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,

cooled the once-hot air.

first. Now that she was being held by Xavier, she felt much more

of marriage, he had never held her like this. But now, everything was different. "Xavier, do you still hate me?" she asked. Xavier's hold on her tightened momentarily. Without waiting for his reply, Yvette murmured again, "I don't understand..." Xavier's throat tightened. He couldn't

not allowed to

he had feelings for Yvette; it was just that it would

long silence, Xavier asked her, "If we got divorced, would you marry

her head.

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

children. She was no longer the woman who was solely devoted

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you go now?" Xavier suddenly

glimmer of hope flickered in Yvette's eyes. "If you

go of her hand. His eyes were filled

about

all of Yvette's hopes. She realized that Xavier was

you take me

whatever you take

disappearances,

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