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CHAPTER 5: XAVIER'S DECISION

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***XAVIER'S POV***

I had only confirmed my relationship with Austin. We weren't even able to hold hands yet, and I had thought we could stay in love for a very long time. 

Although I was confused then. I had never for once questioned my sexual orientation, even when I realized I wasn't interested in any of the girls around me, but I wasn't interested in the men either. I thought I would only focus on studying, and maybe one day, I would find someone to make my heart beat. 

However, Austin came into the picture. I was celebrating my 20th birthday when Austin walked up to me and confessed to me about his love. I was very confused but felt enlightened at the same time- 'So, this was it? The reason I had never fallen in love with any girl was because I like men?' 

It was crazy, but that was the conclusion I came up with, and with curiosity and the urge to find out the truth about my sexual orientation, I accepted Austin's proposal, and we became lovers. 

He was older but was not in any way arrogant. He was very good to me. He would do everything for me even without asking. He was the perfect boyfriend anyone could wish for. He didn't even ask me for sex, and he never tried to touch me...

"I will wait for you to understand my heart, Xavier," That was his words to me. 

Until I saw his cold corpse on the cold floor, his red blood turned black with time abandoned, and the shock expression on his face that must have been the result of his unexpected death, I wasn't able to understand my heart toward the sweet and kind Austin. 

I felt guilty, bitter, and scared. I wondered if it was all a dream and that he was going to show up again one day. I wondered if he was only playing with me, but no matter how hard I shook him, called his name, and cried, Austin never opened his eyes again. 

I paid secret detectives to investigate the case, but they weren't able to find out anything. Everything was clear. There was no CCTV around that abandoned area, and the case remained unsolved even after two weeks... Until another week passed, and I received a video from an unknown source. I hesitated before opening it, wondering what the video could entail, but shockingly, it was a video of a girl stabbing Austin and then running away after confirming that he was losing too much blood. 

My blood turned cold. My heart became chilled, and I was very angry. I couldn't believe that such a young girl could be so cold-hearted, killing someone without any attempt to even help them get to the hospital or call their loved ones to pick up their corpse. Austin had been dead for more than 3 days before I found his corpse!

He was already rotting, his corpse...

I wanted to make sure the culprit would stay in prison for the rest of her life, but surprisingly, the video disappeared from my phone after watching it once.

There was no evidence. There was no way to convict her, and she would have to be left free~

I made up my mind. No matter who she is, I would make her pay---

"Xavier, what do you think about that stinking girl? She's so arrogant and annoying. If someone didn't know better, they would have thought she was the real heiress of the Frost. She's so fake." Hannah's complaint reached my ears, and I frowned. 

I rubbed my forehead but decided to ignore her. 

She held my arm, brought it toward her chest, and her softness made my frown deeper. "Don't you think you should send her away? What if your mother brought her home because she wants you to marry her?" She sounded pained but continued pressing my arm deeper into her plump chest. 

It was as if she would bring out her breast to show me any moment. 

"She wouldn't dare," I replied icily. "She's just a maid in my house," I added. 

Hannah chuckled and moved even closer to me. "I will trust Xavier's words. There's no way you can fall for such a filthy girl anyway. The only good thing about her is her face, don't you think?" She rubbed her chest on my arm and pouted again. "I just don't like seeing her. I hate her pretentious cool girl attitude." 

I sighed, "I will send her away very soon." It was surprising to know that I wasn't the only one seeing Crystal for who she was. She was too fake and wouldn't be able to deceive everyone with that fake act. 

For some reason, Hannah seemed more beautiful to me at that moment. She was wise, and she definitely was the kind of person I would want if I ever decided to get intimate with women...

"I will make sure to get rid of her very soon," I added, finally smiling at Hannah, who looked stunned to see my smile. 

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