Chapter 200

She grumbled under her breath, "He's the one who took the initiative to ask if there's anything interesting, yet showed an indifferent attitude when I told him so. Does he even want to have a proper conversation?"

Unbeknownst to Abigail, the Xander right now was at a loss about the reason she never mentioned him in her private life. He felt he had been a good superior to Abigail all along, but was bewildered by Abigail's disgust toward him. Still confused, he called Malcolm for help, expecting him to be more experienced with romantic relationships. "What should I do when I angered my wife during our conversation?"

Malcolm sent him a recorded message. "Xander, I'm getting more and more interested in this wife of yours. I wonder what's so special about her that you would place so much attention on her."

"Because she's the wife," said Xander with a simple yet powerful answer. She was his wife, so he must protect her for life.

A playboy like Malcolm naturally would not know Xander's st