“…Had that incident not happened back then… or if I had stayed by your side to raise Yulia… Would things have gone differently?”
Naturally, Xavia remained silent. After all, there definitely was a chance that things could’ve gone differently…
Since she wasn’t saying anything, Mark took the chance to say, “This all happened because I didn’t try hard enough back then… With that said, I’m doing my best to pursue you throughout this month, whether you like it or not.”
“W-wait! I disagree!”
To her dismay, Mark simply replied, “Doesn’t matter. Now let me take your measurements so that I can begin making your new outfit…”
This, of course, left Xavia with a headache. To think that Ian would use Mark like a pawn in such a situation! He was seriously pushing it!
With that in mind, she waited till Mark was done before immediately barging into Ian’s room and yelling, “Don’t you think you’re overdoing it, Ian?!”
At the time, Ian had been discussing something with James and Jacob, so when Xavia suddenly yelled like that, the confused Ian couldn’t help but ask, “…What’s wrong, Xavia?”
Since she hadn’t anticipated that there’d be others in the room, she averted her gaze from the twins before awkwardly muttering, “…L-let’s talk about this in private…”
Feeling helpless, all Ian could do was tell the twins to leave first… and once they were gone, he was prompted to ask, “…Is this about Mark?”
Nodding in response, Xavia replied, “It is. Mark is a respectable friend, and I refuse to let him be your pawn! You’re clearly aware that I’ll have to hurt him in the end!”
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