In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

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Chapter 702 A Lifetime of Happiness ) 9 Xander furrowed his brows. He never expected Grace to say that. "You love me?" "'T love you. Don't you believe me?" Grace's palms were sweaty. Shewas | worried he would fall out of love with her someday.

Xander shut his eyes, then opened them again. He pressed her head against his chest and said, "I believe you wholeheartedly." His concerns and anxiety were left unsaid. All he could do was trust Grace.

Grace lay contentedly in his arms, then suddenly jumped up. "I forgot that Aunt Hestia's flight is tomorrow! I haven't packed anything yet." Xander grabbed her hand. "What do you ’~ need to pack?"

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"Christmas is tomorrow, and I haven't bought anything." "The housekeeper will doit." ~— "It's not the same. It's always different when you put in effort." | Grace rushed, pulling him up, insisting on buying gifts at the supermarket.

They arrived at a luxurious mall.

Although there weren't many people, quite a few like them came to do some last-minute shopping as Christmas approached.

Grace suddenly felt cheeky and insisted on sitting in the shopping cart while Xander pushed, her legs swinging.

"Xander, when was the last time we spent Christmas together?" "When you were a junior in college." Xander didn't hesitate at all. "It was a _ study week at Coronia, and we planned to skip school and go back to Darai, but we

+ encountered a once-in-a-decade blizzard and got stranded in Baril, where "we spent Christmas Eve." i Grace remembered and laughed uncontrollably. "Grandpa called us and gave us a lecture." "You tried to make gingerbread cookies, and they all turned out weirdly shaped," Xander recalled the incident and burst out laughing.

"In the end, we had fast food." Grace sighed, "No signal, no one to take care of us. We had to rely on each other for halfa month until the snow stopped. It was so i tough." "Tough? I didn't think so." Xander's tone was light. That half-month of memories became a soothing remedy for him later.

But then, he thought such days would last along time. He would wait another year for her to come of age and graduate.

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Then, he could make everything official.

Grace was lost in memories and didn't notice the small shopping cart ahead careening wildly, with a little girl inside ¥ seeming out of control.

"Help!" Xander reacted first, striding forward to stop the swerving cart, supporting the .

cart with his hands and stabilizing it before lifting the frightened girl.

Grace hurriedly got off. "Are you okay?" The little girl was overwhelmed with fright, tears swirling in her eyes.

Xander rubbed her head, comforting her continuously. "It's okay, it's okay." Her parents rushed over anxiously. "We were so scared! Thankfully, nothing happened. Thank you! Luckily, you were here!" ¥ander handed the child over. "Be more , _ careful in the future."

After comforting the child for a while, the parents let her speak.

"Thank you, miss and mister!" — Grace felt a bit embarrassed. "You're welcome." "" You both look so young." The other couple was dressed in luxury, clearly socialites. ""Are you a couple, or... are you married?" "Weare..." Before Grace could finish, Xander held her hand. "We're married." "That's great! Sweety, wish this nice couple a blessed Christmas." "Merry Christmas! May all your wishes come true, and I wish you both a lifetime of happiness!"

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