Guess that was the wrong thing to ask. "Let's never meet again. Antheena is sweet to you. Treasure her," Veronica said solemnly.
"That depends on what happens," Xavier replied nonchalantly and drank his wine in silence.
She eventually started feeling drowsy, and then she felt someone carrying her. Her first instinct was to defend herself, but Xavier said, "Don't move." He then took her to the bed and tucked her in. "Sleep. I have to go now."
He knew how skilled she was, but still, she was so on guard against him, even when she was almost asleep. That sight pained him greatly. Like he had been stabbed in the heart.
Veronica's eyelids weighed a ton earlier, but now they felt as light as feathers. She lay on the bed and stared at his silhouette. "Yeah. Bye." And farewell.
He was surprised that she said goodbye without even hesitating. He let out a nasal laugh and exited the room. He was disappointed, but still, he closed the door gently.
She never wondered how he got into her room—nobody could stop him if he wanted to get in anyway, so she decided not to think about it. And she fell asleep soon after that. Veronica looked for Ruka after she woke up the next day, but the girl was not in her room. She called her and found out Ruka went to see Hendrey again.
Since she had nothing to do, Veronica met up with Sean and took a stroll around the agency in Castron as they talked about the business' future.
She got a cab back to the hotel when the sun was starting to set, but then her phone started ringing. She took it out. Thomas?
"Tho—"
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