Chapter 60: [Bonus - ]Now She Felt In Trouble
Seeing Iris blush, Xavier let out a chuckle. He shifted his gaze to Cassandra.
"Grandma Gray, I will head to campus early with Iris. There’s something we need to check at the library." Xavier’s words to Cassandra left Iris perplexed.
Iris looked at Xavier as if to question his statement — there’s no such thing they will go to the library today. Nevertheless, Xavier paid her confusion no heed.
"Go on, Iris. Change into your proper clothes quickly, or we’ll be late," Xavier advised while giving her back a gentle stroke. The unexpected touch caught her off guard.
Without saying a word, Iris promptly rose from her chair and ascended to the second floor, simultaneously scolding Xavier in her thoughts.
"Goodness! Why is he becoming more serious about his role as my boyfriend? He’s becoming accustomed to physical contact. Will he eventually even kiss me—" Iris mumbles, but it trails off when she notices that Xavier has followed her up to the second floor.
Her face reddened as she saw him walking closer with a faint smile illuminating his eyes.
’Oh no! I’m in trouble now! Did he hear what I said?’ She felt a profound sense of embarrassment this time. She wished she had chosen the teleportation ability just so she could vanish from his sight.
"W-Why did you come up here?" Iris asked, her voice curt.