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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!”

up. He replied, “Just tell Nanny when we leave. She’ll

that answer, Yvonne

she moved. But

flash, she was

like a scene straight out of an isekai anime, Yvonne vanished

fell she instinctively reached out to grab Jeremy–but her hand

squeezing her

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Chapter 265

she fell into a warm

turned her head instinctively. When she saw who had caught her, gratitude and manners kicked in before her mind could even process how

on the table. His face didn’t

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

to fade. Yvonne,

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

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

thing Stefan was there to save me,” she said

She turned

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

calmly, face blank. “But I wasn’t

looking straight at Jeremy, his tone dropped into something

began to fade. The

felt a

know

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

said

Jeremy and turned to her. His eyes met her slightly nervous

in that tone in a very long time. Everyone around her was always gentle–even

was my idea to come in,” she

after a moment of emotional calculation, her clear eyes lit up with dramatic determination. Her expression shifted through several emotions before she finally fixed Stefan with a resolute stare

soft little voice trembled, but she still spoke. “You can

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

a hoarse voice full of helplessness, he asked, “Why would I scold you?”

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

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