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Chapter 881 – The Loving and Understanding Couple II
*****DingThe sudden chime of the doorbell sliced through the air, startling both of them so badly that they jerked like guilty teenagers caught sneaking out.Laura, without even the slightest hint of hesitation, leaped out of David’s embrace as if the hug had burned her.And David, blinking in disbelief, first shot a dark look toward the door, acting as though it had personally offended him… then he turned back to his wife, who now looked like a child caught red-handed with her hand in the cookie jar.“Come on, wife,” he groaned, throwing his arms up. “We’ve already been married for more than thirty years, yet you still act like some shy schoolgirl caught making out behind the classroom. Who exactly are you embarrassed for, the furniture?”Laura, “_”She stared at him blankly and with an unreadable expression for a moment, then finally… she stuck out her tongue like a defiant teenager.“That must be our son!” she declared suddenly, her voice bright, cheerful, and full of unc
Chapter 880 – The Loving and Understanding Couple
*****Before Xavier got convicted to prison, Laura had never been this… fragile about him.Back then, she was a woman of unshakable composure… strong, patient, and the kind of person who could go days without seeing her son and feel nothing more than mild curiosity and concern.He was busy with his company, and she trusted him completely. If he didn’t call, she would simply assume he was buried in work.It was normal back then, predictable and safe.But that was before prison.Ever since he came back, that fracture had never really healed.Every time Xavier left the house, her chest would tighten as if someone were slowly wringing the air out of her lungs.Every time he tried calling him and his number didn’t go through... or the call went unanswered, she felt her nerves tighten, as though something were scraping against them.And whenever he didn’t come back home on time, it felt as though invisible hands were tugging at her heart, strangling it with fear.She had taught he
Chapter 879 – David’s Concern
*****‘Of course I know how it feels,’ David thought tiredly, answering her rhetorical question. ‘We both lost him for five long years.’But he didn’t say this aloud, instead, he just watched his wife’s trembling shoulders and sighed again.His wife’s emotions were always like a wildfire… beautiful, dangerous, and impossible to reason with when she was in this state.So, instead of arguing with her, he just raised his hands in surrender and adopted a gentler tone.“Come on, wife,” he said, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder. “Have you forgotten? Our son’s not a little boy anymore.”His lips curved into a small, teasing smile. “He’s a grown man now… stubborn, unpredictable, and probably doing something he thinks is important.”Laura sniffled, still glaring but visibly softening a little.“Maybe his phone died,” David continued, shrugging lightly. “Maybe he’s caught up with something urgent. Or maybe… “he gave her a small, crooked grin... “he’s ignoring your calls because
Chapter 878 – An Exasperated David
*****David stepped forward so fast that the chair behind him nearly toppled.Fear rose in his throat, a surge of panic as countless possibilities raced through his mind.Laura trembled again, a pool of tears welling up in her eyes. “I… I don’t know what happened to him,” she finally said, her voice raspy and her words shattering into a sob.The answer only deepened David’s terror, draining his face of every color.“You… you... what do you mean you don’t know what happened to him?” His voice broke as well, disbelief and dread mingling together. David failed to realize that Laura was speaking literally… And Laura, having no idea of the ambiguity in her words, nodded her head anxiously at her husband’s question, her voice trembling as she tried to explain.“He… he hasn’t come home since he left yesterday. And his number…” her voice cracked as she held up her phone, her hands shaking, “…I’ve called him over a thousand times, David. Not once has he picked up.” Her breath hitched
Chapter 877 – An Anxious Laura
*****Inside the grand and luxurious Villa Number One, the vast living room currently glowed softly in the morning light pouring through the tall windows, enhancing the atmosphere of the calm and refined elegance that always fills the space.However, the atmosphere seemed tense at this moment.Laura, Xavier’s mother, was pacing back and forth like a restless spirit, her movements sharp and uneven.The faint shuffle of her slippers against the marble floor echoed… the only sound that broke the heavy, suffocating silence enveloping the room. At that moment, her face was pale, her hair slightly disheveled, and her hands shook as she clutched her cell phone, pressing it to her ear, pulling it away, and pressing it back again in a frantic loop.“What happened?” she whispered anxiously to herself for what must have been the hundredth time, her voice trembling. “Why isn’t he answering? It’s already seven… why is he still unreachable?”Her tone carried the raw panic of a mother trying
Chapter 876 – Susan’s Rage
*****“What do you mean the hospital would worsen his health?! Are you hearing yourself?”Xavier opened his mouth, but Susan wasn’t done yet.Her voice only climbed higher and higher, her words sharply cutting through the air.“I thought… I thought you were a decent person! So… so it was you… you convinced my daughter into gambling with her father’s life?!”Every ounce of fury she had thrown at Grace moments ago turned and struck Xavier instead… twice as hard, fueled by guilt, fear, and raw heartbreak.Xavier’s throat went dry.He swallowed hard, trying to form words, but his tongue felt like lead. “I… I…”Susan, however, didn’t give him the chance to speak; instead, she cut him off with a furious glare.“If anything happens to my husband,” she shouted, her voice trembling with emotion, “I swear with my life, I will fight you to my last breath!”Before Xavier could respond, she snatched up her phone with shaking hands and punched in a number. “Hello? Are you an Uber? Get to
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