Jade
I could see the look of shock and disappointment on my father's face, but there was nothing I could do at that moment, and I badly wished he understood. I mean, there was no way I was going to let him die just like that; I loved him too much for that.
The main thing now was that he was safe, and if Xavier kept to his words, it simply meant that after a year our debt was going to be canceled.
It was just for a year, right? It doesn’t have to be that bad, and even if it is, it would be better than me having to live with the guilt of knowing that I could have done something yet I stood and did nothing if my father died.
“What did you say again?” Xavier asked with a smirk on his face. I guess he couldn’t contain his happiness right now. I had finally succumbed.
“I said that I agreed
