Chapter 37: The Accident

"Why did you bring me here, then?" she asked quietly. Her heart throbbed imagining that this is where his mother died.

For the first time since she met Xavier, a sad smile crept to his face. He quickly looked away and averted his gaze to the calm sea.

He shrugged off his shoulders. "I don't know."

He actually didn't know he brought her to this place. This place was special to him because this is where his beloved mother last lived. This is where her last breath was taken away. Although this place is saddening, this was his comfort zone.

He closed his eyes and let the cold wind sooth his skin. It was as if someone was caressing his check, his smile faltered.

Xavier took a deep breath. "We were on our way back home from our trip in this country. Together with my family and I travelled across this place, but then an unexpected incident happened. We were ambushed. My father did his best to save us, but unfortunately, he wasn't able to save our mother. Our pregnant mother," he said bitterl