Chapter 42

"What are the two of you doing?" Xavier asked. His voice was as cold as frost and unmistakably laced with anger, scaring Percy to the point that he started quivering all over. He tried to retract his hand, only for Scarlett to tighten her grip. "Don't move," she ordered before turning to address Xavier. "Mr. Stroud, I'm helping Percy with his tendonitis." Percy nodded hurriedly. "That's right! I have tendonitis, and Scarlett is helping me heal it with acupuncture. Her skills are out of this world!" He wasn't even exaggerating. He had assumed that the swelling on the back of his hand would take days to go down. However, Scarlett needed less than 20 minutes to make the swelling disappear. It was the only reason he had found the courage to go along with her cover-up story. He didn't even dare to think about how Xavier would deal with him if he found out that Percy had been beating people up. Xavier still looked upset. His lips were pressed together tightly, and an air of iciness ema