Loving Mom 361

Chapter 361

Nate said, “Well… I just couldn’t stand that brat always picking on Theo. So yeah, I said a few things. But…”

He rushed to add, “But I swear, I only did it in my own name. I never used yours, Carter. Maybe… maybe someone misunderstood, that’s all.”

Xavier let out a dry chuckle. “Whether it’s a misunderstanding or not… doesn’t really matter. One investigation and we’ll know. Carter, you’re not planning on covering for your dear old buddy, are you?”

There was a sharpness in his tone that made the air suddenly thinner. Xavier was no fool. And he certainly wasn’t someone you

could brush off with half-truths.

Carter’s expression tightened. He’d known Nate practically his entire life. Whether Nate was lying… he could tell in an instant.

Slowly, he shut his eyes, exhaustion written across his face. “Nate… dragging kids into adult messes…” His voice dropped, heavy with disappointment. “This time, you really crossed the line.” 1

Nate’s face twitched.

Yeah. If Carter decided to dig, there was no way to hide.

“I… I just wanted to teach the kid a little lesson, that’s all,” Nate mumbled. “He’s always bullying Theo… someone had to do something.”

truth sat ugly in his gut. What he really wanted… was to cut Sharon off from Xavier

Xavier stood behind her, it was almost impossible to touch

they’d managed to freeze Sharon’s assets and properties. But barely days later, Xavier turned around and transferred her into

against her, she didn’t just survive. She landed on her

him-calling him a greedy, heartless vulture-his name practically drowned

Group’s stocks

him within an inch of

still hadn’t fully healed.

praising Sharon. Running PR campaigns, painting it all as a staged drama, nothing

father even issued a warning: if Nate so much as stirred up

noise. All that money burned. And in the end, all he’d done… was help

a

mind, it always circled back to the same

him. Xavier and that kid. If they weren’t in the picture… dealing

ant.

Nate. If isolating Theo had worked once,

isolation? It had

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