Shirley flinched, her face going pale. She was in her twenties and had done all kinds of things, but she


    had a clear conscience and no regrets... except sleeping with Xavier''s father. Technically, it hadn''t been


    her intention.


    Xavier''s father had been scheming to get her for ages, and had drugged her drink. However, she didn''t


    call the police orin about it to Xavier after she had slept with Xavier''s father, and instead tried to


    use that incident to make Xavier''s father promote her. In the end, things had gotten out of hand.


    When the affair was exposed, Xavier cut off all ties from Shirley though he had once doted on her. He


    no longer gave her any resources, and that was when Shirley learned the truth-it was the seemingly


    frivolous Xavier that was running Universal Entertainment and the Stuart family, even though it looked


    like his father was the one in charge. Shirley hadn''t gotten any benefits from her affair, and she had lost


    a man who loved her because of her choice.


    "Yeah, I know that I did some despicable things to get what I wanted. I regretted it very much." Shirley


    looked up, her eyes teary. "Now I want to do whatever I can so he''ll forgive me. I really do regret it, you


    know. If you had been reading the tabloids back then, you''d know how madly in love Xavier and I were.


    He protected me very well... and I made a foolish mistake. I know that you''re his friend, and his feelings


    toward you sometimes surpass friendship, so I think... If I can befriend you or help you a bit, you can


    throw in some nice words for me. He might think better of me then, right?"


    Renee watched Shirley cry, looking puzzled. "You want to befriend me? Don''t you know that Leia and I


    are best friends? Why would you think that I''ll help matchmake you and Xavier instead of helping my


    bestie?"


    "No, I''m not asking you to matchmake you." Shirley shook her head, then said confidently, "Back then, I


    had Xavier at hello because I look like you. Then, he felt sorry for me because of my background. His


    feelings for me were deep, but he only sees your friend as someone more than a friend. They''re just


    ymates. If you force them to be a couple, you''ll harm them and me. Ms. Osborne and Xavier won''t


    be happy if they''re a couple."


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    Renee sneered. "How do you know they''ll be unhappy? Xavier is quite infatuated with my bestie. And


    you... You''ve been living in the past and refusing to see the truth. You can''t turn back time, so there''s


    no point in regretting it. Why are you being so stubborn about this?"


    "People are bound to make mistakes, and that''s fine as long as they make up for it." Shirley swallowed


    and wiped away her tears. "You don''t


    understand Xavier. You all have never seen his dark side, but I have. His hatred for me stems from his


    concern for me. Ms. Everheart, can you guarantee that you''ve never made a mistake? Can you


    guarantee that your beloved man won''t make a mistake?" Shirley asked Renee softly, "If Mr. Hunt


    made a mistake, would you forgive him?"