Xavier ignored me and pointed directly to the bathroom, "I have hot water here before the meal is over, so you can wash up quickly and leave when you're done."

I still looked at him suspiciously and warily.

He let me take a shower in his office, he must have had something in mind for me. He must have done this often. Otherwise he wouldn't have purposely built a bathroom in his office.

Seeing my gaze flicker to the window every now and then, Xavier glanced sideways, then ...