Abandoned Super Cutie Adopted by Billionaire Clan

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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

by that answer, Yvonne

talking as she moved. But when she stepped forward,

flash, she was

straight out of an isekai anime, Yvonne vanished into thin

out to grab Jeremy–but her hand caught

herself for the crash, squeezing

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Chapter 265

floor, she fell

instinctively. When she saw who had caught her, gratitude and manners kicked in before her mind could

gently placed her back on the table.

the window, Jeremy had half–climbed in, his

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 fallen into another world or

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

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

she still looked quite cheerful. “Good thing Stefan was there

her. She

the question. “Weren’t you

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

now, looking straight at Jeremy, his tone dropped into something quieter–and heavier.

and relief on Jeremy’s face began to fade. The air in the

felt a cold draft slide down her

didn’t know what to

his lips pressed into a line, Yvonne’s heart ached.

said softly

met her slightly nervous face.

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

idea to come in,” she said bravely. “Don’t scold

after a moment of emotional calculation, her clear eyes lit up with dramatic determination. Her expression

she still spoke. “You can scold me instead.”

for a long moment, and then his pale lips

of helplessness, he asked,

had gone very wrong–because this child seemed to

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