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."

deep breath, my

Carter too,

overwhelmed by

"Answer the question when

scared of Colin,

you remember the construction worker who lived across us,

earnestly. "Yeah,

anyone visited him before he... you know?" I

shook her head. "How would I

twinge of disappointment. Of course,

camera above her door. "I have a security camera, you know. Colin

the camera and Colin. So, he had been in touch with

avoided my gaze, seemingly guilty. He had installed the camera to protect her,

I was confused.

your place?" I asked Colin

check, we

jaw and pinched Colin's arm in frustration.

at me with a pained expression. "I thought...

changed the subject. "I thought

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