Xander continued to stay at Bruce's mansion for the next two days, and for those two days, he silently wished his father would come to visit him even once to find out how he was doing.
Xander forced himself to realize Mr Wallace truly hated him, so he stopped expecting anything from him.
During the day, he would retreat to the library, forcing himself to focus on his reading. Across from him, though, Samantha sat engrossed in one of her smutty novels, her intense focus making it look like she was studying something scholarly. He shifted uncomfortably, wondering how she managed to read those books with such dedication.
In the evening, he would go visit Arabella and talk with her a few times. He could have brought Arabella to Bruce's house to hang out but he found it inappropriate. Plus, he didn't trust the old man yet.
