Chapter 89

In the end, Yvette had no choice but to give up. Perhaps the tussle had tired her out. She was exhausted, and she fell asleep too.

The next day, sunlight shone on their faces. Xavier had never slept better.

He opened his eyes and glanced at Yvette, who was nestled in his arms. The cold look in his eyes softened and became unusually gentle.

The air-conditioning was on, and seeing her huddled into a ball, Xavier raised a hand to get his coat and cover her with it.

At that moment, Yvette opened her eyes. When she saw Xavier's gentle eyes, his name slipped out of her mouth. "Xav."

Xavier was startled. Yvette came back to her senses and rolled out of his arms at once. She fell heavily onto the floor and took a sharp intake of breath in pain. Xavier saw how flustered she was, and he pulled her up. "What did you call me just now?"

"What?" Yvette decided to play dumb.

Xavier decided not to press any further. He got up and said sarcastically, "You really do forget things easily, Ms. Snyder."

The look in his eyes was now'icy and impassive. It was very different from how gentle he had looked that morning.

Yvette realized that she had been mistaken, and there was a flash of disappointment in her eyes.

had gone to college and Xavier went to work at Lane Group, he had become a completely changed person. He had become

gentleness in his personality was gone, and he was like a giant block of ice. He was no longer the man who had gone to see

because work was too difficult and he was under

It was just that

already treated you to dinner, so I won't send you off," she said. She was hinting for him to

mild character, either. "Are you sure you want me to

She said nothing.

but he hated it when Yvette ignored him. Seeing that he was angry, she said again, "That's not what I

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at this hour, I won't

Xavier angrier. After he left, he sat in the

was like a completely different person. She was no longer the woman who walked on

a cigarette. He reached in, only to find that it was empty. The cigarettes that he had instructed his staff to prepare were all gone. Ever since Yvette disappeared, he

insomnia.

could only fall asleep at three or four

That was why it had taken so long for the pills to take effect last night.

all. The moment he rested, he would think about the ridiculous things that Yvette had said. After sitting alone in the car for a very long time, he

had asked Yvette to meet her that day. She had arranged the

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