He stared at Xavier without any intention of retreating. "Just let the men do the rough work like getting the fire going. Since Mr. Stuart volunteered, you guys can just wait for the meal.�

Hence, one of them cooked while the other got the fire going. They divided their tasks and got to work.

Leia sat in the house and looked at the kitchen from time to time, worried that Xavier would bully Santiago.

What if Xavier turned wild and burned Santiago's face? Xavier was so reckless that he was capable of anything!

As she thought about it, she clenched her fists and decided to go into the kitchen to keep an eye on Xavier. It would be safer that way.

"Miss Osborne, can I talk to you alone since we're free?"

Shirley stood before Leia with her assistant's help. She looked naive and innocent as she spoke.

"What are you up to?" Leia frowned, cautious. She was most afraid of hypocrites like Shirley, because she could easily fall into their traps.

"No, I don't..." Shirley looked up and glanced around. When she confirmed that no one was paying attention to them, she whispered, "Don�t you want to know why an accident happened during Quinton's surgery?�

When Leia heard that, her eyes widened in shock. She looked at Shirley coldly. "Why? Do you want to confess?"

That was the reason why she was here, but Xavier had affected her mood, so her focus got diverted.

"Yes, I can confess, but it's rather complicated. I want to talk to you alone if you're willing...� It was clearly a trap Shirley had prepared for Leia.

Leia was no fool. She knew that Shirley was plotting something since she insisted on talking alone with her.

However, it concerned Quinton�s life, so even though she knew that it was a trap, she had to soldier through it.

"Fine. Come to my room. Let's talk alone,� Leia muttered and went to the room where she stayed with Xavier temporarily.

After Shirley's assistant helped her into the room, she left and closed the door for them.

Shirley looked around. There were holes in the ground, the roof was leaking, and the bed was extremely old. Shirley's expression turned gloomy, and there was a hint of envy and disbelief in her gaze. "Don't tell me you stayed in this room with Xavier for a night?"

"Yeah, this place is pretty good. The bed is soft, and the air is fresh. What's so hard to understand?" Leia could not understand why Shirley asked her that. Leia and Xavier had only slept in this bed for a night, but he had stayed with Shirley for the rest of his time. Why would Shirley feel jealous?

"I just can't believe it. This place looks like a rubbish dump and he's germaphobic, but he could sleep here?�

"Does this place look like a rubbish dump?" Leia frowned. �It isn't that bad. If he didn't sleep here, he would have to sleep in the cowshed which is worse. The person who's germophobic is you.� JrNovels.com