Chapter 466: Chapter 477: Miss Sterling Trusts Him So Much

His voice suddenly jumped several octaves, his tone filled with surprise.

Even his expression was one of shock, his mouth hanging wide open.

He stared, dumbfounded, at the rocking chair Miss Sterling was lying on.

’Did I remember wrong?’

’I could’ve sworn this wasn’t in the house just a moment ago. How did it suddenly appear?’

’Could it be that I wasn’t looking carefully and just didn’t notice it?’

He wondered about it, but it just didn’t seem possible.

’It’s a big object, not some little trinket. It should have been easy to spot. There’s no way I could have missed it.’

Besides, he was well aware of his own habits. Whenever he entered a new environment, he would subconsciously size it up, scanning his surroundings for any dangers or anything he could use to his advantage.

So, from the moment he woke up, he had been secretly studying the abandoned house from the corner of his eye.

He remembered very clearly that when he had surveyed the house just now, there was no rocking chair.

But the more certain he was, the deeper his confusion grew. ’What on earth is going on? If it really wasn’t here before, how did it suddenly appear?’

’It can’t be that my eyes were playing tricks on me. I’m sure I saw correctly. So what in the world happened?’

For a moment, his mind felt muddled. He even started to think uncertainly, ’Maybe I really did see it wrong before.’

After all, Miss Sterling had knocked him out with a single karate chop. The force had been so great that his head was still throbbing.

’Maybe that blow gave me some kind of side effect, leaving my brain muddled and unclear, which is why I didn’t see it properly before.’

’Yes, that must be it!’

With that thought, he walked over to Stella Sterling and asked, "Miss Sterling, where did you find this? I’ll go see if there are any more!"

After all, he had looked around the abandoned house. Most of the furniture was damaged, and even the original bed was broken beyond use. There was no way to sleep on it.

But he needed to rest, and he couldn’t possibly lie directly on the floor. At this temperature, he could feel the scorching heat through the soles of his shoes.

If he were to lie down on the ground with nothing underneath him, he was sure it wouldn’t be long before he was cooked alive.

To think that he, Zane Xavier, had survived in this apocalypse for over three years and was still alive and well. He had weathered so many storms.

He had even made it through the chaotic, helpless, dark times at the very beginning of the apocalypse.

If he ended up getting cooked to death now over a simple matter of finding a place to sleep, it would be an incredibly pointless way to die.

Hearing his words, Stella Sterling opened her eyes, glanced at him, and tossed out a "Find it yourself," before closing her eyes again.

Hearing this, Zane Xavier wasn’t disappointed at all. ’As expected,’ he thought to himself.

It seemed Miss Sterling must have found the rocking chair.

’See?’ he thought. ’Things can’t just appear out of thin air.’

’But this Miss Sterling is really something else. I was just zoning out for a moment, not paying attention to her, and she’d already found something this good. Her speed is truly astounding.’

’But if Miss Sterling could find one, I should look around too. Maybe I can find one as well. Even if I can’t find another rocking chair, I might find something else useful, something I can use to get some rest.’

With that, he turned and went out.

After he left, Stella Sterling once again pulled several large, red apples from her space.

CRUNCH, CRUNCH. She took a couple of bites.

’I had set aside a portion for myself from the meal I had prepared for Zane Xavier.’

’It wasn’t enough to fill me up, but I planned to prioritize him and just have a little something to tide me over.’

’I was afraid of scaring him by preparing too much at once.’

’But I didn’t expect the guy to be such a beast.’

’He wolfed it all down in one go.’

’Since I was trying to win him over, I was too embarrassed to tell him to hold back.’

’And it wouldn’t have been right to pull out more food just for myself.’

’So now I can only take care of my stomach while he’s gone.’

In a flash, Stella Sterling finished off several large apples.

Before long, Zane Xavier returned.

By this time, Stella Sterling had satisfied her hunger and was truly resting.

Zane Xavier was holding some tattered cotton cloths and a straw mat he had found somewhere.

He ran in excitedly. "I didn’t find a rocking chair, but I found these to use as padding. I should be able to get some sleep now!"

But when he came in, he saw that Miss Sterling seemed to have already fallen asleep.

He lowered his voice.

Seeing her like that, his mouth fell open in surprise. He muttered to himself, "Isn’t this Miss Sterling a little too trusting of me? Isn’t she afraid I’ll subdue her right now and escape?"

He was genuinely surprised.

’Is Miss Sterling really this trusting of me? To fall asleep like that, completely unguarded, without any worry that I might run away.’

’I just acknowledged her as my new master. Logically, my loyalty should be at its lowest right now. Isn’t she afraid I might get other ideas?’

’Or that I might just kill her outright.’

But she didn’t seem worried about anything at all; she had simply fallen asleep.

For a moment, he was not only surprised but also incredibly moved.

’It seems Miss Sterling has some faith in my character to trust me like this.’

’In that case, I have to live up to her trust.’

’I won’t leave. Life is good by Miss Sterling’s side; I’m not going anywhere.’

’Besides, I said it before. I’ll use time and my actions to prove my loyalty to her.’

’And this might be my chance to show it.’

’If I left, wouldn’t I be betraying her trust? It would be very difficult to ever earn it back.’

Besides, he had no way out now.

He had already revealed so many of Sanctyr Base’s secrets. Even if he went back to the base, there would be no place for him there.

So his only choice now was to stick firmly by Miss Sterling’s side, perform well, and make a good impression on her. Maybe he could even be entrusted with important responsibilities in the future. By then, his life might not be any worse than it was at Sanctyr Base.

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