*****Meanwhile, Laura immediately clicked her tongue dramatically.“Your husband still tries,” she argued, rolling her eyes at her husband. “Mine doesn’t even survive up to ten minutes.”David instantly protested. “That’s not true.”“In fact, five minutes,” Laura corrected firmly.“Exaggeration,” David responded bitterly.“Four minutes if there’s emotional background music.”Grace completely lost it and turned away laughing.David stared at his wife like someone whose entire reputation had just been destroyed publicly.“That’s slander,” he muttered weakly.Laura scoffed loudly.“One time, the opening soundtrack had not even ended before this man started tilting sideways.”Susan immediately pointed excitedly.“Yes! Mine too!”The two women instantly entered full discussion mode like investigators finally finding someone who understood their suffering.At first, David and Williams still exchanged mocking glances, each silently celebrating the other’s downfall.But…As

*****Initially, after hearing Xavier claim he was sleepy, Grace had actually assumed he was just trying to pull the same kind of stunt she had witnessed earlier from her father and father-in-law.After all, the timing was too convenient, and those two had just successfully “escaped” their wife’s complaints using the exact same method like seasoned veterans.But then…The moment she heard Xavier calmly admit that he hadn’t slept in about thirty hours, all suspicion vanished as though it had never existed in the first place.Instantly, her mind began to replay everything that had happened recently.The four first-rank families' decision to support her, the Oriens incident, the preparation of the vehicles, and the countless unseen arrangements that followed afterward.She understood with certainty that this was neither luck nor coincidence.It was Xavier.While she and her family had been resting after everything that happened at the Sky Mansion, Xavier had apparently been runn

*****Still in the bedroom, the atmosphere had completely shifted now.Even the space between them felt different now… heavier and quieter, like the air itself had forgotten how to behave normally.Their breathing was no longer separate; instead, it slowly began to sync without either of them noticing, as though the world had decided to interfere simply to make things worse for their already unstable hearts.They remained frozen in that closeness for what felt like an uncomfortably long time, neither speaking nor stepping back, both caught in a silence that stretched far beyond comfort.Then…click.A faint switch sound echoed from somewhere in the mansion, and just like that, it felt as though reality itself had been abruptly restarted.Both of them flinched at the same time and took a quick step back as if they had just been released from an invisible hold.“I…”Grace’s face turned red almost instantly, her heart clearly in disarray as she glanced around the room in a comp

*****“Ah!”Grace suddenly cried out softly and jumped back like a startled rabbit whose secret had just been exposed publicly.Hearing this, Xavier blinked blankly, completely caught off guard.But then… something felt wrong.The atmosphere, surroundings, and even warmth itself.The realization instantly made Xavier frown slightly before instinctively turning his head around again.In the following second, his expression changed.The garden was gone… and so was the recliner.The sunlight, flowers, and peaceful scenery had all vanished as well.Even the two girls were nowhere to be seen again.Instead, he found himself lying inside a cozy, quiet bedroom, the dim lighting and surroundings quite familiar.Just then…Xavier’s eyes widened slightly as realization finally struck him fully.“That was…” He paused, a helpless, bitter feeling suddenly rising inside his chest. “A dream.”The warmth, laughter, and peaceful atmosphere… everything had felt unbelievably real.Especi

*****At this moment, Xavier could only stare dazedly at Grace, her face so unbearably cute that for a brief second, his mind genuinely stopped functioning.The usually cold and aloof woman before him was currently standing there with flushed cheeks, avoiding his gaze like someone who had committed a crime against humanity itself.It was such a devastating sight that Xavier’s heart instantly lost balance, and before he realized it, his eyes suddenly blazed with dangerous heat, his breathing growing rougher.“I could have you again right now if you allow me,” he growled hoarsely.By the side, the low, heated sound instantly startled Grace so badly that her heart nearly leapt out of her chest.“You…” She subconsciously stepped backward, panic flooding her face. “What… what are you talking about?”Xavier swallowed hard at her appearance.“What we did last night,” he confessed shamelessly, and hearing him, Grace’s entire face instantly turned crimson again.The redness spread fro