CHAPTER 826: CHAPTER 826: WHY PUT UP A CHASTITY MONUMENT?

Hugh Xavier immediately saw Leah Thorne in the room, his eyes brightened, "Leah, why are you here?"

Hearing someone speak, Leah Thorne’s hollow clear eyes blankly turned to look at Hugh Xavier.

The butler quickly smiled, "Sir, you and Miss Thorne can chat slowly, I’ll take my leave now."

The silent room was left with only Leah Thorne and Hugh Xavier, Leah was still in a daze, with no spirit at all.

Hugh Xavier approached, "Leah, did you come looking for me for something, or did someone bully you?"

Leah Thorne was not spirited now, yet her natural beauty added an air of pitiful fragility as she dumbly looked at Hugh Xavier.

Hugh Xavier felt a pang of sympathy; this was his room, Leah coming here to find him was already giving him some sort of hint.

Hugh Xavier came to Leah’s side, then slowly reached out, tentatively touching Leah’s small hand.

Leah did not resist, giving Hugh Xavier great encouragement, he immediately grasped Leah’s small hand tightly in his palm.

"Leah, just tell me what you have to say, rest assured, I will definitely stand up for you."

Leah remained dazed, not moving.

Hugh Xavier felt that the small hand in his palm was both tender and smooth, the sensation was like silk, and the evil thoughts in his heart ignited with a "whoosh", this feeling was forbidden and thrilling, more so than his feelings for Leah’s mom, Eleanor Sawyer, back then.

When Leah was very young, he had peeped at her bathing, although he hadn’t succeeded.

Now that Leah had come to him willingly, how could Hugh Xavier hold back?

With a strong pull, Leah fell into the soft bed.

The sudden sensation of weightlessness startled Leah, her muddled senses abruptly cleared, her black pupils regained focus, and she looked at Hugh Xavier in shock.

How did Hugh Xavier come here?

Or rather, how did she get here?

"Uncle Hugh, what’s happening to me?" Leah hurriedly tried to get up from the bed.

This was Hugh Xavier’s room, and she was lying on Hugh Xavier’s bed, making tiny pink particles rise on her skin, her whole being electrified to get up.

She didn’t have time to think about what had happened, her whole brain was in chaos, and she had a very bad feeling.

"Leah, you’ve come, where else do you want to go?" At this time, Hugh Xavier eagerly pounced forward.

Leah’s pupils shrank, looking at Hugh Xavier pouncing towards her with unparalleled shock, she dodged nimbly, avoiding Hugh Xavier.

Hugh Xavier lunged into the air, feeling a bit displeased, "Leah, what do you mean by this, could it be that I misunderstood your intentions?"

Leah paused for a moment, gently furrowing her brows; although still unsure what happened, the Hugh Xavier in front of her was no longer the Uncle Hugh she knew.

Leah calmly said, "Uncle Hugh, what do you think I mean?"

"Leah, are you still calling me Uncle Hugh? I don’t want to be your Uncle Hugh, I want to be your man!" Hugh Xavier said.

Leah’s breath hitched, just staring at Hugh Xavier before her, she felt a buzzing in her ears, unsure of what she had just heard.

He was the one who brought her to the Xavier family.

She had always been grateful and respectful to him.

Although Hugh Xavier could not compare to her dad, at least in Leah’s mind, Hugh Xavier was akin to a father figure, but now he was telling her he wants to be her man!

"Uncle Hugh, you..."

"Leah," Hugh Xavier gazed obsessively at Leah’s small face, "you are becoming more and more like your mum. Every time I watch you grow up, my fondness for you increases a bit. Back then when I brought you to the Xavier family, it wasn’t to raise you as a daughter, I was always waiting for you to grow up."

"Leah, maybe you think I’m a bit old, but older men know how to be tender. As long as you agree to be with me, I’ll immediately divorce that crazy woman Laura Xavier, I’ve had enough of her. Leah, I love you, the one I’ve always loved is you."

Hearing these words, Leah felt her stomach churn violently, she just wanted to vomit.

These words were definitely the most disgusting she had ever heard, no comparison needed.

So Hugh Xavier had hidden such vile and filthy thoughts under the guise of a kind father all these years, Leah thought of herself foolishly calling him "Uncle Hugh, Uncle Hugh" all these years and felt herself laughably foolish.

"Leah, just agree to be with me, I can’t wait any longer." At this moment, Hugh Xavier came over to grab her small hand.

Leah quickly struggled, not letting him touch her, and her soft, charming face turned cold, "Hugh Xavier, you are truly... revolting!"

After saying this, Leah turned and left.

Hugh Xavier’s face changed, revealing a trace of ferocity, he immediately blocked Leah’s way, "Leah, do you still like my son Justin?"

Leah halted her steps.

The matter between Justin Xavier and Leah Thorne was a hurdle Hugh Xavier couldn’t overcome. Back then, when he was caught peeping at Leah’s bath by Justin, and the precious child he had painstakingly brought over from the Thorne family just grew up and was snatched away by Justin, it was Hugh Xavier’s unresolved resentment.

"Am I wrong, Leah, you’ve already slept with my son, and wherever there’s a whore, why bother with chastity, what’s another man to sleep with?"

"Moreover, if it weren’t for me back then, you would have starved to death on the streets. I’ve raised you all these years, so consider it a debt, you should also sleep with me once!"

Leah felt icy cold all over, looking at the grotesquely transformed Hugh Xavier before her, she cursed under her breath, "Beast!"

She wanted to leave.

But Hugh Xavier grabbed her and then pushed her onto the bed, impatiently pressing down on her.

"Let go of me! Hugh Xavier, even if I had starved to death back then, it would have been better than this!" Leah’s eyes reddened, she would rather have never come to this Xavier family in this life.

Because the woman below struggled madly, Hugh Xavier wasn’t getting any advantage, with a "slap" sound, he raised his hand and slapped Leah.

Leah’s small face turned to the side from the hit, blood oozed at the corner of her mouth, she felt dizzy.

But taking this chance, Leah wrestled free from Hugh Xavier and fled.

Just as she ran out, a blinding media spotlight flashed over, a swarm of reporters appeared.

...

In the room.

Leah sat disheveled on her bed, her face pale as paper, devoid of any blood.

It was chaotic outside, all the bodyguards were mobilized, barely holding back the crazed reporters at the door, assistant Madame Goldie placed a laptop in front of her, her expression grim, "Leah, this is bad, there’s trouble, you ran out of Hugh Xavier’s room disheveled and were caught by reporters, I suspect all the newspapers and magazines are working overtime now, brewing a storm."