The Untouchable Ex Wife by Mizuki Sei

Chapter 1131

"It's nothing!" Leia snapped, quickly turning away and hiding her face with her hair, reluctant to let others see her vulnerability.

"Nothing? Your face is already swollen!" Xavier exclaimed as he gently lifted her chin and brushed her hair off, studying her face with a pained look.

Who could have imagined that in just a matter of days, the woman who strutted like she owned the place would end up looking so pitiful?

"Who did this to you?" He demanded, his brow tightly furrowed as if his favorite toy was broken, and he looked bent on cutting the culprit into pieces.

"No one. I fell," Leia said, moving away from his touch and turning her back on him.

She was just like Renee-she held herself with great pride and would act nonchalant even if she was bruised and battered.

Xavier was not easily fooled, however, and took her hand as he growled." We're going back."

"Back? Back where?"

"The detention center."

so much to get out—I'm not going back! That place is hell. It's not

struggled violently, her obstinate carapace peeling

in the detention center for that long, but she was tormented by her cellmates everyday-having her

that would only get her a worse beating-just like today, where she

was no way she would return to

together! Just tell me who hit you, and I

"What..."

with tears as she stared at

mean, 'what'?" Xavier exclaimed angrily. "Am I wrong? You're the heiress of the Osborne family. Who do they think they are, doing you

daughter. He was allowed to 'bully' her occasionally for her mischief, but he would never allow anyone else to even touch a

that serious look in Xavier's eyes and clenched her knuckles. "You're right. I shouldn't let myself

pulling some strings with

would need