After Sebastian Brenand left, Xyla Quest shifted her gaze to the documents on her desk that were left unsorted.
It was already getting late.
She didn’t want to stay in the office and make her husband, Stanley Batton, worry so she decided to resume her work the next day.
As she powered down the laptop, she turned to look at Sophie Kenwick who was still entertaining herself on the iPad. “Sophie, are you hungry?”
Sophie instantly snapped her head up upon hearing the question, hearing her stomach rumbling at the very moment she gazed back at Xyla.
Feeling embarrassed, she scratched her head and said sheepishly, "Yeah, I am hungry.”
“In that case, let’s go home and eat. I’m sorry for losing track of time and forgetting about dinner,” Xyla said.
Sophie immediately shook her head. “It’s fine, Master.”
She then quickly stepped forward and picked up Xyla’s purse and phone, completely giving up on her pride as a former princess and embodying her role as Xyla’s bodyguard.
Once everything was packed up, Xyla held Sophie’s hand and left the office.
As soon as they walked out, Stanley sent Xyla a text on Wechat. “What time are you coming home?”
Back at home, Stanley was sitting on the couch with a laptop in his hands. He was having a meeting with the high-level executives from an overseas subsidiary company.
They were reporting their job progress to him in English.
Meanwhile, Stanley listened while constantly checking his phone, resulting in puzzled expressions on all the executives' faces when they noticed.
It was a known rule that checking one’s phone wasn’t allowed during meetings, so why would Stanley break that rule knowingly?
When Xyla saw his text, she immediately felt warmth in her heart. “I was working until now, but I'm coming home right away. I love you, Darling,” Xyla quickly replied.
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