With narrowed eyes and a displeased look, he said, “Don’t you dare tell me this is a coincidence because I won’t believe it. Also, take off those sunglasses. The only impression people will have of you wearing sunglasses in such a dim cabin is that you’re blind.”
Nate thought Xavier would be surprised to see him, but he never expected Xavier to make such snarky comments.
Still, it seemed like… Xavier had a good point.
As he took off his sunglasses, he squeezed out, “I’m just worried that my fans will recognize me.”
“Fans?” Xavier shot Nate a look. “How long has it been since you stopped working? Do you still have fans?”
His words successfully rendered Nate speechless.
“Tell me.” Xavier gave Nate a warning look. “What do you want? If my memory hasn’t failed me, I remember giving you a warning before. If you sabotage whatever I am doing again, I’m not going to spare you because of Aunt Beatrice anymore.”
“I know!”
“You know, but you’re still here?”
“Just give me a chance!” Nate cried out before continuing in a sincere tone, “I swear I’m not there to make a mess out of things. I’m going there to earnestly make amends. Moreover, I made a huge mess this time. Even my dad can’t stand the sight of me, so I wanted to get out of their line of sight.”
Xavier rolled his eyes at Nate. “You didn’t want to appear in their line of sight, so you decided to come to me? I’d like to find out how you discovered my tracks. Who told you about it?”
“No one said anything!” Nate knew what Xavier wanted to ask. “Don’t worry. There are no spies around you. I wanted to ask Louis about it, but he kept his lips sealed tight. He wouldn’t budge no matter what threats and temptations I said. I was just lucky as I guessed that you’d probably go to Winnie Garland, and this was the earliest flight of the day. It’s not that difficult to stalk you, you know? These are things I learned from my fans.”
Xavier was at a loss for words.
“Why are you looking at me like this? I swear everything I said is the truth!”
“How many times must I remind you? She’s my wife and your in-law, not some stranger. Also, you’re going back to Chanaea right after we land.”
“Why must you force me to leave? I just wanted to apologize to Winn… Err… my in-law. I have no other aims.”
“Shut up.” At that, Xavier closed his eyes in hopes that by not seeing Nate, he would be able to have a moment of peace.
An hour later, the plane landed at the airport in Yartran’s capital on time.
Even after they left the plane and went to the baggage reclaim area, Xavier said nothing to Nate. Nate even thought that Xavier had forgotten about chasing him back to Chanaea.
Yet, right after they retrieved their luggage, Xavier took Nate to buy the return ticket.
There was no way Nate was going to let him do that. To be honest, not only was he there to make amends, but he was also there for the sake of Fraser family’s future.
To compensate for his mistake of poisoning Xavier via Yolanda for Yulissa, his family had to let Fairchild Corporation reap more benefits in their collaboration.
He was the one who had messed up, but his family business had to suffer the consequences. The directors of the board were long annoyed by his father and brother’s decision.
Regardless of everything, he could not watch Winnie and Xavier’s relationship go sour. Otherwise, he would be the ultimate victim—Xavier might lose his temper at him instead, and when that happens, his father and brother would have to step in.
Hence, he stood at his spot and said, “Xavier, don’t make me leave. I really won’t cause any trouble for you, I swear.”
Xavier did not even bother looking at him. “Cease the nonsense. We’re in a public space, and I don’t want to make things embarrassing for you, so don’t force me to do that.”
Xavier was taller than Nate, and he was of a larger build than the latter. If he were to really pull or push Nate around, Nate would not stand a chance against Xavier.
Furthermore, Nate did not want to be humiliated in public, so he had no choice but to let Xavier push him away.
Midway to the counter, he abruptly whipped his head around and said to Xavier, “Xavier, there’s something wrong.”
Thinking that he was trying to con his way out of this, Xavier forced him to take another big step forward. “You can write an email and tell me what’s wrong when you’re back in Chanaea. If you’re inspired, you can even write a ten-thousand-word email.”
“Xavier!” Nate turned around again, his expression was solemn and his voice was low. “I’m not kidding with you. I think someone’s been watching us from the shadows.”
Xavier halted in his tracks before surveying his surroundings. Then, he asked, “Who is it? Are you talking about the airport staff?”
It was not entirely impossible that no one would be watching them. After all, any normal person would be able to see that Xavier was forcing Nate to walk somewhere else.
However, Nate said, “No, it’s definitely not the airport staff. The airport staff wouldn’t be acting so suspiciously. Moreover, the staff members are all wearing uniforms. The ones I saw earlier were wearing black suits.”
Hearing that, Xavier narrowed his eyes and stopped searching the area. Instead, he pretended as if nothing had happened and continued pushing Nate down the path.
Nate immediately flew into a panic. “You have to believe me, Xavier! I’m not lying to you!”
“I know.” Xavier gritted his teeth. “Shut up. I know what to do.”
As he spoke, he pushed Nate to the back of a giant billboard.
Right as Nate was about to speak, Xavier lifted his arm and stopped him.
At that, Nate instantly realized that Xavier was trying to lure the people who were tailing them out.
Indeed, not long after they “disappeared” behind the billboard, someone ran out.
Upon hearing the urgent footsteps behind them, Nate lifted his head to glance at Xavier.
“Xavier, they must be the ones who were following us earlier. They must have come for us.”
Xavier lowered his head to look at Nate and emphasized, “They’re here for me, so scram and go home.”
While they spoke, the few men in black arrived at the back of the billboard.
Once they spotted Xavier, they formed a circle to surround Xavier and Nate.
Xavier’s sharp eyes met with the leading man’s eyes.
“Who are you, and why are you following me?”
The leader of the men in black was expressionless as he said to Xavier, “Greetings, Mr. Fairchild. Mr. Speiser wishes to invite you for a meeting. Please come with us.”
“Wilhelm Speiser?”
“That is correct, Mr. Fairchild.”
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