Leia’s tone was firm because she didn’t want either of them to have any regrets. She left the

apartment and took the elevator downstairs, and wasn’t surprised to find that Xavier didn’t

come after her. Leia’s lip curled in disgust, and she wiped her tears away furiously. “Ugh, all

men are pigs! There’s no end to their greed!”

At that moment, she felt as if she had been sinking into an abyss she couldn’t pull herself

out of.

Come to think of it, she was probably cursed to only have one-sided loves- first with William

Jones, now with Xavier Stuart. All she ever amounted to was the ‘rebound’… fated to return

to the sidelines once the actual love interest returned.

It was tragic.

Was this fate? If it was, maybe she should just do away with love for the rest of her life!

Leia soon returned to Carmine Pawnshop, cutting a miserable figure. However, when she

a loud ‘pop’ overhead as

her.

“Welcome back, Miss Osborne!”

a saucer of olive oil, anointing her

all around in celebration. They had been

now, and happily

been hard on you, Leia!” Renee had puffy eyes as she gave Leia a

whispered excitedly, “So? How did it

the deal?”

between them had been

was just a matter of time. Luck had not been on their side for

so Renee would be happy if Leia managed to

that name around me ever

between us,” Leia told Renee and everyone else,

so it was only natural that she wanted

to that

Renee could not bring herself to ask

curiosity. Inwardly, she was cursing Xavier—what

to hurt Leia

half a watermelon, two mangoes,

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