Before Xavia could even ask what she meant, Jenna explained, “Basically, Whitney had the only antidote that could save your life, and that bitch used that opportunity to force Young Master Burton to marry her. Naturally, he was against that at first, and Sir Ian even offered his hand in marriage just so that Young Master Burton could continue being with you. Alas, that demonic woman was adamant with her decision, and…”
“…Even though Sir Ian went against his morals by attempting to steal it, she hid it so well that… Well, Young Master Burton had no other choice. After all, your condition wasn’t getting any better. Regardless, just understand that he was forced to do all this.”
After hearing all that, Xavia felt her worldview shatter once more. Sure, she knew that he had done a lot just to get her the antidote, but to think that he had struck such a deal with Whitney just to save her life…! Speaking of Whitney, just how vile could that woman get…?! Wasn’t this akin to blackmail?! Regardless… It now made sense why he had refused to tell her how he had obtained that antidote, and... She now knew that he still loved her.
Now filled with hope again, Xavia was quick to reply, “…Thank you for telling me the truth. I’ll be going over to Whitney’s place now…! I won’t let her get away with this!”
Watching as Xavia ran off, Jenna couldn’t help but sigh before squinting at the ceiling… Even if she couldn’t do much now, she was going to make sure that Whitney would never be able to lead a happy life…!
It was about half an hour later when Xavia arrived at a private two-story villa… This was the place. Taking a deep breath, she left the cab and walked straight toward the building, not even bothering to ask for an umbrella despite the pouring rain…
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