Chapter 164

Xavier pressed his thin lips together and didn't respond. But his silence was as good as confirming Scarlett's guess. He was, in fact, a little afraid that she might be angry. Just like the tension that came with every act of revenge, he feared that each lead could turn out to be a trap. But Scarlett turned to him with a bright smile. "Thank you for letting me feel, for the first time, what it's like to have someone backing me up." Xavier quietly let out a breath of relief. "Let me know if anyone bullies you again." Scarlett quickly replied, "I can handle things like this myself from now on. No need to bring out the big guns over something so trivial." Xavier fell silent. So, she was upset, after all. No matter how badly the Quinn family had treated her, they were still her blood relatives. He suddenly felt glad he hadn't acted on his rage and crippled Jackson completely. They made their way to the best viewing platform for the fireworks show. Meanwhile, Jonathan and the other t