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CHAPTER 23 Ice Cream Date
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Xavier my Nemesis! CHAPTER 24 Public Enemy
“Isn’t your ex the brother of the man you’re currently married to?” Bianca asked, feigning innocence.Loud gasps erupted around us.People whispered among themselves, pointing in my direction. More phones appeared, cameras flashing in my face as strangers began recording.I lowered my head and covered part of my face with my hand, hoping to avoid being recognized.This couldn’t be my new reality.“You didn’t just marry the eldest son—you started with the younger brother and seduced your way to the top,” Bianca continued, her voice pitched high enough for everyone in the shop to hear.“You stole him from me,” she spat. “Everyone knows he was supposed to be mine, but you came along and ruined everything!”“Come on. We’re leaving. Right now.” Ava grabbed my arm, her eyes darting around the room as the crowd continued to grow.“Can you believe this woman dated Xavier’s brother, Kendrick, for years?” Bianca called out to the gathering audience. “Then the moment she got close to Xavier, she
Xavier my Nemesis! CHAPTER 23 Ice Cream Date
The automatic doors slide open as we step into the airport, cool air rushing against my skin.Ava walks beside me while Xavier pushes my mother’s suitcase with effortless ease, the two of them surprisingly deep in conversation.“…and then the investor completely backed out?” my mom asks, sounding far more interested than she has sounded in anything concerning me in years.Xavier nods once. “Last minute. But we recovered the deal.”“That’s impressive.”I stare at them in disbelief.Impressive?Since when does my mother sound this engaged?And why is it with him?Ava bumps my shoulder lightly, clearly entertained.“Your mother likes him,” she whispers.“I can see that,” I mutter.Because somehow, in the twenty minutes we’ve been here, my mother has spoken more to Xavier than she has spoken to me all week.Traitor.Why is he speaking to her like they’ve known each other for years?Meanwhile, I’m standing right here feeling like a third wheel in my own family interaction.Ava looks second
Xavier my Nemesis! CHAPTER 22 The Kitchen Encounter
“We’re home.”Xavier’s voice cut through the noise in my head.I blinked, realizing I hadn’t registered the last few minutes of the drive.My hand moved automatically to the seatbelt, unfastening it with a soft click.The car door opened before I could reach for it.Xavier stood there, one hand resting lightly against the door, the other waiting.I hesitated for half a second before placing my hand in his.He helped me out without a word.The night air felt cooler than it should have or maybe it was just me.The moment we stepped inside, the quiet wrapped around me again.The apartment was too neat, too normal like nothing had happened.I slipped off my shoes and moved further in, not really sure where I was going. Just… moving.My phone buzzed.Then again.And again.I pulled it out.Unknown numbers flooding my screen, notifications stacked on top of each other.Mentions, messages, tags.My stomach tightened as I opened one.It was a meme caricature of my old picture. There was a poo
Xavier my Nemesis! CHAPTER 21 Car Ride
“You make sure no one in this town has access to that photo—online or offline.”I hear Xavier’s voice through the phone—controlled, steady, eerily calm. Like he isn’t affected, but I know better.I was pulled away by Ava moments after the chaos Kendrick caused, while Xavier stayed behind, barking quiet, sharp orders into his phone—trying to contain the damage.Trying to contain me.He avoids Kendrick like the plague and I could tell it was on purpose. I can’t stop thinking about what would’ve happened if they were left alone in the same space.I sit in the car in silence.Ava is beside me now, leaning in from the back seat, gently rubbing my arm in slow, comforting circles.I’ve been crying too hard even to pretend I’m okay.My mother sits at the far end of the car, still and quiet. Lost in thought as she always is. Two days left before her flight and yet she feels even further away than when she arrived.I glance at the rearview mirror.My reflection stares back at me and I barely
Xavier my Nemesis! CHAPTER 20 Wedding Day
The room smells faintly of flowers and hairspray. Soft voices drifting in and out as people move around me.I sit in front of the mirror, barely recognizing the woman staring back.She looks like a real bride.Soft makeup. Carefully styled hair. A dress that probably costs more than everything I own combined.I look… perfect. Every detail is exactly how it should be.The dress. The makeup. The hair.Flawless.And yet—I wish the circumstances were different.I wish this had been my choice.I wish this wedding meant what it was supposed to mean.A celebration of love.“Hey, sweetheart.”The voice pulls me out of my thoughts.Familiar.I turn.It was Mom.For a second, I… look at her.She looks better than the last time I saw her.Healthier.Slimmer.There’s a brightness to her skin I haven’t noticed in a long time—like something in her has quietly come back to life.She almost looks like herself again.Like the version of her I remember from years ago.Before things changed.And every
Xavier my Nemesis! CHAPTER 19 Loft
“Hello, Mom.”Xavier walked over to our table and hugged his mother briefly.“Hey, darling. This is such a pleasant surprise,” she said warmly.“Except it’s not,” he muttered under his breath as he turned slightly toward me.I caught it. Low, sharp, and directed at me.I sank a little deeper into my chair, my fingers tightening around my wrist. I didn’t understand why he was angry. I hadn’t even said anything yet.“Darling, meet Ava, Sydney’s best friend,” his mother said, cutting through the tension I could feel building between us.I hesitated a second too long, and Ava beat me to it.“Oh, hello Ava,” Xavier said, shifting instantly as if nothing had happened like he hadn’t just thrown that comment at me.He stretched out his hand.“It’s nice to finally meet the famous Xavier,” Ava said, smirking as she shook it.“Oh, so someone has been talking about me,” he said, glancing at me briefly. The corner of his lips lifted slightly. “I hope they were good things.”Ava tilted her head li
Xavier my Nemesis! CHAPTER 17 The Mom Effect
“What’s going on here?”The voice is soft. Feminine.Not the deep baritone I was expecting.I use the distraction to yank my arm out of Bianca’s grip, swallowing my disappointment at who came to my rescue.Bianca’s expression shifts instantly.Her eyes gloss over, her face crumpling as if she’s on
Xavier my Nemesis! CHAPTER 14 Jerk
I was utterly alone in the dining hall for the past 45 minutes. Xavier's parents and his sister left a while ago and I was here, sitting with my thoughts. His mom left a few minutes ago. I sat rigidly, tears gathering in the corners of my eyes, threatening to spill. My mind raced as I tried to und
Xavier my Nemesis! CHAPTER 13 Brother against Brother
XAVIER’S POV“What the hell?!” The word leaves my mouth before I can stop it.I should have seen it.The familiarity in his tone when he said her name. The way she froze. The way Kendrick’s expression shifted from confusion to recognition then to fury in seconds.My brother.Of all men in this city
Xavier my Nemesis! CHAPTER 9 Contract Signing
The phone rings longer than usual before she answers.“Hello?”My mother’s voice sounds the same as always — soft, distant, like it’s coming from another room even when she’s right there.“Hi, Mom. It’s me.”“Oh,” she says. “Sydney.”There’s a pause. Not an unfriendly one. Just empty.“How are you?”
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