As soon as Xyla Quest finished speaking, Stanley Batton stood up and picked her up without saying a word before placing her on a chair.

Xyla, who had just calmed herself down with much difficulty, began to feel her heart racing again. “You… What are you doing?”

Stanley placed one hand on the table and the other on the back of Xyla’s chair, forming a circle around her. He leaned slightly closer to look at her blushing face. “Sit still. I’ll get the door, okay?”

They were so close to each other