Chapter 337

"It was just an accident, but it's all good now," he said with a casual shrug. Scarlett placed her hand on his shoulder, gently massaging it as she pressed for more. "How did it happen? This scar looks old, but the injury must've been serious. It was stitched up, and you even used scar cream, but it must've gone pretty deep if the scar's still visible." Xavier chuckled. "You really are a doctor. You figured it out right away." He went on, "I got it during a mission over ten years ago. I was fighting a tiger." Scarlett's heart skipped a beat. "You were scratched?" "Yeah." She fell silent, her eyes softening with sympathy. It must've been a life-or-death situation. Xavier must have endured far more brutal, dangerous, and harrowing experiences than Scarlett could ever imagine just to survive until now. After a while of gently massaging his shoulders, she couldn't help but wrap her arms around his neck from behind. Pressing her face against his damp hair, she whispered, "Xavier, f