Chapter 154

Knowing that resisting was futile, Yvette silently endured it.

Xavier leaned in and whispered a warning in her ear, "I tell you this-if you ever meet him again, I will make both your lives a living hell." Suddenly, Xavier stopped in his tracks when his hand touched something wet. That was when he saw blood on his fingertips.

Turning Yvette around, he realized that blood was tralling from behind her ear down her face.

Panicking, he removed Yvette's hearing aid. "Why is your ear bleeding again?" he asked.

Yvette couldn't hear him at all. She figured it was just more hurtful words, so not being able to hear them was a relief.

Xavier tried again. "Do you have any medication with you?"

Yvette remained silent. Realizing she couldn't hear him, Xavier had no choice but to drive her to the hospital.

When they arrived at the hospital, a doctor gave Yvette treatment for her ear. However, she still couldn't

-hear.

After the doctor left, the room fell into an eerie silence.

Xavier prepared a glass of warm water with medicine and handed it to her. When she didn't react, he took/ out his phone and typed a message for her to read.

medicine!" the

her, Yvette was reminded of that night over a decade ago. Back then, she had also lost her hearing temporarily after being bullied by classmates. Xavier had picked her up and used his phone to communicate with her once he had figured out that she

that night, except the Xavier before her right now

Her

eyes

as her pale lips parted. She whispered, "It's alright. It's been years.

in his chest. He continued typing,

"The doctor."

Xavier pressed the

a stark contrast to how he used to be.

had sat inside and used his phone

in one

retreated to the balcony, lighting one cigarette after

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when a nightmare woke

was in a

for the blanket, only to touch a firm arm. Turning her head, she saw Xavier lying beside her, but she didn't know when he had come to bed. She pulled her hand back

had noticed that she was awake and pulled her into his

me now?" he

her brow. She pretended like she

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