After that, Renee left rapidly.

�Hey, Ren. I�ll go with you. I��

Leia tried to pursue Renee, but Xavier refused to let her go. As a result, Leia could only watch her bestie get into a cab and leave.

�What�s wrong with the two of you? Did you two plan this?�

Leia turned away and shoved off Xavier�s hand.

�No, it�s my action alone.�

With both hands in his pockets, he jokingly quipped, �You don�t know how hard it was to pacify that couple. I was almost driven mad. I pestered them for almost a week before they agreed to write a letter of forgiveness.�

Leia could not help but be moved. She bit her lips and stated, �Regardless, thank you. I�ll keep your kindness in mind.�

�You don�t have to thank me.�

After that, Xavier invited her for a meal. �Let�s go. Let me take you out for something nice to get rid of your bad luck.�

�That won�t be necessary.�

Leia smoothed her hair, revealing the wound on her eye

�What�s the matter with your eye?�

Xavier found that Leia�s face was hurt. He appeared submissive and silly just now, but now he immediately turned solemn. His body exuded a chilly and frightening aura.

�It�s nothing!� Leia snapped, quickly turning away and hiding her face with her hair, reluctant to let others see her vulnerability.

�Nothing? Your face is already swollen!� Xavier exclaimed as he gently lifted her chin and brushed her hair off, studying her face with a pained look.

Who could have imagined that in just a matter of days, the woman who strutted like she owned the place would end up looking so pitiful?

�Who did this to you?� He demanded, his brow tightly furrowed as if his favorite toy was broken, and he looked bent on cutting the culprit into pieces.

�No one. I fell,� Leia said, moving away from his touch and turning her back on him.

She was just like Renee�she held herself with great pride and would act nonchalant even if she was bruised and battered.

Xavier was not easily fooled, however, and took her hand as he growled. �We�re going back.�

�Back? Back where?�

�The detention center.�

�No! It took me so much to get out�I�m not going back! That place is hell. It�s not for humans!�

Leia struggled violently, her obstinate carapace peeling off and revealing her fear. JrNovels.com