Chapter 437 Reluctant to Part
"The shooting was probably aimed at me. That day, Joseph happened to be giving me a ride home, and we encountered the assailant. He took the bullet for me; otherwise, I might have been the one who died."
"Stephanie is his only family in this world. He wanted me to take good care of Stephanie. In his final moments, he made me promise to marry Stephanie, or he wouldn't rest in peace. I agreed."
"When you called me back then, I didn't answer. On one hand, I was dealing with Joseph's funeral, and on the other, I didn't know how to face you. Everything I said back then was a lie. I like you, I really like you. Every second apart from you is torture for me."
He reached out and hugged Grace again. "I might love you more than I thought."
"So there was a shooting, Joseph saved you, forced you to marry Stephanie, and then you deliberately said those things?" Grace repeated Xavier's words.
"That's right. I've never stopped liking you. I know I didn't handle this well, I..."
Grace interrupted directly, "Since you promised him, you should fulfill it, right? I have no interest in who you marry, and I don't enjoy attending ex-boyfriends' weddings. When you get married, don't send me an invitation."
Although Xavier's words carry a lot of information, who knows if Xavier is lying to her?
She previously thought she wouldn't fall for Xavier's lies, but she still did.
Xavier is too enigmatic; no one knows which of his words are true and which are false.
If this is the truth, why didn't he explain it to her earlier?
"I'm not going to marry her. I've recently found new clues. Joseph's death might be related to Stephanie."
"Grace, can you give me another chance after I find out everything?"
Grace opened the car door. "Let's talk after you find out everything."
Xavier watched Grace's back, feeling a surge of joy. Grace said to talk after he finds out everything, which means there's still hope. Grace hasn't completely rejected him.
He needs to go back to the country and thoroughly investigate this matter.
Stephanie is still in the hands of the Coleman family. He needs to see Stephanie.
Xavier had someone find Steven's contact information and called him directly.
Steven had already brought Bella back. He had just finished washing up and wasn't surprised to see the number.
"You took Grace out in the middle of the night, and now you dare to call me?" Steven's cold voice came through.
"I brought her back safely and didn't harm her. We are truly in love. As her brother, you can't stop her from being happy, can you?"
"Happiness? She doesn't even like you!"
Xavier said, "You should know whether she likes me or not. I can guarantee that I will never hurt Grace."
He likes her too much ever to hurt her to.
"Then why are you calling me?"
"Stephanie is still in your hands. I need to see her for something."
"You want me to release her?" Steven's voice was restrained.
Is Xavier looking for trouble? He says he likes Grace, but he's also concerned about Stephanie.
"I just need to clarify some things. Once the facts are confirmed, I might be even less forgiving of Stephanie than you. Don't worry, I won't let Stephanie have another chance to hurt Grace."
"Is Grace someone you can call by name?"
Xavier fell silent.
"I don't care what issues you have with Stephanie, but as for Grace, you'd better stay away from her. I won't agree to you two being together!"
"That's absolutely impossible." He would never let go of Grace.
"Aren't you afraid I'll beat you up every time I see you?"
"Even if you beat me up every time you see me, I won't leave her. After I finish investigating this matter, I'll come to the Coleman Mansion and let you beat me up again."
Steven was silent.
Although he hadn't interacted much with Xavier, why did he feel that Xavier was so infuriating?
Today is the first day of the new year. Bella was very enthusiastic and wanted to take Grace around the entire city.
Of course, Steven accompanied them. Grace witnessed how Steven and Bella interacted. Bella loved to eat and bought a lot of things, but she couldn't finish them, so she handed them to Steven.
Steven would say he wasn't a trash can, but in reality, he would eat everything Bella handed over.
This was clearly very doting, as if only the people involved couldn't see it.
Perhaps this is the best way for childhood sweethearts to be!
"Grace, you should eat too. This is really good." Bella shared a lot of delicious food with Grace and took many photos with her. At this time, Steven acted as the photographer.
When they got the photos, Bella said, "This is so unfair. You took such good pictures of Grace, but look at how you took mine."
Steven said, "Grace is naturally beautiful. You look like this."
Bella pouted, "I knew it. You think I'm not good-looking. But I can't help how I look. I can't just get plastic surgery."
Despite her words, Bella still saved all the photos. She held her phone and pulled Steven down. "Squat down a bit. I can't take a picture with you being so tall."
Steven obediently cooperated, squatting down to take a photo with Bella.
"Smile." Bella pinched his face, and Steven gave a fake smile.
Seeing them, Grace thought, how could Steven say he doesn't like Bella? He just isn't good at expressing it.
At that moment, someone suddenly stood next to her. Xavier's hand was at the corner of Grace's mouth. "Smile."
Grace turned her head in surprise, not expecting Xavier's face to be so close. Her lips accidentally brushed against Xavier's cheek.
Xavier had already opened the camera, capturing the moment.
"What are you doing here? Give me your phone and delete the photo!" Grace didn't expect Xavier to show up.
Instinctively, she wanted to block Xavier. If Steven saw this, Xavier's face would probably get beaten up again.
"I'm going back to the country soon to handle some things. Before I go, I wanted to see you." Xavier explained.
He should have left last night, but he still wanted to see her.
Since Grace went home, he felt like every day was dragging on.
"I'll come back to find you after I handle everything. In the meantime, eat well, wear more clothes, take care of yourself, and don't meet that man."
After saying that, Xavier's hand brushed against Grace's cheek, and before she could react, he suddenly kissed her.
"You..."
Xavier actually ambushed her.
Before Grace could get angry, Xavier hugged her again, his tone full of reluctance. "I'm leaving."
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