Chapter 421

After several days without a bath, her scalp had been itching unbearably, so she'd washed her hair.

"How's your concussion? Feeling any better?" Xavier felt her twist her shoulder out of his grasp, leaving his hand as cold and vacant as his heart.

With all his might, he suppressed his sorrow so that it wouldn't show on the outside. Her well-being mattered more than his feelings.

"I'll be fine. I just need a few days' rest," Willow replied. "If there's nothing else, I'd like to get back now."

As she turned away to leave, Xavier declared, "We're going to go grab a bite to eat, together." He tried to make it sound assertive, as though she didn't get a say in the matter.

"I've already eaten."

"You've had dinner. Time for dessert." He opened his car door, invitingly.

Willow frowned. "I'm not hungry."

"Alright! I guess I'll go have a chat with Jasper, then!" Xavier snapped, delivering an implied threat.

into his car, and Xavier drove off with

short ride, they arrived at a fine dining restaurant. It

window, looking out upon a beautiful garden with a fountain in

were a vibrant and colorful display. The fountain threw up a cloud of

a steak. It looked

there was no doubt that it would have been extraordinarily delicious...

eat for dinner. There had even been cake. There was no space left- certainly not for a

whose hunger was fully satiated, even the finest cuisine was

handed her knife and fork. "Eat

hungry. You can have

irksome. Xavier averted his gaze to hide the pain in his eyes. "So

eat,

love you. If you'd have me, I'd lay the whole world at your feet. I could take you far

didn't touch the food, either. He just sat

he'd set out with the determination to have this conversation with her. All

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