Leia decided to do what she had been doing for a while and focus on her career.


    Men are nothing! There’s no reason to let them affect her emotions!


    “Anyway, thank you for today. I’ll make it up to you somehow. Goodbye!” Leia told Xavier and walked


    up to the side of the road to stop a cab.


    She wanted to stay away from Xavier-not because she hated him, but because she was just too


    vulnerable and fell in love too easily. Therefore, she would quarantine herself and forceherself to get


    away from him.


    Nheless, Xavier stepped in front of her, stubbornly stopping her from leaving. ’Be more direct with


    your gratitude. Itcks sincerity if you put it off.”


    Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org.


    Leia red at him, but she was also curious. ‘In that case, what do you want? I don’t have any money


    with me.”


    “You have time, don’t you? I’m hungry and was thinking about supper. You can keep mepany,”


    Xavier said directly.


    “A yboy like you could summon a truckload ofdies with a single phone call. And you’d still rather


    have me?”


    “Of course. You, and only you. So? Are you game?”


    “Yes!” Leia agreed to it right away, resigning herself to her fate. “It’s my fault that I have to owe you.”


    “Then get in the car,” Xavier beamed, skipping towards his car to open the door for her. He would


    rather relish in this delight than enjoy thepany of a dozendies.


    They drove steadily through the night sky illuminated by myriad lights-on streetspletely devoid of


    traffic and pedestrians.


    Neither spoke as a rxing tune yed on the radio, leaving the air charged with a touch of yful


    flirting.


    It was not until Xavier drove into a luxurious apartment’s basement that Leia realized something was


    wrong.


    Leaning tightly against her seat, she stared nervously at him as she demanded, “Aren’t we going for


    supper? Where are we?!”


    “My ce!” Xavier said, focusing on his parking at his reserved lot just then, twirling the steering wheel


    handily.


    “Your ce? W-What do you want?!’


    “What could I want? To cheer you up,” Xavier replied, reclining against his seat as he stared at her, his


    flirtatious gaze seemingly drawing her in.


    Leia folded her arms before her chest and red at him warily. “You’re a monster! I just got out of


    prison, and that’s all you can think of?”


    “What did I think of?”


    “You know damn well what,” Leia snapped, her face flushed as she tried to exit the car. “To think that I


    actually felt touched by what you did for me. But you turned out to be a pig! Just like every other man in


    the world! Now open the door, or I’m calling the cops!”


    Xavier finally understood what she meant. He couldn’t stop himself fromughing while clutching his


    stomach. “Haha! You’re really wary, aren’t you? I’m telling you, you’re just adorable!”


    Even so, there was no hiding the tenderness in his eyes.


    “You’reughing?! I’ll beat you up, believe it! You saw I can dish out a beating!” She cried, raising her


    fist to hit him.


    Nheless, Xavier handily caught her wrists and held her against her seat, and said with a tone


    brimming with desire, “Weren’t you always dissatisfied that we’re just friends? We could breach that


    gap tonight and properly enjoy…”