The Untouchable Ex-Wife

Leia froze, feeling as if every fiber of her being was jolted while her heart raced.

She turned towards Xavier and feigned nonchalance as she scoffed. “I have to give it to

you-you really know your way around a girl’s heart. But I’m immune now, so just spare me.’

In fact, it was almost a habit for him to flirt-to speak ambiguously, then make a clean break

from her when she was lost in love. When that happened, she would not even cry…

Hah! That was why no matter how much her heart raced for him-no matter how much she

loved him, she was not about to fall for the same trap.

All those ambiguous words, stirring emotions, and enigmatic affection? She would rather

live without those!

“Really? What a shame…” Xavier trailed off.

However, a hunter as experienced as he understood that Leia was just being obstinate and

not actually eager to leave.

As such, he walked up to her, staring at her dainty, fresh face as he wiped the pepper sauce

staining the corner of her lips, and said slowly, “Ruthless, aren’t you? Leaving just as I finally

found my resolve to get in the game.”

deflated as she gulped, “What do

game’?”

you, Miss Leia Osborn, to clean

my new

you talking about, cleaning my room? What do you take me

could finish, Xavier had leaned in to kiss her in the next instant-

he

against her cheek like

would flutter.

strange coincidence of metaphors since

she could take flight-her toes and fingers stiffened

as if she had been sealed

she could not help closing her eyes and answering his

he pulled away reluctantly after a long while, he asked with a raspy voice

definitive

linger in the air, leaving it

pursed her lips and shyly lowered her head, not unlike a virgin that just had a

fruit, as she murmured meekly,

let your mind wander anymore,

solemnly.

he was certainly unreliable and almost too used

at the ready to bewitch the ladies, he was somehow

his charm seemed to fly out

believe and looked up at him with seriousness in

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