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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!”

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

answer, Yvonne continued

she moved. But when she stepped forward, she misjudged

a flash, she

straight out of an isekai anime, Yvonne vanished into thin air.

to grab Jeremy–but her hand caught

crash, squeezing her eyes

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Chapter 265

of hitting the floor, she fell into a

in before her mind could

back on the table.

Jeremy had half–climbed

Yvonne, you scared me to death” Jeremy said. “I thought you’d

and grabbed the collar of her little hoodie, gripping it tightly. If it weren’t for the obvious relief on his face,

She kept her eyes firmly on her feet and didn’t say another word until she was sure she had

she still looked quite cheerful. “Good thing Stefan was there to save me,”

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

to the question. “Weren’t you asleep?” he asked

sleeping,” Stefan replied calmly, face blank. “But I

he hadn’t been particularly angry. But now, looking straight at Jeremy, his tone dropped into something quieter–and heavier. “Did you not consider the risk when you let her come

relief on Jeremy’s face began to fade.

Yvonne felt a cold draft slide down her

She didn’t know what to say.

Yvonne’s heart ached. She turned around, took a deep breath, and stepped forward.

said softly

His eyes met

pressure. No one had spoken to her in that tone in a very long time. Everyone around her was always gentle–even her once–cold father had softened eventually.

idea to come in,”

calculation, her clear eyes lit up with dramatic determination. Her expression shifted

she still

above. He stayed silent for

a hoarse voice full of helplessness, he asked,

along the way, something had gone very wrong–because this child seemed to think he was the type who

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