Loving Mom 20

Xavier pulled his gaze back, his voice quiet. “No. I just didn’t expect you to care so much about Matty.”

Sharon offered a faint smile. “I imagine if you offered anyone else hundred and fifty thousand a month to take care of him, they’d put in the effort.”

Wendy chimed in from the side, her eyes gleaming. “Exactly. Forget a hundred and fifty thousand–if you offered me fifteen thousand, I’d treat Matty like royalty.”

Xavier let out a soft laugh, the corners of his eyes crinkling. His peach–blossom eyes shimmered with quiet amusement.

“All right then. I’ll have someone send you all of Matty’s information shortly. Before I go, there are a few things I’d like to tell him,” he said, glancing at Matty.

Catching the cue, Sharon nodded. “I’ll wait downstairs with Wendy.”

She left the room with Wendy, gently pulling the door closed behind her.

As soon as she was gone, Xavier raised an eyebrow. “You’re sure it’s her?”

Gone was Matty’s lethargy. He straightened up. “Yeah. It’s her. I want her to be my mom.”

Xavier rubbed his chin thoughtfully. “If it were any other woman, could just throw some money her way–even if she had a husband or a kid, it wouldn’t be a big deal. But this one… she’s Carter Biggs’s wife. Not exactly someone you can just take.”

don’t care,” Matty said, stubbornly. “I want her to

timing is everything.” Xavier smiled faintly. “Six months ago, that would’ve

made plenty of headlines. And somehow, both father and son

out, living alone… The opportunity’s there. It’s

trace of childish innocence on Matty’s face. He nodded, serious and determined. “I’ll do my best to win

smile. “If you want something, you’ve

is it

Just days in, he came home saying he’d met

ulterior motives, someone deliberately cozying up to his son. But after a little digging, he found out it was Carter’s

rarely photographed. There weren’t even pictures of her online. Everyone knew Carter had married in secret, but no one

had been all over the news–linked to another woman. The media buzzed with

a few days,” Matty said. “She looked at her kid with such gentle eyes. Not like the other moms. I think…

dropped Sharon off at her apartment. Matty

Wendy turned to watch Sharon carefully lift

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