Xavier's dark eyes narrowed slightly as he glanced at the back seat , then he said to Josephine in a flat voice , " Get in the car . " Josephine said okay , but instead of getting in the back , she walked around to the front passenger seat and got in . Xavier got into the driver's seat and, while fastening his seatbelt , said , " Say that community's address again , I'll put it in the GPS . " Usually , the driver drove , so he wasn't very familiar with some areas . Aveline had no choice but to say it again . Josephine eagerly volunteered , " Darling , I'll navigate for you . " As she spoke , she leaned over to operate the car's navigation system . Aveline remained silent , continuing to listen to Valentina talk about what she ate tonight and what she thought was delicious . When they arrived at Anmin Residential Community , Aveline rolled down her window and spoke to the security guard , who let both cars into the community . Josephine also rolled down her window to look around , saying , " Oh my , sister , why aren't you living in your nice mansion ? Why did you move to such a rundown community ? You couldn't have bought a place here . You're renting , right ? " Anmin Residential Community was indeed not a luxury complex , but it wasn't the rundown place Josephine described either . It was a community for the middle class with good security , and it was quite new , having only been built three or four years ago . Back then , Aveline , Jasmine Scott , and Julian Poole chose to rent a place here for their studio . On one hand , the loca- tion was downtown and convenient for transportation . On the other hand , the rent was just right - not cheap , but not expensive either . It was a price they could afford and it provided a satisfactory environment . Aveline still ignored Josephine , letting her continue with her baseless taunts . She knew Josephine wasn't just mocking her , but also saying it for Xavier to hear . But if Xavier had a brain and wasn't blind , he could see for himself what kind of neighborhood this was . If Xavier wasn't comfortable with Valentina staying here , he could just take her back . Xavier said nothing and pulled the car up to the entrance of the building . 0.0 % 19:00 Chapter 41 266 TOUCHOTE Aveline got out with Valentina , told her driver to park in an empty space , and then took Valentina's hand . " Valentina , come on , let's go inside . " Valentina waved to Xavier , " Bye , Uncle . Goodnight , Uncle . " But Xavier said , " I'm coming up with you . " Aveline gave him a cold , distant look , implying it wasn't necessary . Xavier's dark eyes were unreadable as he met her gaze . He said flatly , " I need to see what the apartment is like before I'm comfortable with Valentina staying here . " If Aveline wasn't afraid of hurting Valentina's feelings , she would have told him to take Valentina and get lost right now . Josephine hadn't wanted to get out of the car , but hearing what Xavier said , she immediately opened the door , got out , and said , " Darling , let me go upstairs with my sister . " Aveline's cold gaze turned to Josephine . If Valentina wasn't here , she would have asked Josephine just who the hell she thought she was . She took Valentina's hand and walked into the apartment building , not bothering with Xavier and Josephine anymore . Xavier said to Josephine , " You wait here . I'll take them upstairs and be right back . " Since Xavier said so , Josephine had no choice but to stay and nod . Inside the elevator , Xavier watched Aveline press the button for the fifth floor and asked , " Did you buy it or are you renting ? " Aveline stared coldly at the numbers , not answering , as if she hadn't heard his question . Xavier didn't mind her coldness at all and just smiled . If he really wanted to know , he could just have his men look into it and find out . When they reached the fifth floor , Xavier glanced around and figured there were four units per floor . Aveline led Valentina to apartment 503 and opened the door . A sign was hanging on it with a few large words : Everglow Studio The moment Xavier saw the sign , he understood . Whether Aveline had bought or rented this place , she had left Winslow Heights to live in her studio . Stepping inside , he looked at Aveline with a deep , heavy gaze . Aveline saw he wasn't looking at the apartment but at her , and a mocking smile touched her lips . " Mr. Beltran , are you satisfied ? Can you leave now ? " 48.8 % 19:01 Xavier glanced around the living room , now even more certain it was a studio , and said flatly , " You didn't have to do this . " 97.2 %