Chapter 61

“When did you become such a scaredy-cat?” Xander teased, a charming smile on his face.

“What are you doing here?” I asked, slightly bewildered.

“I missed you, of course! That’s why I came.” He pressed my body back down onto the chair and reached forward to continue his massage.

I instinctively tried to avoid his hands, but he clamped me down and ordered, “Don’t move.”

His tone was demanding, which was rare. As his hands worked their magic, using just the right amount of force, I really began to feel like I was in a massage parlor. I let him continue.

After a while, he retracted his hands and handed me a glass of water. “How do you feel? Do you need to go to the hospital?”

“I’m feeling better, no need for hospitals. I still gotta head back to the office for a meeting.” I clutched the glass of water in my hands and took a sip from it.

Xander was quiet. He pulled out a chair and sat in front of me. He stared intently at me for a long while before asking, his tone stern and firm, “D