The Untouchable Ex Wife by Mizuki Sei

Chapter 1140

Shirley remained composed and confident as she argued, and that left Leia shaken.

She knew that Xavier was infamous for being a flirt, marred with scandals involving numerous ladies. Still, they were willing to throw themselves at him. Only Shirley was different-because Xavier was the one enslaving himself to her.

And that alone was why Leia paled in comparison.

"If my hunch is right, you must be the thick-skinned type who chased Xavier around for a long time before he finally got interested, right?’

Shirley studied Leia from head to toe, shaking her head with disdain. "If you’ve been around Xavier long enough, you'd know that you're not his type at all. He just happened to need someone to help him through this painful time-or, if I had to put it plainly, beggars can't be choosers. Anything is fine, and even if it wasn't you, it would be someone else.

"And now that I'm back, you're pointless as a replacement."

"Enough!"

restrain himself any longer. ’How unreasonable can you get? You're

I hurt you when you were the one who refused to

eyes were reddened in

serious with, the one he'd given up his womanizing for. He gave her his heart and then some, and he was hell-bent on making her the

bloody mask. So what if he loved her?

he wanted was someone he was comfortable

made a mistake, Xavier. Give me a chance to make things right,

the fort he had built around his heart with every step. "You know you love me, and you just needed someone to rebound.

eyes flash,

words more or less brought him to

clear, he began to

could

Leia could see all of Xavier's pain and confusion, her heart aching with