Chapter 1143

Xavier strode out of the attic. The bodyguards had been slouching against the doorframe, smoking. As soon as they heard the noise, they grabbed their guns and turned in Xavier's direction. "Hey!" Rowan dashed after him and clung to his leg. "We'll go back to Jadeford sooner or later. Your wife and children—and your parents and poor grandma—they're all waiting for you! Don't lose your mind and jump off the building!" The bodyguards frowned but said nothing. Clearly, they despised a coward like Xavier. After being on the island for so long, they'd been brainwashed into believing that as long as they were alive, there was still hope. Xavier wasn't even being tortured here. Why would he want to kill himself? If anything, they might actually respect him if he tried to escape instead. "Calm down!" Rowan sprang to his feet and threw an arm around Xavier's shoulder, whispering, "Never mind if you get yourself killed for being suspected, but what about Lily?" Hearing this, Xavier sho