Chapter 244

From a young age, Lawrence had taught him not to bully the weak. Women and children had always been vulnerable groups. Xander had lost control of his emotions this morning, so apologizing to Samantha now was the least he could do. "Samantha, I'm sorry for being rude and for raising my voice at you this morning. Can you... forgive me? I promise this won't happen again." He leaned over slightly and earnestly apologized to her. Samantha smiled and gestured for him to sit on the sofa. "It's okay. I forgive you. You don't need to keep thinking about it." As she spoke, she stood up slightly, moved the mousse cake in front of her, untied the ribbon, and examined it for a moment before suddenly smiling. "It seems like you... know me better than I know myself." The cake he had bought was her favorite strawberry mousse. Even Yvonne didn't know this. She didn't expect Xander to know it so well. He scratched his head awkwardly. "I guess I just got lucky. You seemed to really like the straw