Chapter 274

"What? A coincidence?"

"I myself was also attending a company dinner here," Xavier explained.

It was the truth. He'd just been coming out of the restroom, when he caught sight

of Willow coming in. Curious, he'd followed her to her table, which was how he'd been there to witness Yelena's abuse against her.

Unwilling to let that stand, he'd gotten involved.

Willow considered this a moment, then said, "You'd better get back in there, then. I'll find my own way back." She placed a hand on the door handle meaningfully, indicating that he should unlock it for her.

"Never mind, the director of human resources will handle things. Anyway, it's hardly even my company anymore..."

This gave Willow pause. "What do you mean?"

Xavier leaned back upon the seat, folding his hands behind his head. "You haven't heard?" He turned to look at her.

"About what?" Willow was completely bewildered.

has been bought over by my Uncle

happen?" Willow burbled, in shock

yesterday, when he snatched you

flew wide with

about this: Could

that it was as easy as the

Hughes Corporation acquired Goodwill Technologies, all their assets basically belonged to Jasper Hughes. In that case, shifting one employee around

of a revelation than when she discovered that he was the father of her

gob of cold spit, Willow said, "You're all family. It

"It matters!" Xavier declared,

a

a look of accusation, and... scrutiny? As though trying to find some sort of

hesitating for a

say what goes on in that mind of his? What

that I'm just an ordinary person-certainly not

Jasper has

unpredictable, unfathomable, annet

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