“Alright, alright. I’ll make a call to them in a few days!”
Xena smiled awkwardly. She thought to herself and decided to agree to whatever came to her first, and act accordingly later on.
The family quickly hopped to the second floor. After a round of touring, they picked their rooms.
After selecting their respective rooms, Selena suggested to Fane, “Let’s go. It’s almost time. Let’s go back and pack our things so we can move in earlier and have an early dinner, too. After dinner, we could take Kylie to the park and take a stroll around our neighborhood.”
“Good idea! It’s a lot livelier here than the place I used to live in!”
Fane smiled at her. Holding her hand, they went down to the first floor together.
Soon, Fane and the others returned to their dilapidated small house that they used to live in, packed some clothes and essentials, and were about to move into their new villa.
Selena stood in the courtyard, her eyes fixated on the dilapidated house and its small courtyard, reminiscing the past.
“I can’t believe that we’ve been living in this house for five years. I wasn’t used to living in such conditions at the beginning!
“But, after some time, I eventually got used to it. It’s been five years... Sigh, I feel sad to leave!” Selena chortled bitterly, her voice full of emotions.
“We’ve got to go. It’s my fault for making you and Kylie suffer a lot in the last five years. From now on, I promise I’ll make you the happiest woman in the world!”
Fane gave her a warm smile. He turned to Fiona and said, “Mother, it’ll be Selena’s birthday in another month, right? I’ll throw her a celebration that will shock the whole city! It’ll be an unforgettable birthday!”
“Pa, it’s not that serious. Marshall Dennis is our bodyguard right now, so there’s nothing to be afraid of. Those young masters and their bodyguards are just ordinary people. Besides, won’t they think twice before going against us? After all, Fane has a good relationship with the Goddess of War. If they piss off the Goddess of War, their entire family is basically done for!” Selena replied after pondering.
“Anyway, just stay low. They won’t dare to fight Fane face-to-face, but what if they find someone to slit his throat in secret? After all, everything can be done secretly, and if they refuse to admit to it by then, there’d be no evidence for the Goddess of War to wipe them out, right?”
Andrew smiled bitterly. “It’s easy to dodge an open spear thrust, but difficult to guard against an arrow in the dark, isn’t it?”
Selena nodded to agree. Her father was right. She then turned to Fane and said, “Moving forward, please try to make as little trouble as possible, for me and our daughter, okay? Try to keep a low profile, go to work and get off work on time everyday without stirring up trouble. The most important thing is that we live comfortably and peacefully!”
Fane did not know whether to laugh or to cry at his wife’s comments. “Honey, don’t you think I want that, too? It’s not that I didn’t want to stay low. I couldn’t! I already warned them to stay away from us, but those brats were still thinking about you and wanting to fight me. Sigh, I’m helpless!”
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