Chapter 35 She didn't know when he had arrived , but standing here , he could definitely hear the conversation in the bathroom . Aveline glanced at his deep , dark eyes , as calm as an old well , and continued leading Valentina towards the bedroom . Valentina said , " Uncle , why are you standing here ? " Xavier gave a faint " Mm - hmm " and didn't say anything . Aveline wondered why he wasn't with Josephine . What was he doing at the bathroom door ? Was he afraid she'd bad- mouth him to his niece ? Inside the bedroom , after changing Valentina into her pajamas , Aveline said , " Valentina , you should go to sleep now . Your aunt has to go . " Valentina stood on the bed and wrapped her arms around Aveline's neck . " Aunt , do you have to go ? I want to sleep with you . You smell so nice and are so soft . I love it . " Aveline was very touched and couldn't help but kiss Valentina's forehead . " Good girl , lie down and sleep . " Valentina had no choice but to pout and crawl under the covers . Aveline tucked her in , said " Good night , " then turned off the main light , left a small lamp on , and finally walked out of the bedroom . Xavier was still standing in the hallway . Under the dim yellow light , his dark eyes were deep and heavy . Aveline looked away coldly and walked towards the living room . Behind her , Xavier followed , asking softly , " Leaving ? " Aveline didn't answer him , her steps not faltering. The living room was empty . It seemed Josephine had already left , which explained why he was bored enough to hang around outside the bathroom door . After all , with Valentina staying the night , Josephine had to leave . But Josephine was just across the hall . Xavier could go see her anytime he wanted ; it was very convenient . Aveline picked up her leather bag from the sofa and walked towards the main door . Xavier stood in the middle of the living room , watching her back . "Why are you leaving so late ? What's the big deal about staying one night ? It'll save you from Valentina asking about you when she wakes up tomorrow . " Aveline walked to the foyer to put on her shoes , saying coldly , " When do you have time ? Let's go take care of ... " 0.0 % R 18:59 Xavier cut her off . " I've already asked Gerald Henderson to draft a new agreement . Once he's done , he'll send it to Fiona Harmon to show you . " Aveline finished putting on her shoes , turned around , and looked at him with a cold gaze . " There's no need for that . The original agreement is fine . I just want to get this over with quickly . " Xavier smiled . "Is that so ? Let's just draft a new one . I can't be unfair to you . " Aveline didn't know if his smile was meant to mock her . She gave a silent , cold laugh . " You've got plenty of money . Give it if you want . Do whatever you want . " After speaking , she turned , opened the door , and walked out , closing it behind her without a moment's hesitation . As soon as she turned , she saw Josephine standing in front of the door to the apartment across the hall , staring at her with a cold , sinister gaze . Aveline didn't even have to guess . Josephine was worried she would stay the night , so she was waiting here to see if she would come out . Josephine didn't come over to provoke her , but her gaze was murderous as she watched her get into the elevator . On the drive back to her studio , Aveline thought that she could never go back to Winslow Heights again . There was no need to go there just to see Josephine's cold face . If Valentina wanted to see her , she could come to her studio . The next morning , a little after eight , Aveline was woken up by the ring of a video call . She saw it was Xavier and frowned , not understanding what he was up to so early in the morning . This was a first . He had never initiated a video call with her before . She had tried to video call him in the past , but he never answered . She hung up . Now that she was awake , she couldn't go back to sleep . She got out of bed . But then a message came from Xavier : [ Valentina wants to video call you . ] Just a few seconds after the message arrived , he started another video call . Aveline was in her pajamas and her hair was a mess . She ran a hand through her hair before answering . Valentina's face appeared on the screen . " Auntie , good morning . " 50.7 %