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."

a lump in her throat. Outside, the wind howled, and the

cooled the once-hot air.

first. Now that she was being held

do you still hate me?" she asked. Xavier's hold on her tightened momentarily. Without waiting

beings not allowed

He didn't think he had feelings for Yvette; it was just that it would

Xavier asked her, "If we got divorced, would you

her head.

to live freely. She didn't want to be trapped by her identity as the

she loved and two children. She was no longer the woman who

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let you go

in Yvette's eyes. "If you

her hand. His eyes

thinking about it!" he

She realized that Xavier was just messing

do you

for whatever

disappearances, and

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