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Chapter 265

Chapter 265

She was still besatating “Do I really have to give it to him?” Yvonne asked, one foot resting on the table. Her big, clear eyes blinked up at Jeremy in an attempt to look extra cute, hoping to change his mind.

But Jeremy was unmoved. “Yes, give it to him. Maybe then Stefan will finally get a good night’s sleep”

“Alright then”

It was probably the guilty about it.

e first time in her life that she was giving someone a present, and oddly enough, she was the one feeling

Yvonne climbed off the table, carefully holding the bottle of wildflowers, and shuffled over to the bed. She stood there for a while, quietly watching him

Earlier that Friday, she’d read a story at school–Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Now, looking at Stefan, she thought he looked just like the princess in the illustrations–the one who had just bitten into the poisoned apple and was about to die.

With the messy bunch of wildflowers in her hands, the image only became more vivid, as if this sleeping Snow White had been buried hastily on some lonely mountain, surrounded by weeds and fallen branches.

Overcome with a strange sadness, Yvonne drew in a deep breath–and let out a long, dramatic sigh

She placed the flower bottle on the wooden nightstand beside the bed, turned around with drooping shoulders, and trudged away as if carrying a heavy burden.

On the bed, Stefan’s eyelid twitched slightly. He was utterly baffled.

He thought, “Why the sigh? She stared at me for so long and then just sighed? What’s that supposed to mean? Do I really look that bad?

Maybe he did look a little disheveled, not quite as clean–cut as Jeremy. But it wasn’t that bad–not enough to make someone sigh like that.

This kid was driving him crazy.

What Yvonne didn’t notice was that the moment she turned around, Stefan’s eyes slowly opened. He was fully awake. His gaze was sharp and clear, not the slightest trace of sleepiness in them.

Yvonne walked back toward the window she had climbed in from. As she puffed and grunted her way onto the chair, she was still chatting with Jeremy. “Should we wipe down the table too!”

reaching in to pick her up. He replied, “Just tell Nanny when we leave. She’ll take care

answer, Yvonne

on the table again and kept talking as she moved. But when she stepped forward,

a flash, she

out of an isekai anime, Yvonne

reached out to grab Jeremy–but her hand caught

herself for the crash, squeezing her eyes shut in fear.

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Chapter 265

floor, she fell

caught her, gratitude and manners kicked in before her mind could even process how he had gotten there. “Wow, thank you,

the

window, Jeremy had half–climbed in,

stiffness begin to fade. Yvonne, you scared me to

grabbed the collar of her little hoodie, gripping it tightly. If it weren’t for the obvious relief on his face, an outsider might’ve thought he

scare, Yvonne had learned her lesson. She kept her eyes firmly on her feet and didn’t say another word until she was sure she had found

Stefan was there to save

seconds later, something occurred to her. She turned toward Stefan with

question. “Weren’t

face blank. “But

at Jeremy, his tone dropped into something quieter–and heavier. “Did you not consider the risk when you let her come in here?”

began to fade. The air in

heater on, Yvonne felt a cold draft slide down

froze. She didn’t know

silent with his lips pressed into a line, Yvonne’s heart ached. She turned around, took a deep

she said

met her

tone in a very long time. Everyone

come in,” she said

clear eyes lit up with dramatic determination. Her expression shifted through several emotions before she

but she still spoke. “You

down at her from above. He stayed silent for a long moment, and then his pale lips

of helplessness, he asked, “Why would I scold you?”

this child seemed to think he was the type who liked yelling at kids.

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