Chapter 1138

With those words, Xavier scooped Leia up in his arms, brimming with a boyfriend's energy.

They headed to the bedroom—the night was still young, and there was still much to be done.

-

The next day, Leia woke up feeling reinvigorated in heart and spirit, finding it a little unreal to see the handsome face asleep beside her.

In reality, they did not do anything at all—Xavier's heart bled for her after she was bullied thoroughly in prison, and he tended to her wounds, then held her in his arms as they slept.

She was the one who was getting restless with her dainty hands, caressing him all over as if challenging his resolve.

Still, he did not give in to her flirting at all and held her in his arms with his eyes closed. "Calm down," he said with some detachment. "There's no need to jump into action—we have years ahead of us."

And now, she stared at him as he lay sound asleep, complaining inwardly about how he was usually a Casanova that bedded every woman he met, but he turned out to