Chapter 567

"I was just wondering… Does the cafeteria food at Birkstone University not taste good?" He thought about how he had not come back these past few days and had left his lady to starve to this point. "The cafeteria food at Birkstone University is delicious." Scarlett gazed into Xavier's eyes and continued softly, "I couldn't get in touch with you at all. I was really worried, so I didn't have much appetite." Scarlett's clear, bright eyes stared right into Xavier's heart. Xavier felt his heart skip a beat as tenderness spread through him. "In the future, if something comes up, I'll try my best to let you know ahead of time," Xavier said. Scarlett never imagined she'd hear words like that from a man like Xavier. After all, he was Mr. Stroud. He was the kind of figure who could make the entire Capitol tremble with a single word. Yet here he was, promising to keep her in the loop. It filled her with a warm, almost unreal sense of happiness. In that moment, Xavier no longer felt like som