Pampered Wife of Xavier

Chapter 24: The Man Is A Top Student

"You've seen Father the last time, and this is Mother here. Say hi to them!"

"Father, Mother..."

"Arya? That's a nice name. Did your Mother give you that name?" Michael's gentle voice reached her as she greeted them. There was a kind smile in his eye. He looked at Oliva beside him and she nodded back to him.

"Mmm, Mother said she hoped for me to be like the clear night sky during the summer, so she gave me this name," Arya replied.

Michael and Oliva looked each other, then he smiled.

"It sure sounds like your mother who'd say that."

"Alright, it's cold out here. Let's get inside. We're preparing lunch and it'll be ready soon. Your grandfather and I are cooking today. Lucky you!" Bella nagged with a smile when she noticed the frigid wind breezing from outside.

The old couple had a lot of free time to spend after their retirement. They always stayed in the kitXavier to hone their culinary skills, argue with each other from time to time, garden in the backyard, or just find someone to play a game of chess with.

With their practice day after day, their cooking soon reached another level and they were experts at it now.

The group walked into the residence.

Worried that Arya might be bored, Bella had Oliva bring her upstairs after having a cup of tea in the living room. On the other hand, Michael summoned Xavier to the study room.

Xavier's room was the first room on the right across the big living room on the second floor.

A fragrant scent assaulted their nostrils as Oliva opened the door. Arya glanced inside and noticed that the style was similar to Maple Residence. It was a small room and the design was pretty much the same.

"Xavier never liked people in his room, so we never changed the room style. It should be more celebrative, but I guess you youngsters don't really care."

Oliva indicated for Arya to go in and continued, "Take a look inside for yourself. You'll be staying here whenever you come back in the future. They've prepared clothing for you and some daily necessities inside the wardrobe. Just tell the servants if there's anything else you need. You're married into the Knight family and we're all with you, so you don't have to be too modest."

Oliva's tone softened and she suddenly turned her head to the silent Arya. "Since Xavier picked you himself, we don't have anything to say. We just hope that the both of you live together happily. As his wife, you have to be concerned and take care of him. We never usually gave him a lot of attention and he's..."

Oliva suddenly stopped talking. Then, she took a glance at Arya before leaving.

Arya looked at Oliva as she walked away, staying silent and giving it some thought before entering the room.

She could felt his presence as she stepped into the room. The glass doors leading to the balcony were unlocked and the cold wind blew into the room. There was also an unknown fragrance in the air.

She went back to the living room. Opening the semi-opened door on the right, she found a large study room. Three tall bookshelves were filled with books. However, it was unlike the ones at Maple Residence that needed a staircase to reach the top shelf. Nevertheless, the number of books still shocked Arya.

She walked into it and looked around, noticing that one of the bookshelves was similar to the one at Maple Residence. The books were arranged by categories. The difference lay in the fact that there were some military-related books there, which was completely absent from Maple Residence.