Chapter 27

At the New Year's Eve family dinner, Reina gifted Xavier a priceless famous painting. This time, he didn't refuse it but calmly accepted. "Thank you." "Xavier, are you finally giving me a chance?" Reina asked, her voice trembling with joy. Before she could say more, Xavier interrupted her, "Sarah is pregnant. The child is mine." "H-How dare you?" Reina's face turned red with anger. She slapped the wine glass off the table and stormed out, slamming the door behind her. The loud bang of the door made Xavier's back chill. But at the same time, he felt a sense of relief. He was certain that Reina wouldn't bother him again after this. After all, that child was now, in a sense, her brother. Later that night, as Xavier finished watching the fireworks show and was preparing to rest, he was suddenly interrupted by several of Reina's friends bursting into the house. "Xavier, Reina suddenly insisted on racing on the mountain roads. We can't stop her. You have to come with us. If we don't