43 Chapter 43: The Strangely Cute

After Steve Price dealt with the thugs, he saw the two people standing at the door, staring at each other and asked tentatively, “Mr. Evans, where are we going

now? Shall we go to a restaurant to celebrate the

birthday?” The last sentence was addressed to Xaviera

Evans.

He couldn’t believe that she could still be indifferent

even after being reminded like this.

As it turned out, Xaviera Evans was not only indifferent but also yawned rudely. She was in a hurry to make Mortimer’s birthday present last night and almost didn’t sleep. Now the drowsiness was surging, and she wanted nothing more than to dive into bed

and sleep him through what seemed like forever.

“I’m not going to eat. You guys can go by yourselves. I need to go back and sleep.”

Xaviera yawned as she walked out, passing Caleb

Mamet, who grabbed her by the arm, “No eating, there’s nothing good to eat, let’s go home together.”

Thinking of the messy drafts and all sorts of

equipment that had not been cleaned up in the master bedroom on the third floor, Caleb could guess that Xaviera had hardly closed her eyes last night.

Without saying a word, he pulled Xaviera out and left Steve Price standing there dumbfounded.

In the car.

the other side, staring out the window, not knowing what to think. There was a considerable distance between the two

drove while secretly glancing at the rear–view mirror. He watched as Caleb slowly moved closer to Xaviera until there was only a fist’s distance between them before

with the invasion of Caleb’s breath inch by inch, she lost what little sleep she had instantly. Rubbing her

turned on his mobile phone screen, “Did

make this?”

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so I sent it to you as

on his

really. He wasn’t a fool; it was both their birthdays. Mortimer was given a personally designed and crafted cufflink, while he received a

it wasn’t for this familiar stick figure, he wouldn’t have been able to discover Xaviera’s true identity, let alone know about their connection in

“It’s okay.”

Caleb

didn’t

in such a good mood. It turned out he had already

and didn’t care for the heartbroken assistant in front who leaned lazily on the back of his chair as if

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of the villa that Xaviera let out a heavy sigh. She didn’t know why, but

be that celebrating a

shoes, lost in thought,

to the third floor

forgotten to ask Mortimer if he had received his present! With that in mind, she quickly opened her

third floor. This woman still hadn’t discovered his identity.

you. I like the

go

of

cup of coffee from the table and took a sip, but

there alcohol in her room? Before she could think

collapsed to the

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