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!"

to restrain himself any longer. ’How unreasonable can you get? You're the one who gave up,

you were the

were reddened

was willing to be serious with, the one he'd given up his womanizing for. He gave her his heart and then

leaving a bloody mask. So what if

was tired of it all and refused to play this game. All he wanted was someone he was comfortable with, to live with her in plain

was just confused and made a mistake, Xavier. Give

love me, and you just needed someone to rebound. But that won't work, and you'd

eyes flash, his

admit that Shirley's words more

his head was clear, he began to wonder if he actually

he could

could see all of Xavier's pain and confusion, her