After the car engine was turned on, Christopher Lancelot slowly closed his eyes and began to rest.

“Master Lancelot… Xyla Quest is surrounded by a group of bodyguards lately. Do our people still need to protect her secretly?” Tucker asked as he glanced at Christopher, who sat in the back, through the rearview mirror.

Christopher slowly opened his eyes. He was tapping his thigh gently with one finger. “Yeah…”

“Okay,” Tucker said.

“Has anything bad happened to Xyla recently?” Christopher asked.

“No,” Tucker said.

Christopher didn’t say anything else. Instead, he silently closed his eyes again.

“Master Lancelot… To be honest, you don’t have to be so nice to her. She will never be yours,” Tucker said.

“You’re nosy,” Christopher said.

Tucker immediately shut up and didn’t dare say another word.

“Oh, right… Has Xyla faced any challenge in her business?” Christopher asked.

“Not really…” Tucker said.

“Hmm.” Christopher became completely quiet after that.

There wasn’t a single sound in the car.

Tucker silently glanced at Christopher through the rearview mirror once again. He could sense that Christopher really did treat Xyla differently from the rest. Christopher was always harsh and merciless with everyone else. The only person he was protective of was Xyla.

Christopher always asked for something in return whenever he did someone a favor. However, with Xyla, he didn’t ask for anything at all. In fact, he always silently did things for her.

Tucker figured that Christopher had probably decided to give Xyla everything he had to offer in this lifetime.

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Xyla couldn’t stop thinking about Christopher’s question all night long. She seemed very distracted.

After getting home, she turned on the tap to fill the bathtub with warm water. She then washed her face and put on a face mask.