Chapter 351

I was totally gobsmacked. My jaw practically hit the floor.

I glanced between Zoe and Colin in disbelief.

Is this even real?

"Zoe, he's my husband," I tried to clarify, hoping to sway her perspective.

But Zoe just mumbled, head bowed. "It's not like we haven't shared a bed before."

I froze, thinking I had misheard, and anxiously stared at Zoe. "What did you say?"

"I've shared a bed with Colin," Zoe stated matter-of-factly.

My gaze instinctively flicked back to Colin. He remained on edge, as if he had anticipated Zoe's wild claims all along.

He clasped his hands together, explaining calmly, "She's talking about sharing a bed in the literal sense, not what you're thinking."

I was baffled. "Literal sense? What are you talking about?"

"Back at the orphanage, me, Carter, and her often slept in the same bed, but it was just sleeping. That's the literal sense," Colin explained through gritted teeth. "When I'm with you, and we have our baby, that's the other sense."

took a deep breath, my frustration

Carter too, and Phoebe shared a bed with

forehead, overwhelmed by her

snapped, "Answer the

Colin, her voice timid. "Okay,

remember the construction worker who lived across us, the one who jumped?"

nodded earnestly.

him before he... you know?" I

shook her head. "How would

twinge of disappointment. Of

surveillance camera above her door. "I have a security camera, you know. Colin installed it for me. He said if I'm ever in

shifting my gaze between the camera and Colin. So, he had been in touch with Zoe all along, even

had installed the camera to protect her, but why hadn't he taken her away

I was confused.

camera records to your place?" I asked

to check, we can

clenched my jaw and pinched Colin's arm

looked at me with a pained expression. "I thought... you were

quickly changed the subject. "I thought you were here for Finn, to inspect

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