"Is that why you shut down my scarf factory? Because you thought I did it and wanted to avenge Vivian? Well, you might as well go the whole nine yards and kill me off while you're at it!" Xavier shouted.
Finnick motioned at Noah who then untied Xavier and poured him a glass of whisky.
Finnick has gone too far! First he's protecting Vivian, and now he's become her private investigator? He is such a lovesick b*stard! Does he not care about his friends anymore now that he has a wife? I won't forgive him for this! Xavier cursed at him in his head.
Finnick still had his doubts as all evidence pointed to Xavier, and he knew just how much of a playboy Xavier was.
“Try your best to recall, Xavier. Look, I won't kill you or do anything to you even if you were the one who did it. I just want to find out the truth and help Vivian seek the justice she deserves so she can be happy again. Think hard, Xavier, think! What happened at the Century Hotel two years ago?"
Xavier downed the glass of whisky and tried his best to recall what had happened.
"I swear I have never laid a hand on Vivian, and I would definitely admit to it if I did! As for that scarf... I don't know how it ended up being there either," he replied.
Finnick was still unconvinced and asked, "Could it be that you've slept with so many women that you simply forgot about it?"
Xavier buttoned up his shirt and tidied up his outfit. "That’s impossible. You see, I keep a record of every woman I sleep with. With the amount of women I sleep with, I'd go crazy trying to remember them all! I assure you I have never seen Vivian, let alone sleep with her!"
Xavier flipped through his diary and checked his schedule from two years ago. "I've never been to Century Hotel two years ago. See? It isn't recorded in my diary, and I don't remember ever going there either."
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