Chapter 449


    Steffan shot a cold nce at Xara before smoothly heading to the dining table. There, he casually


    flipped through the newspaper and sipped his coffee.


    Leaning close to Esther’s ear, Xara muttered, “Esther, I swear I want to knock his head off.”


    Esther was momentarily speechless.


    “But never mind, I’m just venting,” Xara sighed, rubbing her face in frustration. “I’ve been up all night,


    and now I’ve decided to let it go. I suppose I’m willing to endure this mad dog’s


    antics again if it means saving Jacob.”


    Esther was left speechless once more.


    With her chin resting on her hand, Xara’s gaze fixed on Steffan in the distance. She whispered, “I hate


    to admit it, but this mad dog does have some looks. Technically, it’s not a total loss.” “Steffan might be


    able to hear you,” Esther cautioned.


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    Xara shrugged off the concern. “Let him hear. Without Jacob, I wouldn’t give him a second thought.”


    As Jacob’s mother, she couldn’t simply watch him stumble into danger. She needed Jacob to continue


    living. Even if that meant confronting the man who had terrified her to the core.


    “Thanks, Xara,” Esther appreciated Xara’s subtle gesture of sparing her from guilt by using canine-like


    names for Steffan.


    “Formal much? We’re still pals, right?” Xara yfully teased. “Esther, think about it. Jacob adores


    Sunshine. What if we let Sunshine be Jacob’s future bride?”


    “No way. I can’t decide on Sunshine’s marriage. I want her to experience genuine, beautiful love when


    the time is right.”


    Xara sympathetically patted Esther’s shoulder. “Esther, your mindset ismendable, and I fully


    support your decision.”


    After finishing his breakfast, Steffan and Xara headed to the church together. A shadow of worry


    crossed Esther’s porcin face as she watched their figures disappear.


    Jacob tried tofort her, saying, “Sunshine will be fine.”


    However, the waiting time felt interminable. Even while ying with Sunshine and Felix, Esther could


    not fully shake off her distractions.


    Finally, after six long hours, Steffan and Xara returned. The toll of severe sleep deprivation was evident


    in Xara’s lifeless and exhausted demeanor as she walked.


    “Esther, it’s done.” Xara threw herself onto Esther, held her tightly, and eximed, Sunshine’s


    guardianship has been transferred to our names.”


    “What about Twinkle?”


    Xara nced at Steffan and gently replied, “Twinkle’s guardianship is with her piano teacher.”


    Although Xara and Steffan were unable to obtain joint guardianship of Twinkle and Sunshine, Esther


    was satisfied.


    Twinkle was learning piano from her piano teacher, and she was her only student. So, Esther thought


    that transferring guardianship to the piano teacher was the best oue.


    “So, can I take Sunshine back to my country now?” Esther asked.


    Xara shook her head. “No, the legal procedures for changing Sunshine’s guardianship are not


    are finalized, you cane and get her. Alternatively, I can arrange to send


    Sunshine back to your country.”


    “Alright.”


    With Sunshine’s situation resolved, Esther didn’t dy her departure. After entrusting Sunshine to


    Jacob’s family, she and Felix boarded the flight back home.


    The arrival journey had been smooth on the Quill family’s private jet, sparing Esther and Felix the


    difort of a long flight. However, the return was on amercial ne, even though in first-ss,


    making Felix uneasy.


    After the extended flight, the ne finally touched down at the airport.


    Esther had shared her flight number with Jasper before boarding. She walked out of the VIP exit hand


    in hand with Felix and spotted Jasper with a bouquet of flowers in hand.