“Stanley Batton, don’t you think you’re being very childish?” Xyla Quest asked.

What was the point of the comparison?

He laughed, seeming more relaxed. “No.”

He spoke so confidently, not flustered in the slightest.

Xyla was speechless suddenly and could only shake her head helplessly in silence.

***

After dinner, the couple left their twins with Sharon Lindt, Wilson Batton, and the nannies as they went upstairs together.

Stanley went into the study to continue working as Xyla sat on her b