Elizabeth arrived early. Twenty minutes later, Xavier arrived on time.
Before she came here, she felt that time really passed by so quickly. But while waiting for Xavier, she felt as if every second appeared like a year in length.
It was cold, and Elizabeth couldn't drink coffee at will, so she only ordered a cup of warm water. However, she didn't drink it. Instead, she held the cup in her hands and looked in the direction of the door from time to time.
The environment here was not bad. Besides, it was not in the downtown area, so it was quiet.
Elizabeth was very satisfied with the atmosphere. In this way, it would be more convenient for her to talk to Xavier.
"Hello, welcome."
When Elizabeth heard the waiter's friendly and kind voice, her heart missed a beat and she looked up at the door. Sure enough, Xavier came in. At this time, he was standing at the door and looking around. It seemed that he was looking for her.
Seeing this, Elizabeth stood up in a hurry and waved her hand, saying, "Sebastian! I'm here!"
Xavier walked to Elizabeth's table and said with a smile, "Sorry, I'm late."
"No. I felt bored at home, so I went out in advance." After saying this, Elizabeth pointed to the seat in front of her, "Sit down. Don't just stand there."
Xavier took a seat and ordered another glass of drink. Then he looked up at Elizabeth, "How are you recently?"
"Not bad." Elizabeth smiled, "I don't have anything to do now. I eat and sleep at home every day. I don't have to go to school, nor do I have to go to work." Her life was as leisurely as that of a pig.
No! How could a pig receive such good treatment?
"That's good."
"What about you?" Elizabeth looked at Xavier and tried hard to suppress her increasingly nervous mood after seeing him, "I haven't seen you for a few days. You seem to be thinner."
Hearing this, Xavier was stunned for a moment, and then smiled very gently, "Really? I don't know."
For some reason, Elizabeth's soothing words left a glow in her heart.
It was not that no one cared about him. John, Lydia, Jimmy, and even his colleagues who worked with him all said that he seemed to be in a bad spirit these days, but he didn't have any special feeling. But when he heard what Elizabeth said, his feelings were different.
Perhaps... it was because she was someone special to him. He was not sure.
She once said that they had similar experiences, and she had saved his life that he didn't cared about in the past. It was her who gave him the courage to live and made him live better and better, so...
"A little bit." Actually, he had lost a lot of weight.
"Maybe..." Xavier thought for a moment, "It is because I'm in a bad mood recently and I don't have enough sleep."
In the past few days, everything seemed to have been solved, and he had got what he wanted, but he...
He didn't feel better because he had known the truth and everyone who once hurt him had been punished. The pressure in his heart seemed to be getting heavier and heavier, and he thought a lot everyday. He had no appetite these days, and it was difficult for him to fall asleep.
It seemed that Xavier was very surprised. When he head Zena's name, the smile on his face froze for a moment, and he held the coffee cup with great strength unconsciously.
"Elizabeth." Xavier said after weighing his words carefully, "I don't know why you went to see her, but... I'm sorry. I don't want to hear anything about her."
"Can you listen to me first?" Elizabeth was a little anxious. She didn't expect Xavier to react like this.
She was afraid that Xavier would stand up and leave, so she said quickly, "I know that you may not want to listen, but please let me finish my words, okay?"
Xavier looked at Elizabeth's anxious face and frowned slightly, but he said with a good temper, "If you want to plead for her, I hope you can stop right now."
Perhaps these words would make him ruthless and cold, but was he really that bad?
To tell the truth, he didn't feel good in heart. After all, no matter how cold and unemotional he was to others, his heart was warm. But what could he do? Should he act as if nothing had happened? Should he forgive Zena like a generous and good man or let Zena live a good life?
Although he was not a bad man, he was not as good as the heroes in the novels. He didn't want anything that didn't belong to him, but he would never give up everything that should belong to him.
He was not wrong, was he?
"No, you misunderstand me." Elizabeth shook her head repeatedly, "That's not what I'm going to say."
She was afraid that Xavier would not believe her, so she immediately added, "I did go to see her, but I can tell you the reason. Although I am not you, and I haven't been in contact with you for a long time, I know that your're in a very complicated mood now, and you feel bad in heart. I don't know you very well, but you are not a bad person. Your heart is softer and more beautiful than anyone else's heart."
"I really didn't come here to plead for her!" She sighed, "She did something very terrible. Even if she didn't hurt you, I wouldn't like her. So, how could I plead for her?"
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