Chapter 171

Yvette woke up drenched in sweat. Her body was trembling.

In the dim light, she saw that Xavier had already rushed over from the adjacent room. His tension eased slightly when he saw that she was unharmed. "What's wrong?" he asked.

Yvette's eyes were red. "I dreamt that I died." It had felt so real.

The mention of death touched a nerve in Xavier. He stepped forward and wrapped her in his arms, gently patting her back.

He tried to keep his voice as soft as possible as he said, "You didn't die. I'm here." He reassured her, pausing before adding, "Don't be afraid."

It took Yvette a while to fully return to reality after the nightmare. She looked up at Xavier, but the light was too dim for her to see his face clearly.

"Thank you," she whispered, then gently pulled away from his embrace and lay back down in bed.

Her polite and distant demeanor made Xavier feel uncomfortable. This time, instead of returning to the other room, he pulled back the covers and lay down beside her, holding her in his arms.

As Yvette stiffened, she heard him say in his deep voice, "If there's anything bothering you, you can tell

me."

in her throat. Outside, the wind

cooled the once-hot air.

she was being held by Xavier, she

was different. "Xavier, do you still hate me?" she asked. Xavier's hold

beings not allowed to

it was just that it

asked her, "If we got divorced,

shook her head.

to live freely. She didn't want

had a job she loved and two children. She was no longer

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I just let you go now?" Xavier

glimmer of hope flickered in Yvette's eyes. "If you did, I would thank

hand. His eyes were filled with cold

about it!" he

hopes. She

do you take

whatever you take

death, sudden disappearances, and now a

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