A Film Queen
Chapter 299
A Film Queen of Two Worlds
Chapter 299 Consequences of Their Actions.
When Milly stirred at dawn, Xavier had already departed, sparing her from potential discomfort.
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Her initial act upon rising was to secure all the windows firmly shut, even the small one in the washroom, ensuring no chance of glimpsing a helmeted figure entering under cover of night. After everything was set in order, she exhaled a sigh of relief.
Just as she swung the door open to venture out, a ball came rolling in.
Xavier must have been lingering by the doorway, for he rolled in with a puzzled countenance. “Milly, up so early? Hungry, perhaps? I’ll go ask the caregiver to prepare some porridge for you.”
Milly frowned, eyeing his unchanged attire from the previous night. “You didn’t return home?”
Xavier’s voice held a hint of uncertainty and hurt. “I dared not. I feared you might seal the windows, barring my entry..
A moment of silence ensued.
Milly thought to herself, Well, he guessed rightly.
Apprehensive that she might wait too long, he swiftly arranged breakfast–light fare that she favoured, either through the caregiver’s skill or Xavier’s instruction. Worried she might take offence, he cautiously set the table and sat at the furthest spot, eyes never straying from Milly.
Milly sighed inwardly, feeling scrutinised and oddly confined. “There’s plenty for breakfast. Why not join. me?”
Xavier’s eyes brightened instantly, moving closer eagerly. “Excellent! I knew you wouldn’t disappoint.”
Milly said no more; the meal proceeded somewhat smoothly, if one overlooked Xavier’s occasional attentive gestures and inquiries. She couldn’t quite fathom him now. If his intent was simply to make amends, wasn’t this excessive, especially for someone as proud as he?
Furthermore, she distinctly recalled making her feelings clear to him the night before. So why was he persisting with this display in her presence?
meal, when Xavier again offered fervently to stay
this hospital, Mr.
Xavier showed visible surprise at her sudden
amusement. “You care so deeply
I was blind and mistook a counterfeit for genuine. I pledge now to treat you with nothing but kindness.
and apologies for past wrongs. Yet, his words
appears you still fail to comprehend. Allow me to be
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me. It is akin to finding a tree that spouts gold coins sprouting in the Pacific Ocean–of no consequence to my
mountain plight, I have explained my stance. Your choices
not care before, I
feigned ignorance now, it could only
his previous forcefulness, Xavier bowed his head in silence, quietly tidying the tableware. His expression masked by lowered eyes, his trembling hands betrayed the impact of her
throat, an uncomfortable knot. After a pause, his voice carried
would have to be an absolute buffoon to
fondness. Yet if I feigned ignorance, I would forfeit any hope
had long known these truths, yet hearing Milly reaffirm them pricked at his heart. Had
soft chuckle escaped him, tinged with sadness and bitterness,
the consequence of my own actions.
a furrowed brow of confusion. Had her
Impossible; Xavier was an adult, equipped to withstand even the sharpest barbs.
“You…
A knock came.
her,
It was Stephanie.
restraining herself, but upon hearing that familiar voice, she couldn’t resist rolling
eyes.
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