Xavier’s passionate harangue and bloodshot eyes startled Winnie.

We’re obviously not on the same page. I’m unhappy with how he deals with the issue and his attitude, but he’s disgruntled that his feelings are not reciprocated. He looks dejected and heartbroken.

Deep down, Winnie knew what Xavier said was true.

Her feelings for him were not as strong, and his aggressive response burdened her as if a weight had just landed on her heart.

She was at a loss for words as a sense of suffocation washed over her.

Despite all the rough storms Winnie had been through, never before had she felt such a choking sensation.

The uneasiness drove her to shake Xavier’s hands off, but despite feeling her repulsion, the man clenched his grip tighter around her shoulders.

He dared not let her go, for he had a feeling that if he let her free that day, he would never be able to stay by her side anymore.

The tightness on Winnie’s chest intensified as Xavier clung to her, and she looked at him with a frown.

“Let me go first. We’ll talk somewhere else.”

When he saw the frown on her brows, he finally relented.

“I have nothing else to say,” Xavier noted, his voice hoarse and his eyes red.

“I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have lied and talked to you like that. I don’t want to talk about this anymore. Would you go home with me? I can follow you home, too. It doesn’t make a difference.”

“Xavier!” Winnie had never seen him giving in like that before.

To her, he had always been a proud and confident—or even arrogant and assertive man. Although there were times when he would talk gently to her, his change of attitude made Winnie see him in a new light. She suddenly felt attracted to him, but she did not know how to react because she had never seen him speak so penitently to her before.

don’t know you well enough. Could you let me go first, Xavier? Let’s talk

free from his grip, but she was worried that that might strain Xavier’s leg, so she resorted to earnest persuasion, yet her words fell on stony

of Xavier’s being wanted to pull her into his arms, and

as

want me to do?” Xavier

on

pretend like nothing happened today,”

Winnie insisted. She was feeling out of breath. “We can’t just pretend as if nothing happened. We need to face and overcome it instead of running away. It’s

not my style to run away, but you’re driving

man had indeed lost

ears when Xavier’s arms tautened

he should not get involved in Xavier and Winnie’s relationship. Still, when he saw that Xavier refused to let Winnie go despite making her uncomfortable, he decided to

a step forward and holding Xavier’s shoulder, “please let her go. You’re hurting

last person

neck and glowered at Christopher with red veins in his

this. I’m talking to

repeat this, Mr. Fairchild. Let her

insist,”

raised his arm and

fast punch landed on Christopher’s mouth, and blood trickled down from the corner

when Xavier raised his hand

“You’re insane!” she blurted.

she spoke, Xavier directed

to defend himself, but Winnie had already slapped Xavier

sound stunned everyone,

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