Chapter 8

“No,” Xavier Roman said when Charlotte appeared once again, wearing a new dress from the boutique.

This was getting exhausting. All he did was sit down there comfortably and cross-legged, saying just one word while she had to struggle to fit into a new unnecessarily complicated dress each time he rejected the last one.

“I’m tired,” she said, leaning against the wall.

Not only was she tired, but she was greatly insecure. She had put on some weight from staying home all day in the past year and each time he rejected whatever she put on, she automatically assumed it had something to do with her weight.

He watched her for a few moments, as if he wanted to ascertain if she was really tired of testing out those ridiculously expensive outfits or if she was just being lazy. He sighed as he came to a decision.

“Fine. You can rest for five minutes and that’s it.”

She took off the last outfit she had put on and wore the gown she had worn originally. Unlike the others, these one didn’t snatc