# Chapter 303: Beneath the Stars, A Heart Asks the Hardest Question
Hello, everyone! It’s me again, and I hope this day finds you all happy and healthy. Today, we step together into another sparkling night with Leia and Xavier as we walk through Chapter 303 of "The Untouchable Ex Wife." This is the kind of chapter that quiets the world around you—because beneath a sky full of stars, two wounded hearts finally stop running and speak their truth. There will be tears, old scars, tender words… and a single beautiful question that leaves us hanging on its thread. So settle in, take a deep breath, and let us dive into this starlit, heart-wrenching moment together!
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The night was perfectly still—so still that even the wind seemed to hold its breath, as if the world itself didn't want to spoil the view.
Leia lay on her back, gazing upward with wide, dreamy eyes, completely captivated. The sky above her was like a velvet blanket scattered with millions of diamonds—stars upon stars, so thick and brilliant that she could stare at them without even lifting her head. It looked nothing short of magical, as though the whole galaxy had poured itself across the heavens just to give them this moment.
Beside her, Xavier lay just as quietly, his body stretched out in perfect harmony with hers. Their shoulders touched, their heads rested close together, and in that comfortable silence, their presence alone felt like a warm embrace. It was peaceful—profoundly so—like the kind of rare calm that comes once in a lifetime, when everything else in the universe fades away and only two souls remain beneath an endless sky.
For a long while, neither spoke. They simply bathed in the quiet beauty above them, breathing together, existing together.
Then, Leia’s soft voice drifted into the night air, barely above a whisper.
"You know… it’s been a while since I saw this many stars..."
Xavier turned his head slightly to listen, catching the trace of melancholy woven into her words.
"The last time was when Liam, Ren, and I drove to The Golden Hills at Springfield. Everwell Hills—you know, 'The King of Hills'—is right opposite The Golden Hills. When night fell, the dark sky was full of bright stars... It was as if I could see the whole galaxy just by looking up."
Her memories painted the picture effortlessly, and it hung in the air like a beautiful painting made of starlight.
"I can imagine," Xavier murmured, a touch of longing in his voice. He had always dreamed of stargazing from a hilltop, where the sky would be at its clearest, but time had never been his ally. His life had always been consumed by work and responsibilities. Now, though—hearing Leia describe it with such wistfulness—it felt almost as though he were lying there with her in that memory, witnessing the shimmering galaxy for himself.
"We had such a good time back then," Leia continued, and her voice grew even softer. "We worried about nothing at all. Whenever we were free, we’d go on road trips. We climbed so many mountains, visited so many beaches… We thought life would always be that carefree."
A sigh slipped from her lips. "Now, even though the stars haven’t changed… we have. There are always things to worry about."
The weight of those words hung between them, heavy with hidden sorrow.
Xavier glanced at her and smiled warmly. "I didn’t expect you to have such a deep and cynical side, considering how carefree and optimistic you usually are."
Leia didn't answer. But then—so quietly Xavier almost missed it—tears began to roll down her cheeks, streaking like shooting stars across the night sky.
"Do you think everyone is like you?" she asked, her voice trembling. "You have the looks, but you're clearly not a deep thinker at all. Don’t you know that people get emotional when they see breathtaking views like this?"
Xavier’s heart clenched at the sight of her tears. To him, Leia was far more beautiful than any star in the heavens. He rolled onto his side, and with the most delicate touch, he wiped the tears from her cheeks. "Hey, princess… why are you shedding pearls? Don’t shed your pearls so easily. It makes me sad."
But instead of softening, Leia huffed and turned to face him, irritation flashing through her damp eyes. "Why do you always have to ruin the mood? Can you stop it with the cheesy lines?"
"I’m serious." Xavier’s voice lowered, his gaze burning as intensely as the brightest star above them. "I feel happy when I see you, and sad when I don’t. I nearly went mad when I saw you getting close to Santiago. Do you think I’m joking?"
The question landed like a stone thrown into still water.
Leia pressed her lips together and looked away, unable to face the raw honesty in his eyes. She didn’t know what to say. Their relationship had always been a tangled puzzle of push and pull. They had finally become a couple, only to tear each other apart in a conflict not long after. The pain of that rupture had followed her ever since—leaving her afraid to hope, afraid to trust, afraid to fall again.
"I really don’t know you…" Leia finally whispered, her voice cracking. "Why do you have to pester me every time I decide to move on? When I wanted to get to know you better, you acted like you didn’t care at all. Do you think it’s fun? Do you think it’s fun to play me for a fool and mess with my mind again and again?"
"I didn’t do any of those things…" Xavier protested, his voice carrying the weight of being misunderstood.
"You didn’t?" Her fists clenched, and her voice turned hoarse with emotion. "Then what about Shirley? How are you going to settle your relationship with her? When I wanted to be with you, you wavered between Shirley and me! You couldn’t choose! So why should I have to go through that pain again?"
Her words came crashing down, shattering the fragile tenderness of the night. This was the wound she had carried all along—not the breakup itself, but his hesitation. Her passion had burned so brightly when they first came together, only to be dimmed by his inability to commit. Every time he hesitated, every moment Shirley’s shadow stood between them, a little more of Leia’s hope crumbled to dust.
Xavier’s expression softened, and his shoulders dropped under the weight of his own past mistakes. "Yes, I know. I didn’t handle it maturely back then. But things are different now."
He paused, his breath catching as he gathered every ounce of courage he had left.
"I just want to know…"
His voice shook.
"...Do you still like me?"
Under the vast, silent sky, he waited—vulnerable, nervous, exposed. His bright eyes searched hers, clinging to the tiniest flicker of hope, as if her answer alone held the power to decide his entire future.
But Leia stayed silent, her lips slightly parted, her heart racing so loudly it nearly drowned out the stillness of the night…
And that beautiful, agonizing question hung in the air, waiting to be answered.
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**Reader's Impressions & Star Rating:**
Oh my goodness, this chapter is simply breathtaking in the most emotional way! The contrast between the tranquil, star-studded sky and the chaotic, unsettled feelings inside Leia and Xavier was rendered with such raw beauty that I could almost see the tears glistening on Leia's cheeks. I loved every moment of their quiet conversation—the tenderness, the accusations, the painful honesty. Xavier's confession about going mad seeing Leia near Santiago felt so genuine, yet Leia’s anger about Shirley is completely justified. Their relationship is so fragile and complex, like glass that has been shattered and glued back together—still beautiful, but marked by cracks. That final question—"Do you still like me?"—left my heart in my throat. Honestly, this chapter is pure emotional gold, full of longing, regret, and the faintest glimmer of hope. It deserves nothing less than a wonderful rating!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4.8 / 5 Stars
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**Next Chapter Prediction:**
What a cliffhanger! Now that Xavier has laid his soul bare beneath the stars—desperately asking Leia if she still loves him—the next chapter will surely bring her answer, one way or another. I predict that Leia will hesitate, torn between the pain of the past and the undeniable warmth in her heart. But just as she opens her mouth to reply, something or someone will interrupt them—perhaps a phone call from Shirley, or an unexpected appearance from Santiago—pulling them back into the storm they tried so hard to escape. Xavier's desperate pursuit and Leia's guarded heart will undoubtedly face another test in the coming chapter. I can't wait to see if love can finally conquer the scars of yesterday!
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