When the call ended, Stanley Batton walked over to Xyla Quest and held her hand.
She turned around to gaze at him quizzically. “Did something come up in the office?”
“No, nothing,” he replied.
“I heard the word ‘meeting’. Do you have a meeting?” Xyla questioned further.
Whenever her husband hosted a meeting, it involved something significant.
“Yeah, but it’s not important,” he insisted.
She knew he was lying. “You should go. You’ve already put off a lot of work because of me recently. If this goes on, your staff might start to gossip.”
Xyla had no idea that people were already talking about it.
Every employee in Dragon Group knew how much Stanley worried about his wife. He practically followed Xyla everywhere for twenty-four hours a day.
“It’s fine, I can continue working tomorrow.”
“Don’t worry about me. I am all right,” she insisted, knowing very well why Stanley had canceled his meeting again.
He was concerned that she wouldn’t have anyone to talk to when she was in a bad mood.
Honestly, Xyla sometimes felt like her husband was as good to her as her father.
He always placed her first as his priority. Whenever she was feeling down, he’d drop everything to be by her side. He wouldn’t even care about the consequences of his actions.
Sharon Lindt could also guess the gist of the call.
Stepping forward, she held Xyla’s other hand. “Let him stay at home if he wants to. He can always hold the meeting tomorrow. Besides, Zack is around. There are so many professionals in the company, but now, you’re his number one priority.”
The six nannies were all stunned by the revelation. Everyone in Atlantis had heard how much Stanley cherished his wife, including these women.
However, they used to think that most of it was an exaggeration.
Sharon promptly changed the topic as she turned to glance at the nannies. “Xyla, these are the experienced nannies I hired for you. Not only will they be helping with the children in terms of their diet, hygiene, and education, but they will also be looking after you and this house.”
Hearing this, Xyla flashed a smile at the women. “Nice to meet you all. Thank you for coming here to look after my children and me, too.”
Her genuine smile and approachable attitude instantly warmed them to her.
An accomplished woman like Xyla was as gentle as she was rumored to be. She even treated everyone as equals, and it was something none of them had expected.
They responded with smiles, each stepping forward to greet Xyla and Stanley.
Xyla efficiently remembered their names; Helen, Beatrice, Lucy, Miranda, Rina, and Susan.
After they all got to know each other, Xyla led Stanley over to their children.
The children had their own cradles that were placed side by side.
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