NovelAppStanley Batton affectionately ruffled Xyla Quest's hair and looked down at her. "Is it good?" Xyla nodded.
Zack Cassidy had bought the black pepper flavored steak she liked. The texture was excellent. Not only was the meat tender, but it was also juicy. Xyla liked it a lot. "Have smore, okay?" Stanley said.
With that, he gracefully picked up his knife and fork, and he started to enjoy the delicious food.
When others saw that Stanley was eating, they eagerly picked up their knives and forks, and they started to eat too.
They ate and discussed work over the meeting at the stime. Everyone still seemed serious.
After finishing her steak, Xyla carefully opened a bottle of strawberry milk tea. She drank it while she played with her phone.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtOnce she finished drinking the milk tea, she felt exhausted.
Hence, she leaned against her chair and was prepared to rest with her eyes closed for a while.
However, she somehow ended up falling asleep without realizing it.
Not long after falling asleep, her body started leaning toward Stanley. Her head landed on his lap.
Stanley, who was concentrating on the meeting, then ruffled her hair affectionately. After that, he looked at everyone solemnly. "Be softer... Don't wake her up." Xyla's face looked extremely gentle as she slept on his lap.
With just one look, Stanley felt as if his heart was melting.
When everyone heard this, they immediately held their breaths and nodded.
After that, everyone lowered their voices when they spoke.
The meeting went on.
Stanley gently brushed his hand against Xyla's hair while he listened intently to what everyone was saying. Under the light, the side of Xyla's face looked as perfect as if god himself had shaped it.
Stanley's movement was very, very gentle. It was almost like he was petting an expensive, white Persian cat. To avoid waking Xyla up and making Stanley angry, everyone lowered their voices as much as they could. S~Earch the Find Nøvelwebsite on Gøøgle to access chapters of early and in the highest quality.
*** At half-past nine, the meeting ended.
Stanley still didn't wake Xyla up.
Instead, he gently carried her in his arms and walked out of the meeting room.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmNobody dared to make a sound.
Zack and the bodyguards even deliberately walked softly as they followed Stanley and Xyla.
After Stanley and his entourage walked away, the crowd in the conference room let out a collective sigh of relief as if they had been set free.
Soon, everyone couldn't resist discussing what just happened.
"Sigh... I was nearly suffocating myself. I kept forcing myself to speak softer. I felt terrible..." "Yeah. This is the first tI saw our CEO being so protective toward a girl." Two high-level executives conversed with each other in English.
Right after that, a high-level female executive with blonde hair and blue eyes looked in Stanley's direction with an expression of admiration on her face. "Isn't there a saying in Country Z? One would be too afraid to eat something, but they'd also be afraid of dropping it if they held it with their hands... This is precisely meant for the CEO's wife.
"I've finally seen it myself today. I really didn't expect that the CEO would be like this too. Another high-level female executive with blonde hair and blue eyes also spoke fluently in Country Z's language. The hlariovoes content is on novelenglish.net! *** Stanley carried Xyla to the office's main lobby. Xyla then slowly opened her eyes.
Now, she felt much more energetic. The exhaustion she felt from traveling earlier was also gone.
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