�H-Hank?� The man gulped. His eyes went wide.

Hank was the most powerful person around. Nobody dared to get on his bad side.

�You have three seconds to decide whether you want to let her go� Three��

�Take her! Take her!� The man instantly shoved Shirley into Xavier�s arms. He then tried to salvage his ego. �This girl is too skinny. I�m not interested. Whoever wants her can have her. I don�t care!�

Xavier carefully held Shirley in his arms as if he was holding a baby, worried she�d fall and hurt herself.

She was certainly very skinny. Only slightly over five feet, she was light as a feather. He figured she weighed less than a hundred pounds. Evidently, she wasn�t getting enough nutrition.

Xavier used to think Renee was the skinniest woman he�d held. But, surprisingly, Shirley was even skinnier than her!

He looked down at the woman in his arms. She had a face that looked a lot like Renee�s, but her skin was slightly fairer. She also had brows that made her seem gentler than Renee.

Right then, her brows were furrowed as if she was in pain. Not knowing what she�d gone through, he felt bad for her�

Xavier subconsciously reached out to rub Shirley�s forehead so that her brows would relax.

This was when Shirley opened her eyes a little. Despite feeling weak, she smiled gently at him.

�Hey, you�re awake. There was a mosquito on your face. That�s why I�� Xavier explained guiltily.

He�d been with countless women, but he�d never panicked like this before. It was honestly embarrassing!

�I heard what you said earlier�� Shirley whispered softly in his arms.

�Uhm. What did you hear?� Xavier asked.

�I heard you saying I belonged to you. Does this mean you�ve accepted me?�

�Please don�t misunderstand. It was an emergency. I had to��

�Thankyou!� Although Shirley was smiling, her eyes filled with tears.

�I have no regrets after hearing what you said. Thankfully, I won�t become an aimless, wandering spirit after I die.�

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