Chapter 1137

Leia froze, feeling as if every fiber of her being was jolted while her heart raced.

She turned towards Xavier and feigned nonchalance as she scoffed. "I have to give it to you-you really know your way around a girl's heart. But I'm immune now, so just spare me.'

In fact, it was almost a habit for him to flirt-to speak ambiguously, then make a clean break from her when she was lost in love. When that happened, she would not even cry...

Hah! That was why no matter how much her heart raced for him-no matter how much she loved him, she was not about to fall for the same trap.

All those ambiguous words, stirring emotions, and enigmatic affection? She would rather live without those!

"Really? What a shame..." Xavier trailed off.

However, a hunter as experienced as he understood that Leia was just being obstinate and not actually eager to leave.

As such, he walked up to her, staring at her dainty, fresh face as he wiped the pepper sauce staining the corner of her lips, and said slowly, "Ruthless, aren't you? Leaving just as I finally found my resolve to get in the game."

heart pounded, a little deflated as she gulped, "What do you

you, Miss Leia Osborn, to clean this messy room of mine and be my

about, cleaning my room? What

instant- gently, briefly, and innocently. His eyes were closed as he locked his lips against hers with focus and tenderness, his long, thick eyelashes brushing against her cheek like how a butterfly's wings would

strange coincidence of metaphors since Leia did feel butterflies in her stomach, and she felt like she could take flight-her toes and fingers stiffened

not help closing her eyes and answering

he asked with a raspy voice and a light

the air, leaving it steaming and

virgin that just had a taste of the forbidden fruit, as she murmured meekly, "l-l think

and feel with your

certainly unreliable and almost too used to charming­having decks of premeditated conversation at the ready to bewitch the ladies, he was somehow clumsy

so hard to believe and looked up at him with seriousness in her eyes. "You kissed

love you—I want to start a meaningful

not run away this time and gave

back at all just then as he eagerly wrapped her

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