Chapter 212

Yvette's eyes were shut tightly, and her body trembled slightly. Xavier's hand froze, and he stopped what he was doing when he realized that she wasn't asleep at all. Her forehead was covered in sweat. Seeing how he had stopped, she let out a breath of relief.

Despite holding her, Xavier still couldn't sleep. So, he decided to get out of bed and go outside.

When Yvette woke up in the morning, he wasn't by her side anymore. Everything that had happened the previous night felt like a dream. She didn't care about it and went to wash herself up.

She tried her best to compose herself in front of the mirror before leaving the bedroom.

The door to the study room was open. When Yvette passed by it, she saw Xavier sitting on the office chair. He was back to his cold self as he went over some documents.

Yvette thought about her plan and had no choice but to let go of her dignity. She approached the room and knocked on the door.

"What's up?" He didn't lift his head at all,

"I'm sorry about last night." She went against her feelings and said, "I was probably feeling aggrieved when I said all those things."

stuck on the first row of text. He couldn't focus on reading them at all. He set the documents down and looked up at

Her long hair fell loosely on her shoulders, and she looked pitiful. She looked like she had in the past, but there was something different about her. He could feel it, but

'Come here."

"Let's go back to the

at her with a probing gaze and asked, "Why do I have a feeling that you're unwilling

clenched her fists slightly. "I do feel unwilling.

Yvette being humble. At that

He had asked the same

as well. Then, she lied, "Yes..." It was a familiar answer, but he still felt

We'll go back in a while." He looked away. "You don't have to apologize to Lynn. There's no need for

night, and

didn't know what had happened to Lynn, and she didn't ask about it. Instead, she simply left to

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had found out about what had happened the previous night. As she drank some hot milk,

she was a simple-minded woman. From the looks of it, I guess I

asked Mandy, "There's a festival tomorrow. Does it mean that Malcolm will

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