Chapter 76

Lyle and Xavier, I don't know which one is more hateful, one deliberately deceitful and the other indecisive.

But on second thought, they didn't seem so bad. The main thing is that I am too stupid. If I hadn't been stupid enough to trust them, I wouldn't have given them the opportunity to deceive me.

I closed my eyes and swore in my heart that from now on, I would not give anyone the chance to cheat me again.

I don't know how long it took, but the door to the room rattled.

Xavier was back.

His footsteps were approaching, closer and closer, softer and softer, as if he was afraid of disturbing my sleep. The footsteps stopped at the edge of my bed.

"Still sleeping?"

He muttered in a low voice. I couldn't see his movements, but with my intuition from everyday life, I felt like he was going to touch my forehead.

If I hadn't just listened to his conversation with Rowen and raised my guard against