Chapter 24
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Urban
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As I looked at the torn nightgown on the carpet beside the bed, I couldn't help but glare at him. "What's the problem? Tearing up my dress again?"
"Jenna, you've gained weight."
With a single sentence, Xander successfully diverted my attention. After Jasmine's birth, I felt a bit anxious about my figure.
Once I stopped breastfeeding, I started exercising to get back in shape.
My weight was almost back to what it was before pregnancy. But hearing Xander say I was fat...
Without thinking, I blurted out, "Then I'll start dieting tomorrow."
"No dieting."
Xander pulled me into his arms, his gaze resting on my chest. "I like you just the way you are now."
"But you said I was fat..."
"That's because you were too skinny before."
"I need to be slim to fit into many of my clothes—I must maintain basic professional ethics."
Suddenly, Xander gently kissed my forehead. "I won't let you go through this again."
"Xander, I didn't felt wronged during the two years I've been with you."
"You've been very good to me."
"So good that I couldn't help but be moved."
"At first, I was just scared of being poor, only thinking about taking the money to live a better life."
"But in the end..."
I nestled gently into his arms. "I found that I just couldn't do it."
"Jenna, I will give you lots of money."
Xander looked down and kissed me again. "But I will give even more love to you too."
"And to Jasmine too."
"Of course, I will hold her dear to me."
After he spoke, Xander suddenly asked, "Is Jasmine breastfed?"
"Yes."
"No wonder."
"What do you mean 'no wonder'?"
Xander held me tighter. "That day, in the white dress, it looked a bit tight."
"I noticed from the car that many men were turning back to look at you."
"Were you jealous?"
I couldn't help but ask. Mr. Northbrook has always been a restrained and dignified man. In the two years I've been with him, I've never seen him display any emotional outburst or inappropriate behavior.
"Yes, I was very jealous."
Xander lowered his head and kissed me. "Jenna, you are only to be seen by me."
"You are always the one ."
"Jasmine wants a little brother."
"She's always wanted one."
"Do you want one?"
"I'm... a bit scared."
"Scared of what?"
"Scared that the plot will go back to that twist."
"Scared you'll be controlled by the plot and fall in love with someone else again."
"That won't happen."
I could see the seriousness in his eyes.
"Xander, I'm willing to trust you."
"But you have to promise me that if that day ever comes, don't let the children and their mother be separated."
"I would rather die than accept that."
"Jenna, trust me."