Chapter 43

Abigail was frightened when she heard Xander say that. She instinctively took a step back to quickly distance herself from him.

When he saw that she was clearly avoiding him, his eyes under the silver-rimmed glasses darkened. "You can't get a taxi at this villa area at night. There are guest rooms on the second floor. You can pick any room you like and stay for the night."

Abigail was speechless.

'So, this was what he meant. I had the wrong idea.'

Xander stood up and grabbed a first aid kit. He took out a green medical cream from it. "Apply this on your wound after you shower."

"Thank you, Mr. Zane!" Abigail unashamedly took the cream. But she felt that she did not need to stay there overnight.

Although they would stay on different floors, she felt it was not right that they were alone. "I'm afraid that I'll disturb your rest. So, I shouldn't spend the night here."

Xander said, "I'll sleep on the third floor. And you'll sleep on the second floor. How can you disturb me? Are your