Chapter 213

Quentin didn't even glance her way. He sat down next to Noelle and gently held her hand. "Elle, I'll give you whatever you want; just don't divorce me, please? I promise, Xyla will never bother us again!" he said softly, looking into her eyes.

He had placed too much faith in Xyla, believing that his hero's younger sister would be inherently good as well. But he hadn't considered that siblings could be very different from each other despite having the same parentage.

Moreover, Xyla had been abducted when she was young, and she might have been led astray by her captors. It was his fault for failing to see her for who she was.

Noelle's heart quivered, and she closed her eyes. For the past three years of marriage, there hadn't been a single day when she hadn't wished for Xyla to disappear from their lives. Yet, now that Xyla, that thorn in her side, had finally been removed, she felt oddly indifferent, as if she no longer had any expectations for their marriage.

She smiled and looke