Chapter 1286

Lily fell back into Xavier's arms, her glistening eyes meeting his deep gaze. "Do you know why I pulled you back just now?" he asked. Lily's voice was thick with emotion. "You didn't want me to fight them because you were afraid I'd get hurt." Xavier frowned slightly. "You only guessed half right. It's true I didn't want you to fight them, but not because I was afraid you'd get hurt. I actually wanted them to take photos of me." "You wanted them to take photos?" Lily was stunned. "But why? They're making you look so pitiful. Once those photos hit the internet, you'll become a laughingstock!" "I'm not afraid of being laughed at," Xavier replied, completely unfazed. "It's the truth, so what's there to be afraid of?" Aside from worrying about his leg, what Lily feared most was his mental state. She was afraid he wouldn't be able to handle the fall—from being at the top of the world to crashing hard into the mud. He'd once been the golden boy, and now he was just a cripple. But to h