Chapter 967

Lily's eyes crinkled into crescents. "Love you." Xavier's smile widened, but he wasn't satisfied yet. "Who loves me?" "I do?" Lily teased. His brows knitted together, but the smile remained on his face. "Say the whole thing." "Come here then." She curled her finger at him. Xavier didn't hesitate for even a second. He leaned over her and brought his ear close to her lips. Lily pressed her lips to his ear. "I'll be going now. You should do what you need to do!" she said quickly before grabbing her bag and trying to make a run for it. Xavier had known from the start that she was going to try to pull a fast one on him. Lily was never the romantic type, and now she had gone ahead and learned how to tease him instead. His long arms shot out as he grabbed the pocket of her coat and yanked her back toward him. Lily stumbled into his embrace, bracing herself against his chest. When she recalled the injury on his back, she tried to get off of him. "Don't move." Xavier had planted hi