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.”

in his gut. What he really wanted… was

her, it was almost impossible to touch

Xavier turned around and transferred her into one

just survive. She landed on her feet every

time, when the public turned on him-calling him a greedy, heartless vulture-his name practically drowned in a tidal wave of online

Group’s stocks plummeted

he hauled him home and personally whipped him within an inch of his life. The welts on his back…

still hadn’t fully healed.

to salvage the family’s image, his father had pivoted-started publicly praising Sharon. Running PR campaigns, painting it all as a staged

if Nate so much as stirred up trouble around Sharon

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

a

it always circled back

that kid. If they weren’t in the picture… dealing with Sharon would’ve been as easy as

ant.

when it hit Nate. If isolating Theo had worked once, it

Back then, Theo’s isolation? It had been

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