Chapter 185

Yvette stared at the familiar face under the soft light and didn't know what to say.

Xavier lowered his head to kiss her forehead, and she tightened her grip on the blanket. "I'm a little tired now, so I don't want to do it today."

He was stunned for a moment. Then, he held her tightly and said nothing.

Yvette leaned against his embrace and could hear his heartbeat. "Xav..."

"Yeah?"

"Do you remember the first time we hugged?" she suddenly asked.

When Xavier heard that, he thought about the time she had hugged him for the first time. It had been their first night after their wedding. James had just passed away back then, but Xavier had dragged her away.

Xavier didn't understand why she had suddenly asked him about that. He thought she was complaining about him. "What happened in the past will never happen again."

He seldom apologized, and this was his way of admitting his mistakes.

him in confusion; she didn't understand what he meant

been getting bullied, and he had

think I started liking

He was sure that she loved him when they had gotten married. So, it didn't make sense to him that she had only started liking him

moment.

I kept thinking that I wasn't worthy of you. I never thought I would

slightly. He also hadn't expected to marry

her for the first time, she had only been ten years old. She had been skinny back then, but she'd had the most

can start afresh now,"

looked deeply at him. "Can we

him regretting his actions. He would ask her to come back to him and promise that he would treat her

answer her, someone rang the doorbell. The staff had brought their

together that night. After the lights were turned off, Xavier held

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gently called

already taken off her hearing aid and couldn't hear

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