As soon as Yvette got home, she handed the food she bought to Noah, telling him to have a snack first. Then, she busied herself in the kitchen, ignoring Xavier. Xavier had hoped her bad mood would blow over soon. But Yvette continued to ignore him during dinner.
Noah noticed the strange atmosphere between them. It seemed like his bastard father had made Yvette angry. No one was happier than him. He thought it served Xavier right.
During the meal, Noah deliberately made a show of things in front of Xavier. He served Yvette food and asked her to feed him. “Mom, I want some chicken, but it’s too far. Can you feed me?” “Sure,” Yvette responded, attending to Noah the entire time.
Xavier fumbled with his cutlery a few times and didn’t manage to get any food. He ignored her, too.
After dinner, everyone gathered to watch TV in the living room, but only Yvette and Noah talked.
When Yvette went to the bathroom, Noah proudly taunted Xavier. “Mr. Xavier, now you see, I’m Mom’s precious one. You’re nothing but someone who can be replaced any time.” Xavier’s expression was tinged with helplessness. “Shut your mouth!” he ordered.
“No, I won’t!” Noah teased, sticking out his tongue.
After that, he couldn’t help but ask, “So, how did you upset Mom?” Yvette was such a kind person; she rarely ever got angry.
Xavier replied in annoyance, “What do you know, kid?”
“You’re the kid.”
Noah stopped asking, thinking that as long as Yvette ignored his bastard father, it didn’t matter why. So, he sat back down to watch TV.
The show on TV was boring. In the past, they used to watch it to keep Viola company. But now that she wasn’t around, it seemed even more pointless. Before long, Noah was yawning nonstop.
By the time Yvette had prepared the hot water and called him for a bath, Noah had already fallen asleep, leaning on Xavier’s shoulder.
Yvette didn’t want to wake Noah,
thinking one night without a bath
wouldn’t hurt. She was about to
carry him herself when Xavier picked
him up. He lowered his voice and said I’ll take him to his room
swne
Yvette’s silence was a clear indication of her agreement. It was difficult for her to carry Noah upstairs since she was pregnant.
In Noah’s room, Xavier carefully laid him down, stepped out, and closed the door quietly.
Yvette was about to head for a bath when Xavier grabbed her hand. “Yvvy.”
Yvette ignored him, trying to pry his hand off. Yet, Xavier pulled her into his embrace. “Don’t be angry. It won’t happen again.”
That was the only promise he could make. After all, what man could tolerate his wife cheating on him?
“This is a problem right now, not
later. What’s the point of you apologizing to me?” Yvette was still furious: “You sent him to the ICU. Do you even realize that’s a crime?”
Xavier felt a lump rising in his throat. “He provoked me first.”
It was only because Claude had repeatedly provoked Xavier and even followed him home that the latter had finally snapped.
“If I provoke you someday, are you going to kill me?” Yvette shot back.
Xavier was struck silent.
“Let go of me, or I’ll bite,” Yvette warned, her teeth sinking into the back of his hand.
“I want to apologize to him and make things right. Do you think that would be enough?” Xavier compromised.
Only then did Yvette release him,
looking at him again. “You can’t ent
get in touch with him. How
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apologize or make it right ont
“I know some people overseas who can reach him. I won’t let him die, I promise.” Xavier assured her.
If he had known how much Claude meant to Yvette, he would never have ordered the attack in the first place.
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