Passion 362

Chapter 362

Chapter 362

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In the dim light, Yvette could make out Zachary’s face, which was streaked with tears. Upon seeing her, he quickly wiped his tears away.” M–Mom.”

“Zac?” Yvette was taken aback. “Why are you crying?” She’d never seen Zachary cry before.

Zachary immediately turned his back to her and made sure he’d completely wiped his tears away before he faced her again. “I’m not crying”

He glanced at Xavier behind Yvette, feeling a bit scared.

Half an hour earlier, he’d gotten up to use the bathroom when he’d noticed that the light in the room was on, while both Yvette’s and Xavier’s rooms were empty.

He’d immediately thought that Xavier had taken Yvette away. He’d blamed himself for not being vigilant enough; the thought had made him cry.

He was utterly embarrassed that he’d been caught!

“I accidentally got water in my eyes when I went to the bathroom,” Zachary explained solemnly.

Yvette didn’t expose his lie. She thought he’d gotten up to use the bathroom and started crying out in fear when he hadn’t seen her around.

Zachary quickly changed the subject. “Mom, where did you and Mr. Xavier go?”

Not wanting him to worry, Yvette lied, “Nowhere, baby. We only went out for a walk.”

A walk in this cold weather? Zachary had been worried for almost half

for

Cachan peared at Xavier with suspicion, thinking that his bastard father might have deceived Yvette. Unlike his kind mother, his bastard father

was full of schemes.

Xavier seemed to sense his gaze and said softly, “It was too cold

outside, so we took a drive.”

He intentionally said this to make Zachary overthink it.

For a man and a woman to be alone in a car late at night…

Although Zachary was just a child, he’d watched enough TV and knew a bit about the world. He immediately felt a sense of crisis. He couldn’t care less about feeling embarrassed anymore.

“Mr. Xavier, can you sleep with me tonight? I can’t sleep.” He couldn’t let his bastard father sleep with Yvette! He had to sacrifice himself.

“No way.” Xavier flatly refused. “I like sleeping alone.”

“Then what will you do when you get married? Will you sleep alone too?

Zachary asked defiantly.

Xavier’s lips curled into a cold smile. “Have you had a biology class? Do you know that when a man and a woman are together, it’s like being one person-”

Before he could finish, Yvette pinched his arm hard. “Shut up!” she hissed, her ears turning so bright red. How could he say such things to a child? How indecent!

Xavier didn’t say more.

Zachary’s curiosity was piqued. “Mom, why did Mr. Xavier say that a man and a woman are like one when they’re together?”

He was a smart boy; there weren’t a lot of things that he didn’t

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understand.

Yvette bent over and said, “Don’t listen to Mr. Xavier. He’s lying to you. If you’re scared, you can sleep with me

Zachary’s face turned red at those words. Surely it wasn’t right for at child his age to still sleep with his mother?

But this was such a rare chance…

Just as he was debating whether to accept Yvette’s offer or not, Xavier scooped him up from behind and cared him into his room. “I don’t mind sleeping with this brat for a night.”

No way was he going to let Zachary sleep with Yvette!

Zachary felt his little heart shatter. He could have slept with his mother!

Lying in bed with Xavier, Zachary sneaked a glance at his bastard father and warned him, “Mr. Xavier, I’ll have you know that lots of men like my mommy. Don’t think you can fool her

Sounding unusually serious, Xavier replied, “Why do you think I would do that?”

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