Chapter 39

Amelia was right, he shouldn't worry more. The words calmed him down a bit and he wondered how she was apt to do that by just saying it.

He was indeed right when he said she had powers in her, and that gave her the capability to do whatever unimaginably affected him. Her smile stirred something in him. Her playful scowl was found adorable by him and her tears tore him on the inside. One thing was sure, he never bargained for all these emotions when he signed the contract. The only thing on his mind at that point was how to get Hardik and also back at Martin, but now it felt as though the original motive wasn't what kept him in the marriage anymore. Something else did and he didn't want to admit it to himself.

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Xavier breathed out sharply before raising his hand to the door, he tried to knock, but couldn't. It was hard and it felt as though his hand was not his anymore. He dropped it, took deep breaths, then decided to try again.

He raised his hand