Chapter 2041

Stanley Batton and Yaksha became teary seeing Xyla Quest breaking down. Stanley went down on one knee and carefully wiped her tears away. “Don’t be like this, Xyla. Have you forgotten that your father never liked seeing you cry?” His words reminded her of the past. When she was seven, her father brought her to experience life in the village. On the third day, she fell sick, and her fever wouldn’t subside. However, the village was inaccessible for transportation, so her father, Jeremy Quest, didn’t drive his car. Tortured by the sickness, young Xyla kept crying. Jeremy was so worried that he carried her several miles away to look for a hospital in town. Xyla vividly remembered that it was snowing heavily that night, and they had left in a hurry. Jeremy managed to put on a thick coat for Xyla, but he only wore regular, casual winter wear. The harsh northern winds, accompanied by cold snowflakes, kept blustering against their bodies. Jeremy was freezing at the time, but he was d