“She isn’t interested in me now. But how sure are you that she won’t be interested in me in the future?” Henry Armstrong asked.
“… Fine. I can get you her WeChat account details, but you must buy Rachel two handbags. Limited-edition,” Sebastian said as he casually rested his chin on Rachel Wood’s shoulder and continued to look at Henry.
“Okay, got it,” Henry waved his hand helplessly.
***
Meanwhile, Xyla Quest and Stanley Batton were both still eating and drinking.
Although Xyla was already full, she would still eat a bit more because Stanley’s cooking was very good.
Xyla felt unusually enthralled by this precious time of the year when she could rest.
Before they knew it, they had finished two bottles of red wine.
Under the influence of alcohol, Xyla’s cheeks were a little flushed.
Stanley, on the other hand, still looked the same. His facial expression had not changed at all.
Xyla spoke twice as much as usual. She began to tug his hand and told him about her past.
Xyla told Stanley about how Tom Sullivan betrayed her and how hurt she felt after the betrayal.
Throughout the story, Stanley listened intently. Occasionally, he would frown deeply at what she said, his facial expression turning cold.
Although Stanley knew very well what happened to her in the past, the information he discovered through his investigation was not as impactful as the way Xyla personally described those incidents to him.
At the end of her story, Xyla emptied her glass and chuckled a little. “That’s why I get a kick out of watching them being so miserable right now… Tom Sullivan is a dog, and so is Emily Quest. They do not deserve a peaceful life,” Xyla said.
“Yeah,” Stanley answered as he looked deeply at her.
“This thing called love does hurt a lot,” Xyla said and smiled bitterly.
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