Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 1667

But the colder she was, the more extraordinary she seemed.

It was completely intoxicating.

“As long as I've found her, there will be plenty of opportunities to get closer.”

Xavier raised an eyebrow, a faint smile playing on his lips. “Let's head back. Don't want the old man to worry.”

—

In the car on the way back.

Ebony Fox sat on the left side, her eyes lightly closed, looking a little exhausted.

Kurt sat on the right, stealing covert glances at her.

Finally, he couldn't hold it in anymore. “Coach Ebony Fox, what did Mr. Saxon mean when he said you held him?”

Ebony Fox slowly lifted her eyelids, her dark, unfathomable eyes locking onto him. “Why do you care?”

“Just... curious.”

Kurt swallowed hard, suddenly feeling intensely guilty.

“Oh.”

Ebony Fox pulled her gaze away and closed her eyes again. “It has nothing to do with you. Drop it.”

Feeling thoroughly rejected, Kurt slumped back and stared out the window.

Fine, don't tell him.

He'd just investigate it himself.

—

That very night.

Kurt dug up every single file on the kidnapping case from years ago.

Xavier was the last hostage to be pulled out.

He and Ebony Fox had been trapped in the freezing water under the bridge for three solid days.

The rescue teams assumed they were definitely dead.

Just as they were about to call off the search.

A deathly pale Ebony Fox emerged from the water, dragging a half-dead Xavier on her back.

It was only later that everyone found out...

Xavier had been severely injured and freezing to death, and Ebony Fox had held him tight through the night to keep his core temperature up.

Later, she pushed her body past its absolute limits to drag him out of the mud.

If it hadn't been for Ebony Fox, Xavier would have died a long time ago.

“Phew—”

Having read through everything, Kurt collapsed exhaustedly into his chair. His mind felt like a tangled mess of thousands of frayed wires, leaving him completely agitated.

No wonder Xavier looked at Ebony Fox like that.

If he had been in Xavier's shoes, his entire heart would belong to her, too.

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