Mallory was speechless. Xander took a puff of his cigarette before saying, "Esther, bring this person away immediately and stay away from these people in the future.""Mallory, let's leave. Quickly." Xander was incredibly intimidating today. Esther could read the room clearly and dragged Mallory to flee the villa.After getting into the car, Esther patted her chest, still in shock. "Mallory, I've told you. My brother has a very strong sense of territory. He must've been unhappy because I brought you over without informing him beforehand."Mallory turned around to give a glance. The vehicle was driving at a moderate speed as she moved further and further from the dream villa she wanted. She still could not wipe the scene of Xander and Abigail together from her mind.She knew better than anyone how much Xander rejected the opposite sex. She had used many tactics in the past to get closer to him but would still be rejected by him. Abigail was the only young woman she had seen that cou
Abigail could not understand why Xander would explain this to her. She felt nervous deep down and replied, "Mr. Zane, this is your personal affair. There's no need to inform me."Xander was also confused as to why he explained to her. He just hoped that she did not misunderstand deep down. Abigail immediately pivoted the conversation toward their work to ease the awkwardness between them. "Mr. Zane, the plan has been determined. I'll need to see it in person."Xander continued, "I had Keith to go and handle this. You'll follow me to somewhere else in a moment."Abigail remembered that Xander did not have any working schedule today. She did not know where they had to go, but she still agreed to it.They both went to the garage, where more than ten high-end luxury cars were parked inside.Xander did not call for the chauffeur. Abigail initially felt he would let her be the driver, so she automatically walked to the Bentley in which Xander usually sits. Xander instead walks to anothe
Xander chuckled. "My apologies for keeping everyone waiting so long!"The man on the left laughed and replied, "We understand. Both of you are still newlyweds."Compared to Xander, they seemed to be more interested in Abigail as they asked, "You should introduce us to your wife.""This is my friend, Abigail." Xander had called her his friend instead of an assistant.The three men questioned him at the same time, "Your friend? Regular friend?"Abigail smiled and answered, "I'm Mr. Zane's assistant."When Xander heard her clarify her own identity so willingly, his expression fell slightly. He then introduced her to them one by one, "Abigail, this is Ron Hagrid from Valtara with his wife, Emma. Lucas White and his wife, Stella Dawson, from Hayshiport. Alwyn Hill and his wife, Susie Lief, from Serene Bay."Abigail had never seen these people before but clearly knew they were boss-level figures by listening to their names.'Sure enough, a boss's friend will always be a boss. Gorgeou
Abigail immediately looked away again. But no matter where she looked, she could see those intimate, sweet, and cheesy scenes...The three pairs of husbands and wives clearly had great relationships.Abigail felt very awkward to have come here.'I'm just an assistant. It's not suitable to bring me to this kind of married couples gathering. I don't know what my boss is thinking.'The three men were all sitting beside their wives. Xander and Abigail sat at different ends of the long wooden table. It was like they were separated by a galaxy.Lucas grabbed Stella's waist and gave her a sexy French kiss in front of everyone. "Baby, why are you so sweet? I can't stop kissing you."The words in that sentence did not seem wrong. But his tone was too romantic.Stella blushed as she ruthlessly pinched him. "Lucas, everyone is looking. Don't do something stupid."Lucas then kissed her on her face. "All right. I'll listen to you. I'll not kiss you."Abigail was married. But she never had
Abigail knew the card game this time was different from the last time when she was just playing for fun. She did not really know how to play. So of course, she did not dare to play.Just when she wanted to speak to reject him, Xander then said, "Just simply play. Winning doesn't matter."Abigail had to play. Although he told her she could just simply play, she could not do that. 'I'm afraid I'll lose a house if I do that.'Lucas held Stella's hand to play a card. "Xander, life is short. You should treat yourself better when you're young. You should have a romantic relationship and be serious about it. Don't live ascetically."Xander just ignored him. He could only hear Abigail's soft call for help. "Mr. Zane, which card should I play?"Xander raised his hand. He drew a card from her to play it with his long, slender fingers. "Don't panic. Just play casually."He was very close to her. So, Abigail could smell the faint woody scent on his body. It was faint but it smelled good. She
Not only did Abigail see him, but Xander noticed her too. Both of them could hear the sounds from room two zero three...At that moment, Abigail wished she could become invisible. So that she would not feel so awkward.But Xander was Xander. When Abigail felt that her face would almost bleed from blushing, Xander still looked calm and relaxed. He was not affected by that couple at all.Abigail wanted to act like she did not see him. She wanted to just slip away. But Xander said a sentence to stop her from slipping away, "You can't sleep because of the noise Lucas and his wife are making?"Abigail was speechless.'Mr. Zane!'CEO!'Isn't it best to just act like we don't see each other at a time like this?'How could he just so calmly ask this kind of question?'Is he a normal human?'It seemed like he could not tell how awkward Abigail was. He walked toward her. "Since you can't sleep, come and drink with me at the bar."Abigail nodded. "Sure."'I can go anywhere. As long as
Abigail's phone rang.She received a WhatsApp video call request on the phone in her pocket.Felix called her. Abigail accepted the call. Before she could switch off the speaker mode, she heard him scream. "Where did you go again? Are you not coming home tonight again?"Abigail immediately turned off the speaker mode. "Ah, I'm sorry. I wanted to tell you guys just now. But I was interrupted by something."Xander could no longer hear what the person over the phone said. He only saw Abigail continuously nicely trying to make the other person happy.'Is her marriage not as happy as what I saw?'Felix and Melody relented only after Abigail took a long time trying to make them feel better. After the phone call ended, she saw Xander eyeballing her.She felt the cold murderous atmosphere in his gaze.Xander then lit a cigarette. He slowly spoke under the light that flickered, "That person always treats you with a bad attitude?""Yes." Abigail nodded before she shook her head. "No. Th
Abigail wished Xander good night before going back to her room.About thirty feet away from the wooden building, a woman's crying sound could be heard from the side.It was late at night in the mountains. The sound of leaves rustling in the breeze along with the woman's cry... It was like a classic horror film.Abigail was so scared that her scalp was numb. And she even got goosebumps. She wanted to just run. But she was curious too. So, she looked in the direction of the sound.The crying woman was sitting under a tree not far away from her. A faint light shone on her body through the branches.Abigail knew who the person was. She was Ron's wife, Emma. She was a classic beauty. She was soft and cute when she spoke. Her smile was gentle and sweet. She made people feel very protective of her.'It's so late at night. Why's she crying alone outside? Doesn't Ron care about her?'"Stop crying. Crying is useless." Ron's deep voice could be heard in the dark.He was standing beside th