Before Daphne could kiss Xavier, a strong force suddenly pushed her away. The man lying on the bed opened his eyes.

"Xav..." Daphne's expression changed instantly.

Hadn't Jeremiah said that Xavier had been drugged and would be completely powerless to resist?

Daphne quickly got up to leave, but Xavier grabbed her wrist first, holding it tightly.

"Who sent you? What are you trying to do?" he demanded. There was no way Daphne had the ability to kidnap him on her own.

"Xav, I don't know what you're talking about. You got drunk, and you called me to come over." Daphne tried to lie. If she confessed about Jeremiah now, there would be only one outcome-death.

Xavier was barely holding on at this point. He had been drugged at the banquet but had managed to stay conscious through sheer willpower. His forehead was covered in sweat.

Seeing that Daphne refused to tell the truth, he grabbed her by the throat. "Speak, or I'll kill you right now!"

Daphne's body instantly went rigid, and her breathing became labored. "H-Help me..."

Xavier's grip tightened, cutting off her voice completely.

"I know there's someone outside the door. What do you think will happen first-them coming in here to save you, or you dying by my hands?"

be so terrifying. She immediately stopped

grip loosened slightly.

me to sleep with you and record it on video to show Yvette. He even arranged for the media to come and take photos at dawn." Xavier couldn't believe that his own brother would resort

If Yvette saw him in

the news the day before yesterday-was

me to take

Xavier pressed. He had asked Mark to investigate. It turned out that the photos

them with Jeremiah," Daphne confessed. Jeremiah looked exactly like Xavier, so with him around, there was no need

who got you out of the

before the latter had lost his memory. Had he not actually lost his memory? Had his

don't

all," Daphne replied with a quiver in her voice. She was on the verge of tears. "Xav, I was forced to do this.

didn't want to dirty his

gagged her with

the only thing left for Daphne

wait until morning when the media would arrive. However, as time passed, the fire inside him grew stronger, and his

Lov?

he couldn't quench

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