Chapter 692 Birthday Present (8)

Nora had never thought that Trueman would actually send a gift.

The butler in front of her also had a grave look on his face. He said, “It was delivered by a mailman. We have investigated him—he is indeed an ordinary mailman, he has been delivering the mail here for many years. Also, the parcel was sent from within New York.”

From within New York…

Had Trueman returned to America?

She was alarmed.

To be honest, because Xander had grown up under Trueman’s care, his personality had long since developed to be like Trueman’s. Thanks to Trueman’s grooming, his moral compass had also strayed from the right path a little.

Trueman was not a good man. Besides, one could tell from what Xander had said that he did not treat Xander that well either.

Moreover, didn’t Xander leave her side precisely because Trueman had taken him?

One couldn’t hold gratitude towards a human trafficker just because they didn’t kill their

son.

Thus, Nora didn’t want the two of them to ever make contact with each other again.

Besides, the way she saw it, Xander was nothing more than Trueman’s pawn. Judging from Trueman’s attitude towards Ruth, one could tell that the man was rather unfeeling…

She stared at the gift box in her hand and slowly opened it.

When she saw the contents, a look of shock suddenly formed in her eyes, and she instantly slammed the lid shut! She thought of all the events in the past, as well as what Caleb had told her, and her heart suddenly started to pound madly.

“What’s wrong?”

Just as she was a little flustered, Justin’s low and deep voice came from the back, putting her at ease a little.

She looked behind her and narrowed her eyes. Just as she was about to speak, someone nearby noticed Justin and came over to talk to him.

Nora kept quiet.

Justin said, “Uncle Ian is in the lounge upstairs. Why don’t you go over there? I’ll come over in a minute.”

“Okay.”

Nora’s fingers around the box tightened, seemingly very afraid that the box would fall and shatter. She took a deep breath and went upstairs.

Before she entered the lounge, a cry of surprise suddenly rang out from below.

Nora looked down to see a few people holding cages. Inside the cages were some rabbits, as well as cats and dogs.

Xander was circling around them in joy and surprise. “No. 6! No. 3! And Rabbit No. 5! Why are you guys here?”

Nora: “?”

the cages in. He had only brought them in after

of Nora’s hesitation, Justin had dismissed the person who came up to him with just a few words. He went over

quiet for a while. Then, she asked,

“Yeah.”

bring them in here when he asked me about it. Since Trueman has shipped them to Xander by air freight from a great distance away, they are likely very important to

had neglected Xander a lot when they couldn’t be sure

it would foster a

as

have any longing for that basement abroad, right? Moreover, with the company of these animals that had grown up with him, perhaps

of them stood at the door and stared at that little

you have so many pets. Are you planning to keep them with you, or would you like us to specially set aside a room in the garden and let them stay there? If it’s the former, then we’ll have to merge your room with the one next to it, so that it’ll be big

replied without any hesitation. “They are not my pets, they are my friends! Of course they are gonna

“But this would mean that you may have to stay in a guest

very happy at the moment because of the animals, so why would he possibly mind all that? He immediately waved. Just as he was about to say that he was alright with it, Pete said, “Why don’t you stay

and asked, “Aren’t you afraid that I will beat you up in the middle

worry, I won’t

Xander: “??!”

lost! I’m

his head helplessly. “Okay, okay, you are

Xander: “?”

way of speaking… Why did it sound so much like he was

younger brother, he immediately understood. It was just like how an adult faced with a child’s unreasonable demands would say “Will that

suddenly felt rather

 

simply could not get the upper

was going to pounce forward and bite him. At the sight, the animals in the cages

No. 6, the wolfhound-even got

got a shock. He immediately tried to calm

wolfhound stop. It looked at Xander perplexedly, probably wondering

hesitation, Xander rolled his eyes. He looked up at the ceiling and said in a stuck-up manner, “He is my younger brother. Even though I don’t like him, I’m the

“Woof! Woof!”

barks. While there was no way of knowing

is

at a listless

also squatted down beside the cage. She stretched out her chubby little hand to touch the animals in the cage, but when the cat saw her hand reaching into the cage, it shrank back and stared at her with its green eyes. Cherry’s heart melted at the sight.

no way! Emerald is not a pet, I can’t

added, “Unless you acknowledge me as your older

Xander!” Cherry yelled out without hesitation, taking Xander by surprise. Cherry rushed up to him

Xander: “!!”

limit to how

can let Emerald stay in your room, but you

promise!

each other and the two of them secretly giggled. Lucy then asked,

“Of course!”

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