Chapter 991

No matter how Nina died, the fact remained that she was dead. Lily felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dumped over her. She paused and confirmed with Xavier. "Nina was Richard's childhood sweetheart. Freya was her younger sister. You're not mixing them up, are you?" "I'm not," Xavier replied as he unbuttoned the top two buttons of his shirt and untucked it from his trousers, his whole demeanor turning casual. Lily bent down and rested her head against his chest, looking at his tanned skin. But she wasn't in the mood to admire anything. She just needed a moment to calm down. "Think a little more," Xavier said patiently, waiting for her to work it through. Lily racked her brain but still couldn't figure it out. She wasn't worried, though, since she could decide the punishment for herself. "I accept the punishment. No dinner for me tonight. Just tell me what's going on." Xavier let out a low chuckle. "You not eating dinner is punishing me." Lily leaned in and gave him a ki