Betrayed By The Hero, Loved By The Lord novel Chapter 38

Chapter 38: A mother’s wishes (2)

"Have you decided to turn into a butler for my mother?"

Selene looked away from the window to Xavier who didn’t seem to have anything better to do today. "What do you mean? I am only standing here. You did not need to stand with me. I sent you to sit."

"It is a bit cute how you think I would listen. She will be here and Harold or someone else will escort her to you. You do not need to stand here," Xavier said, preferring to sit elsewhere than stand here. What was there to be excited about?

"I have sat around all morning. I don’t mind standing a bit to see when she arrives. I am nervous," Selene confessed.

"Really? I couldn’t tell," Xavier sarcastically replied.

"You are the last person I need around when I am nervous. You are not of any help. Do you plan on sticking around the entire time we speak? Would your mother be so angry that she would do something I need to be protected from?" Selene asked, her nerves growing with each passing minute.

"No, I will not be there for all of your conversation, but I will linger. It isn’t that she might physically harm you. My mother can be a bit brutal when she speaks. You will certainly not want to respond in a way that upsets her, so I will do it for you. Her carriage is arriving," Xavier said, peering out the window. "It is not too late for us to leave and be elsewhere."

Selene playfully tapped his hand as if scolding him. "We are not going anywhere. Unless you want them to be back and make so much noise on your estate, we should get this over now. I am going down to the drawing room." _{freewёbnoνel.com}

Xavier followed Selene despite not being interested in speaking to his mother. Something about his father was bound to come up and he wasn’t in the mood for it.

"Before she comes inside, I want to ask. Do you dislike your mother?" Selene asked, trying to understand their family relationship from Xavier.

"I don’t. I adore my mother but it is hard to be around her when her husband is near," Xavier replied.

"I see. That is good to know. I had hoped you would have a good relationship with one of them. I couldn’t imagine not being close to a parent. You must be her precious son so it is why she is willing to give this a chance. It is sweet," Selene said, less worried about Xavier now.

"I am not one to care about having close relationships with relatives. Most of them give me a headache. You are lucky that I will not introduce you to many of them. You may thank me as you see fit. Perhaps with a kiss right here," Xavier tapped his cheek.

"If you are not careful, that kiss might be a bite. I might not let go once I have your flesh in my mouth," Selene said, glancing to her right. Of course, she found Xavier smiling.

"Don’t tempt me with such a good time, Selene. I might take you to a room to have you bite me."

Selene was speechless. What about her biting him would be fun? He was underestimating how hard she would bite him.

"Go away," Selene shooed Xavier away. His playfulness would only ruin her talk with his mother.

Xavier stopped following Selene but he intended to find his way back to her in a moment.