Chapter 1009

Xander stood with his back to her, standing tall. He and Nova seemed to be having a conversation, but Abigail could not make out any of the words. She vaguely felt a chill in the air, as if it were almost freezing. The wait was incredibly tense. Trying to distract herself, Abigail attempted to strike up a conversation with Paxton. "Paxton." Paxton responded formally, "Yes, ma'am?" Abigail said, "Can you stay by his side? He won't let me stay with him, but he didn't say you couldn't. Please, stay with him." Paxton reassured her, "Mr. Zane is very powerful; Nova won't be a match for him. You can relax." Abigail was not questioning Xander's abilities; she was scared that Nova would emotionally hurt Xander by bringing up family issues. Even though Xander seemed uncaring, he actually cared a lot about others. Facing the truly uncaring Nova, even if Xander won on the outside, he might still feel hurt inside. But she did not know how to share these feelings with Paxton, so all she could