Apart from Stanley Batton and the children, everyone else in the nursery was frozen in place.It was as if somebody had pressed pause on the computer.Sharon Lindt walked up to Wilson Batton and gently touched his face. “What’s going on?”After that, Sharon felt even more shocked.Wilson seemed normal, still breathing, but he couldn't respond at all. He didn't move or smile. It was as if he had been petrified.Sharon’s eyes filled with tears. “Stan, what’s going on?”Despite having been through a lot, Sharon couldn’t remain calm.How could somebody become like this suddenly?Xyla Quest quickly approached Wilson and touched him, her eyes narrowing with worry right after.Stanley frowned. “Don’t be nervous. It’ll be all right real soon.”“What do you mean?” Sharon asked.He pinched his forehead slightly. “I’m sure you know what Xyla and I experienced earlier. That person came to give our children a necklace each after you left.”“She decided to petrify them temporarily so a
However, Sharon Lindt believed that good would always triumph over evil.“Yeah,” Xyla Quest said.While they spoke, Wilson Batton and the others soon recovered.They looked at Xyla and Sharon Lindt in confusion as if something strange had happened.“Xyla, when did you and Sharon come back? Why didn’t I notice?” Wilson asked.As he spoke, he picked up Lynette Batton, who was closest to him, and gazed down at her affectionately.He was surprised to see a necklace with a red diamond around her neck. “I don’t recall seeing anything around her neck previously.”“You just hadn’t noticed it. It has been under her clothes since the beginning,” Sharon told him dismissively.“Is that so?” Wilson asked in a daze, wondering how he missed that.He then turned to look at Leon, noticing a similar necklace around his neck but with a different color.“Why does Leon have a necklace, too?” he wondered, recalling there wasn’t anything there earlier.However, he might not have noticed it, either
Xyla Quest let out a long sigh when they left.She thought it would be tough to convince Wilson Batton, but it turned out to be very easy.Turning around, she studied the nannies who were busy looking after the children. None of them asked about what happened.It seemed they had all fallen for it too.“Honey, let’s go. You should get some rest now,” Stanley Batton said, wrapping his arms around Xyla.However, she was reluctant to leave her children as she gazed at them. “But I still want to be with them for a while longer.”Stanley immediately frowned sternly. “No, you’ve not rested enough today. Your health is more important, okay?”Xyla tugged at his hand pleadingly. “Honey, please let me stay here for half an hour longer. Can I?”“No,” he replied in a dominant and irrefutable tone.However, Xyla immediately flashed him a pleading look. “Honey…”Ever since Stanley met Xyla, there were three things he was most afraid of.Firstly, it was when she cried.Secondly, it was whe
Xyla Quest reached out to Leon Batton, while Stanley Batton reached out to Lynette Batton.The twins each grabbed their parents' index fingers respectively.Xyla felt her heart swelling with pride, seeing Leon's tiny soft hand hold hers.Stanley felt the same way.His eyes lingered on his wife before landing on his children, feeling intensely content.He believed that his life would be perfect if the nine-tailed demon fox didn’t exist and if he didn’t have karmic debts from his past life.His life could be peaceful and free of worries with a stable marriage and adorable children. Nobody could be happier than him in the world.They continued gazing at their children tenderly, neither of them seemed willing to let go.Without realizing it, half an hour had gone by.Xyla’s waist began to ache from bending forward for an extended period. Frowning slightly, she straightened back up carefully, gently stroking her waist where the anesthetic was applied.For cesarean delivery, the ne
“People who didn’t know them might think they had just fallen in love.”“Stanley Batton is cold to everyone else, but he’s very affectionate toward Xyla Quest. Isn’t that romantic?”“He gave Xyla a massage. I’ve never seen this side of him!”“I suddenly feel like a failure in life. I’m also a woman, but my husband isn’t half as good!”“Sigh, we’re in the same boat. Anyone would feel the same way after seeing Xyla.”The nannies were talking amongst themselves before releasing long helpless sighs. They then returned to Lynette Batton and Leon Batton’s side.At this moment, when they looked at the beautiful children with nobody else around, they began speaking freely once again—“These two children are truly adorable. They’ve practically inherited all the good traits of their parents.”“You’re right. Just like what people say on the internet, they are absolute winners in life.”“I realized that people adored by God are particularly lucky. Look at Xyla. She gave birth to beautiful
Sharon Lindt instantly hugged her husband tightly, both beginning to feel emotional.“Anyone would forget things sometimes. It is not a big deal. It happens to me too,” Sharon said.“Really?” Wilson Batton asked.“Yeah, it happens to me frequently, too, but I wouldn’t suspect I had Alzheimer’s.”He remained silent.Although Sharon was trying her best to comfort him, he still wanted to find time to get himself checked at the hospital.If there was a problem, he wanted it diagnosed sooner so that he could start treatment sooner, too.***When Xyla Quest and Stanley Batton finished taking a bath, the two of them lay down on their large, white bed, her arms wrapped around Stanley.Stanley recalled that they hadn’t had sex for a while now. He began to feel restless on the inside.However, he suppressed his urges when he thought of Xyla’s condition.Inhaling deeply, Stanley gently ruffled her hair and kissed her cheek. “You must be exhausted today. Let’s get some rest, okay?”Xyl
“It’s nothing. I just wanted to let you know,” Stanley Batton said.Xyla Quest hugged her husband tightly. “Those things won’t happen to me because I believe your parents wouldn’t let them.”“Yeah, I know, but I just wanted to make sure,” he told her.Stanley knew his parents’ temperament very well, but he still wanted to reassure Xyla in the event she felt upset at any given time.More importantly, he didn’t want her to tolerate anyone who gave her a hard time. He wouldn’t allow himself or his parents to upset her.“I know. Honestly, if anything like that happened, I’d tolerate it for your sake,” Xyla replied.“I’m so protective of you that you don’t even have to put up with me. Why should you put up with anyone else?” he asked.Hearing him, she felt secure, a warm sensation flowing through her chest. Even the air tasted sweet.Smiling, she continued to hug Stanley. “You are so unlike other people. I’ve struck gold with you.”“I’m the one who struck gold,” he countered.His
Outside, it was a vibrant spring day, bright and cloudless.With the decent weather, Xyla Quest was also in a pleasant mood.After stretching, she quickly walked into the bathroom to brush her teeth.Knock, knock, knock.Hearing someone at the door, Xyla immediately opened it to find one of the nannies standing outside.Smiling gently, she asked, “Were the kids being a nuisance last night?”“Not at all. They were great kids, barely even cried.”“That’s great,” Xyla chuckled.“Madam, I am to inform you that food is ready.” “All right, I’ll be down right away,” she replied.The nanny nodded. “Madam, you really have a special place in the family.”Xyla couldn’t resist smiling when she heard this. “Really?”“Yes, everyone in the family revolves around you," the nanny nodded. "You come first in every aspect. I was supposed to come to get you for breakfast this morning, but Ms. Lindt said that you slept late last night and that you needed more rest."“Mr. Batton is also very go