I was completely dumbfounded.
So, after all this time, Xavier didn't marry me because of lingering feelings for someone else? And he wasn't treating me as a substitute for Stephanie?
I stared at him, bewildered. "If you don't like Stephanie, why did you marry me?"
He seemed even more speechless, tapping my head in exasperation. "Have you ever considered the possibility that I married you because I was interested in 'you'?"
I blinked. And blinked again.
Well, that possibility did make sense…
So, Xavier didn't like Stephanie. Xavier actually liked 'me'?
So, that's why he was so angry when I didn't react to him being photographed with Stephanie?
Everything seemed to click into place.
"When our parents suggested we meet, I was already interested in you. While I wouldn't say I was in
