The Untouchable Ex-Wife

Shirley remained composed and confident as she argued, and that left Leia shaken.

She knew that Xavier was infamous for being a flirt, marred with scandals involving

numerous ladies. Still, they were willing to throw themselves at him. Only Shirley was

different-because Xavier was the one enslaving himself to her.

And that alone was why Leia paled in comparison.

“If my hunch is right, you must be the thick-skinned type who chased Xavier around for a

long time before he finally got interested, right?’

Shirley studied Leia from head to toe, shaking her head with disdain. “If you’ve been around

Xavier long enough, you’d know that you’re not his type at all. He just happened to need

someone to help him through this painful time-or, if I had to put it plainly, beggars can’t be

choosers. Anything is fine, and even if it wasn’t you, it would be someone else.

“And now that I’m back, you’re pointless as a replacement.”

“Enough!”

unable to restrain himself any longer. ’How unreasonable

who gave up, and now you’re

you when you were the one who refused to let me be

bloodshot eyes were

first woman he was willing to be serious with, the one he’d given up

gave her his heart and then

woman in

was trampled all

if she was his one

refused to play this game. All he

with, to live with

was just confused and made a mistake, Xavier. Give me

alright?”

gaze, demolishing the fort he had built around his heart with

you love me, and you just needed someone

Don’t you

flash, his

that Shirley’s words more

night’s vow, and now that his head was