Chapter 52

Before Charlotte could say anything, she was distracted by someone in a casual wear of a beach T-shirt and shorts, walking over to the car.

Xavier was a few meters away, yet when he walked, he walked with a gait that seemed to stop time itself. Charlotte had never seen him this causally dressed. Something about seeing his muscles displayed through the clothes as the wind rustled through it made her feel hot all over.

Charlotte’s words hung in her mouth as she watched him come over, all the unpleasant things she wanted to say automatically dying in her mouth.

“What’s the problem?” Xavier asked when he finally got to them.

Charlotte shook her head and frowned even more deeply. How could she let herself get distracted like that?

“She says she wants to go home,” Carlos complained about her to his boss as if she wasn’t there.

“Too bad. She’s not going anywhere,” Xavier said.

“Excuse me?” She yelled, unable to take it any longer. How could he just ride over her decision like that?

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