No Ads

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!”

replied, “Just tell

that answer, Yvonne continued

talking as she moved. But when she stepped forward, she misjudged

she

scene straight out of an isekai anime, Yvonne vanished into thin

she instinctively reached out to

for the crash, squeezing her eyes

1/3

Chapter 265

floor, she

before her mind could even process how he had gotten

the table. His face didn’t look

the window, Jeremy had half–climbed in, his palms

a moment, it felt like time had frozen. Now, only slowly, did the stiffness begin to fade. Yvonne, you scared me to death” Jeremy said. “I thought you’d actually

weren’t for the obvious relief on his face, an outsider might’ve thought he was bullying her.

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

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

something occurred to her. She turned toward Stefan with a shocked look.

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

replied calmly, face blank. “But I wasn’t dead”

hadn’t been particularly angry. But now, looking straight at Jeremy, his tone dropped into

fade. The air in the

Yvonne felt a cold draft slide down

know what to

heart ached. She turned around,

said

turned to her. His eyes met her slightly nervous face. He didn’t speak,

immense pressure. No one had spoken to her in that tone in a very long time. Everyone

my idea to come in,” she said bravely.

blinked, and then, after a moment of emotional calculation, her clear eyes lit up with dramatic determination. Her expression shifted through several emotions

trembled, but she still spoke. “You can scold me instead.”

for a long moment, and

hoarse voice full of helplessness, he asked,

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

2/3

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255