...He had a point. Family needed to stick closer than ever whenever tragedy struck, and as he had said, putting on a show would only make things harder for herself… In the end, she simply nodded before saying, “…Got it. Well, I’ll be taking my shower now…”
Upon hearing that, Zivon led her to the walk-in wardrobe before telling her to choose something that she liked… And once that was done, he led her to the bathroom and began filling the bathtub for her…
Compared to how he presented himself, he actually seemed extremely caring now that she thought about it… Shaking her head, she pursed her lips before saying, “…Um… I may have amnesia, but I still remember how to do all this, you know…?”
Raising a slight brow, he turned to look at Xavia before replying, “Sorry, but I did this all the time for you in the past. I’m not doing anything particularly special.”
“…You’re bluffing, right?” said Xavia, who didn’t believe that this man would actually do this for every shower she had.
“Think what you want, but not only did I help fill your bathtubs, I also helped you undress, wash your back, and even blow dry your hair. If you need proof, just let me do all that for you now. I’m sure the fluidity of my movements will be enough to tell you that I wasn’t bluffing.”
“Y-you’re clearly just trying to take advantage of me!” grumbled Xavia as she pushed Zivon out and closed the door behind her…
Alas, that didn’t help too much since the bathroom’s walls were made of glass! She could still see the outlines of his posterior leaning against the door, and he didn’t seem to care what she thought about his presence!
Just as she was wondering if she could even shower in peace, she heard him say, “Speaking of which, I think it’s only fair that I get to state two conditions as well… What do you say?”
It took her a while, but she eventually replied, “…I’ll do my best, though note that your performance will be the deciding factor of whether I can truly fall for you again…”
This prompted Zivon to chuckle. If this was in the past, he would’ve surely teased her with some innuendo by now. However, he knew better than to scare off this amnesiac with such jokes. Regardless, if he had succeeded in making her stay with him back when she was still pretending to be Jenna, just how hard could it be for him to do everything again?
As Zivon thought about it, Xavia herself enjoyed the most luxurious bath she had gotten in months… With perfect-temperature water and the scent of sweet shower gel waffling around, she slowly felt all her stress leave her body…
When she eventually got dressed and stepped out, however, she quickly realized that Zivon hadn’t budged! Noticing the glint in his eyes, she was prompted to look down… and within seconds, her cheeks went fully red!
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