My Accidental Husband Is My Revenge Partner - Chapter 293

Chapter 293: You’re A Nobody
He sized her up as well. She was shorter than him and looked like a preteen.

Then from out of nowhere, a broad smile as bright as her clothes stretched on her lips. “Welcome, I’m Samantha Vlarie. Nice to meet you.”

Xander was quite taken aback by her sudden change of expression, but he wouldn’t deny she was a cute little girl. He managed to force his lips to stretch to the corners of his cheeks as well and hers faltered instantly.

“You should try to smile more often,” she commented. “I’m Bruce Vlarie’s daughter,” she added, which didn’t catch Xander off guard this time around since he already guessed it right.

“Samantha.” And their heads whipped to the source of the voice in unison. “You should let the young gentleman rest.”

The man was clad in a butler suit with white hair that made him look like the long-lost cousin of Santa Claus. His face was all wrinkly which was proof of his age, and he seemed to be much older than Bruce himself.

“I only wanted to welcome him to the house,” Samantha defended herself.

The butler smiled at the girl before his gaze fell on Xander.

“Mr. Vlarie would like you to have breakfast in the garden so you can get some fresh air,” he informed. “Since you’re ready….” His eyes ran through the clothes Xander was wearing first before he continued, “…please follow me.” Then he left.

Xander silently shrugged before he followed the butler, while Samantha walked by his side.

They stepped into the sprawling garden, where flowers bloomed in a vibrant tapestry of colors. The air was thick with their sweet, heady fragrance, each breath carrying hints of rose, lavender, and jasmine. Sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting a warm glow over the petals and giving the entire garden an almost enchanted beauty.

Xander spotted Bruce already seated at the dining chairs that had been arranged beside the fountain that shaded them from the sun but also kissed their skin warmly.

On their way to the garden, Xander had made sure he’d paid attention to every detail just in case a situation arose when he would need to run away.

Although that wasn’t enough, he planned to scout the mansion in the future.

“You may have a seat,” the butler urged, and that was when Xander realized he’d been standing the whole time, glancing around the garden.

He nodded before pulling out a chair for himself.

“Do you like the garden?” Bruce asked and Xander responded by nodding his head. “You can come out here anytime that you want.”

“Thank you, sir,” he replied.

Then all of a sudden, they heard the sharp sound of shattering glasses. It turned out that Samantha had broken a glass of juice that the butler had handed over to her earlier before he left.

Samantha’s hands were shaking as she stared at the shattered glasses with terror.

“Can’t you do anything right?”

Xander heard Bruce’s question without a single ounce of emotion laced in his tone. “It’s just a glass of juice and you broke it! You truly can’t do anything right!”

Xander was beyond shocked.

Although he never believed Bruce was his father’s friend. Well, now he does.

Hearing those words come out of Bruce’s mouth made him realize the man was no different from his father who’d thrown him out of the house and deserted him.

Samantha’s hands were still shaking and Xander had to grip it to try to calm her down.

The butler quickly came and got the mess cleaned up.

“Get out of here!!” Bruce ordered, his tone carrying an edge so sharp that it could cut the flowers in the garden instantly.

Without a second thought, Samantha vanished from there, running into the house faster than her legs could take her.

Turning to Xander, Bruce said, “I’m sorry for that! You can continue to enjoy your breakfast.”

Although Bruce had changed his tone, the tense atmosphere still lingered in the air.

**

Arabella was all ready to head out of her house for her weekend part-time job when she suddenly saw an unfamiliar-looking car parked just right outside her gate.

She studied it in case it could be Xander who was waiting for her. However, if he was waiting for her, he could have just called her. She’d sent him several text messages last night but he wasn’t responding to any of them.

Arabella shrugged her shoulders, concluding the person could have mistakenly parked in front of her house.

“You must be Arabella.”

The girl suddenly heard someone say from behind her.

She turned and her gaze landed on Thomas Wallace. She immediately recognized the man.

“Mr Wallace,” she greeted, feeling awkward with her look. She was only dressed in a knee-length skirt with a top. It was just a casual style but it made her feel awkward with how Mr Wallace was glaring at her with an unpleasant expression.

“I’m going to make it quick, so listen carefully.” His tone demanded her to listen with another pair of ears if she had one. “Leave Xander alone. I don’t care if there’s anything special in your relationship, but don’t come near him ever again. You’re just a lowly middle-class girl and I can never allow someone like yourself to be associated with either of my sons.”

Arabella was beyond confused when she heard Mr Wallace’s words.

She turned speechless as several words weighed down on her tongue which made it heavy to lift.

“S-sir…” she stuttered.

“I know what the both of you share must be some kind of a fickle thing, but as a reputable man, I can’t afford my son associating himself with a nobody like yourself. Although I and Xander don’t have a good relationship, he still carries the Wallace name.”

Now, Arabella was greatly offended by Mr. Wallace’s words and she didn’t intend on keeping quiet about it.

“Please sir, can you speak more politely to me? I may be a nobody but I’m still human. With no offense, you’re old, so I expect you to be wise enough to know you can’t just talk to anybody like that.”