Since Brandon Crawford had been hospitalized and Eve was staying with him, Xavier Lockwood drove Summer Thorne back to Kingscrest that evening.
Just before she got out of the car, Xavier Lockwood asked, "Do you want me to walk you up?"
Summer Thorne glanced back at him. "Xavier Lockwood, I'm not that helpless."
Xavier Lockwood just chuckled and didn't say anything more.
He watched her disappear into the complex, the smile on his face slowly fading. He then pulled out his phone, checked his messages, and drove straight to a business club downtown.
Half an hour later, Xavier Lockwood pushed open the door to a private room, uninvited.
The room held nearly a dozen men and women, and the party was in full swing. His sudden interruption silenced everyone.
Someone asked bluntly, "Who the hell are you?"
