Chapter 528
Unexpectedly, when Xavier heard this, he laughed instead of being mad.
“Pheebs, aren’t you too hard on yourself? You seem like a much better person than me.”
Olivia did not expect him to react like this, and she did not know how to respond.
She could not confess she had been to prison.
After all, Olivia had been to prison, not Phoebe.
If Xavier was curious and investigated it, her identity might be exposed.
Of course, to her, the most important thing in her life was Lyla.
It was hard enough for her to not have a dad.
If anyone found out Lyla had a mother who had once been to prison, her future would be bad.
Thus, Olivia just smiled and shook her head. “I just think you have so many choices that you don’t need to spend your time on me.
“After a failed marriage, I no longer believe in love.”
“I know, so I wasn’t expecting you to agree immediately.”
Xavier glanced at her and said gently, “I hope you will give me a reason to stay by your side. Don’t always chase me away. That’s all I want.”
At this point, she did not know what to say, so she kept her mouth shut.
By the time they got to the restaurant, it was already evening.
The golden sunset hit the lush trees lit by the evening glow. It looked beautiful but sad at the
same time.
Olivia did not like sunsets, but she felt she was like one.
She feared that one day she would sink into the ground like the sunset, never to rise again.
Noticing she was in a daze, Xavier approached and patted her. “What’s wrong?”
Olivia snapped out of her thought and glanced at him. “Oh, nothing. It’s just that I haven’t seen nature for a long time.”
“Let’s go in.”
“Okay.”
When they were in the restaurant, Olivia realized Xavier’s description of the restaurant was wrong. It was not small at all.
There was a courtyard, and in it were waterfalls and fake mountains. Further in was a long corridor that looked like it was from the medieval era.
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