Chapter 111. Furious

"I..." Xavier faltered, nerves flickering in his eyes. 

"Let go." Her voice was calm, yet it carried a weight that shook the heart.

Xavier's lips moved, but all he could do was sigh. "Serena, must you push me like this? You know I would never do anything that would hurt you!"

"If, in your eyes, lying to me doesn't even count as a big deal, then I'm sorry, Sir, but our values clearly don't align. And if we don't share the same values, there's absolutely no reason for us to live together."

As she spoke, she forcefully tried to shake off his grip.

But the man was holding on too tightly-she couldn't break free.

"If you're not planning to tell me the truth, then why are you still holding on to me?" Serena smiled faintly, looking at him. "Didn't you just instruct your s