Chapter 167

With that, he yanked Lena Carter by the hair and dragged her out of QY like a madman. Watching them struggle away, I didn’t feel the satisfaction I thought I'd have. No sweet revenge. Just this empty, cold sense that life’s nothing but a bad script. I dropped the scissors in my hand back into the pen holder and tried to clear my head. It was time to sit down with Xander and talk. Our quick-witted assistant handed me a band-aid on cue. Meanwhile, Xander seemed like a totally different person from just now—no anger, no sharp edge. He smiled at me softly, like sunshine after a storm. "Want to hit the hospital?" "It’s just a scratch," I waved him off. He picked up the scissors and glanced at the blade. "Still, probably safer to get a tetanus shot." Our assistant nodded like a bobblehead. "Yeah, better safe than sorry." I let out a helpless little laugh. "Fine. Let's go to the hospital." Honestly, I was thinking of using it as an excuse to sneak off and visit my grandma. They wouldn’t know