Pampered Wife of Xavier

Chapter 88: Heavy Bomb!

Xavier beamed, his dark eyes filled with glitter as he spoke in his deep voice,

"Don't worry. There isn't any special meaning behind it. I'm just feeling great today."

He pulled her up and sat down on her chair. Then, he slid his arms around her waist. She did not reject him and just sat down on his lap, holding onto the bouquet of flowers tightly.

"Did you close a big deal?" She was grinning happily as she gave the fresh flowers a deep sniff.

He gave her a secretive smile. Instead of answering, he took the flowers away and held her tightly.

Of course, he would not tell her that James had informed him about Ethan signing on the marriage contract obediently and was now drinking alone in a quiet bar!

He had finally got rid of this risk. How could he not be pleased?

Arya put her arms around his shoulder and asked,

"How did you know that I was still in the office?"

"I called the Johnson Residence. Your phone is on silent again, isn't it?"

As if he knew every little thing about her, Arya noticed that she had nothing to hide before him. However, he was like a deep ocean, and she could only reach his shallow pool.

Slightly troubled, she squinted at him as she thought to herself, 'Is it time to finally get to know him better?'

"It's an off day tomorrow. Shall we visit University together? I heard the cherry blossoms are really beautiful there and I've been longing to go check them out. Back then, Mother actually disagreed with my admittance into the military school and wanted me to study at University instead. She once thought of me becoming a lecturer with her in University as well. Well, who knew?"

Suddenly, Arya's eyes turned skeptical.

"Why did you choose to attend the military academy back then?" He became curious, his eyes sparkling with interest and he seemed to look forward to her answer.

Arya just shrugged and gave him an indifferent reply,

"It was nothing very special actually. You know that my grandpa used to serve in the army. He's still keeping some of the habits he got from serving the army, and I actually quite like the idea of arming myself on a battlefield. I have a dream to become a hero..."

"A hero? You?" He raised his eyebrows and glanced at her teasingly.

Arya straightened her back as she sensed the doubt in his eyes as if he was trying to prove something.

"Yes, me! A hero!"

He laughed and did not say anything, but Arya was annoyed at him.

"What's so funny? I'm serious!"

"Nothing..."

"Damn you!"

"Alright, pack your things and go. We'll go to a restaurant tonight. It's already pretty late."

"Then, I want to have French."

"Mmm..."

Xavier left a kiss on her forehead before helping her to pack up. After a while, the couple left the office together.

All the other staff had already gone home, so the building was empty. Xavier was holding her heavy black briefcase with one hand and had his other hand over Arya's shoulder as they walked together. At the same time, Arya was cradling the bouquet of flowers in her arms.

It was a peaceful and beautiful moment, yet Arya was not used to it. She struggled away from his arm when they passed the guard on the ground floor.

Xavier locked his grip onto her shoulder, not letting her go. He glanced over and saw her blushing face, but he decided to not say anything.