Chapter 12

Lexi suddenly stopped resisting. It seemed as if she had accepted her fate. Seeing her compliance, Xavier fed her more of the spiked drink and started raining kisses on her slender neck. The drug's effect was swift indeed.

Just as he relaxed his grip on her a little, Lexi pulled a sharp knife from her pocket and cut her own arm without hesitation to stay conscious.

The onlookers had been excited initially to see the live show that was unfolding. But at the sight of blood, some of the more timid ones screamed in fright.

"Ah! She's trying to kill herself!"

Lexi pressed the knife to Xavier's neck. She licked her lips and said in a hoarse voice, "Mr. Zox, let's die together. How about that?"

The terrified Xavier nearly wet himself. If he had known that she would fight back so valiantly even when she was being drugged, he would have restrained her first.

"P-Put the knife down, and I'll let you go," he stammered.

"No. If I let you go, you'll come look for trouble with me again. Do y