Xyla leaned backward flirtatiously. Yorrick had never seen this side of her before.
Then, he heard her saying, “If I become your woman, will I be the only one? Or I have to fight with other
women and wait for you to summon me like what the emperor in ancient times would do?”
Yorrick pressed his tongue against the back of his teeth and chuckled.
“You want to be the only one?” She clicked her tongue and collected her hair at the back.
“I don’t like to share my belongings with other people.”
He repeated. “Do you want to do it?”
She turned her face sideways. “No, I don’t want to.The smile on Yorrick’s face slowly faded away. He
looked at her for a while before rising to his feet. He loosened his tie and asked again, “Are you sure
about that?”
“Yes, I’m sure about that. I’ll still give you the same answer no matter how many times you ask me,”
Xyla replied defiantly.
“Alright.” He gazed at her deeply and said,” You’ll come to look for me.”
After that, he opened the door and left.
The door was closed, blocking his figure from Xyla’s vision. She leaned against the wall, and her
condescending manner melted away.Am I really that bad?’
The last thing she wanted was to be other people’s backup plan. There were many people in the
shopping mall. Ryleigh was waiting in front of the wishing well in the lobby. When she saw someone,
she waved her hand happily.
” Naomi.”
Naomi walked over to Ryleigh with a smile on her face and said, “Sorry for making you wait for me.”
“It’s fine,” Ryleigh replied. “It’s a rare occasion when you’re on leave, so let’s go upstairs and hang out.”
Naomi nodded.
Both of them then went upstairs through the escalator.
Naomi and Ryleigh strolled across the stores on levels two and three. They also enjoyed a variety of
food. It had been a long time since Naomi had so much fun. She laughed and said, “It feels like
university all over again.”
Ryleigh was stunned. She looked at her and laughed as well.
“Right?” Naomi nodded.
“Thank you for asking me out today.”
After that, she sighed.
“My dad doesn’t allow me to come out at all. Other than going to work, I can only go home. I don’t have
any friends. Do you know how bored I am?” Ryleigh could understand Naomi’s situation.
After all, Naomi had been” sleeping” for so many years. She had been cut out from the world outside
for so long that when she woke up, everything had changed. It was natural she would feel like that.
Naomi suddenly saw something and asked, “What are they queuing up for?”
Ryleigh turned her head around to look in the direction of Naomi’s gaze. “I think that coffee shops over
there are having a buy one get one free promotion.”
She then asked Naomi, “Do you want coffee?”
Naomi nodded. “Okay.”
“Then you wait for me here. I’ll go buy it for you.” Ryleigh went toward the coffee shop after she had
finished talking. Naomi stood in her original position and waited for Ryleigh.
While she was looking around, a woman wearing a mask approached her and patted her shoulder.
Naomi turned her head around in confusion, and the woman asked, “I’m sorry. I ran into some
problems. Can you lend me your cell phone?”
Naomi did not suspect anything and handed her phone to the woman with a gentle smile on her face.
The woman took over her phone and smiled at her.
“Thank you very much.”
She keyed in the number in front of Naomi and went to the side to make the call. After a few minutes,
she came back to Naomi and said, “I’m really sorry. My phone was stolen when I went to the restroom.
I can’t get through to my friend now, and I don’t carry my wallet when I go out. My money is in my card,
but my card is bound to my phone.”
She lowered her head and continued.
“My friend said she’s waiting for me in the emergency exit, but I don’t know where it is. I can’t take your
phone with me either, so can you come with me? After I find my friend, you can come back here.”
Naomi hesitated for a moment before looking at Ryleigh, who was waiting in line. The woman grabbed
her wrist and pleaded, “Please!”
Naomi thought it should be fine since they were in the shopping mall. She nodded and said, “Okay. I’ll
go with you. You can contact your friend now.”
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