Chapter 735

Rowan was afraid Xavier might go crazy. But if he told him… "Suddenly, I don't feel like going down the mountain anymore," Xavier abruptly said. He leaned back on his hands against the stone tiles as he tilted his head upward to gaze at the bright moon in the sky. "It's quiet here. Everything feels just right." Rowan walked over and sat beside him. "Then don't go down." But that wasn't possible. Xavier had been longing to return, to see Lily. Yet for some reason, he now felt resistant. "Tomorrow after, once my grandma arrives at the hospital, make sure to stay with her the whole time," Xavier said. Edith was perfectly healthy—the hospital checkup was just an excuse for them to finally leave the mountain. Rowan figured that once they arrived, Xavier would realize he had been deceived. And when he did, he would blame everyone. "What about you?" Rowan asked. Xavier might not be a doctor, but after observing for some time, he knew that Edith's condition was fine. Still, he couldn't