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Claire fell silent at that point and just silently stared at Xander.

Xander could see himself reflected in his eyes. Her eyes were so bright and clear, yet he looked like the most despicable version of himself.

If he had not tricked Claire into drinking that cup of milk tea back then, none of this would have happened.

His mouth dropped open. When he eventually spoke, his voice was hoarse. “What

about the man?”

“I don’t know,” Claire replied with a self–deprecating chuckle. “After all, who would remember a one–night stand?”

Xander deeply inhaled as his heart suddenly clenched with a dull ache that was so agonizing that it felt like every organ inside him was trembling with guilt.

He suddenly understood what Claire invited him over for dinner. She wanted him to witness the consequences of the horrible crime he had committed all those years ago.

“Claire…” As he hoarsely whispered, he started shuffling toward her.

Just then, the apartment door suddenly opened as Belle’s sweet voice happily cried out, “You’re back, sir!”

Sir?

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Had Claire invited someone else to dinner tonight?

Wait, no!

Xander soon realized there was something different about this other man. He rang the doorbell and waited for someone to open the door for him while this man seemed to have opened the door himself.

Confused, he turned around to look out of the kitchen. When his eyes met those of the newcomer, his pupils dilated in shock as his heart started

quivering.

Shoot!

It was Great–Grandpa!

Why was he here?

Xander’s ears were ringing as it seemed like his mind exploded. He was rooted to the ground.

off the couch and cheerfully ran over to Sean with her arms held wide open before leaping up

softly chuckled and bent down to pick up Belle before casually glancing at Xander with dark eyes. “Come

way he called out to Xander sounded so much like an elder reprimanding a naughty child that implicitly made

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Xander sounded so much like an elder reprimanding a naughty child that implicitly made Xander feel like Sean viewed him in the same light as the two children

his wife’s name and so much more affectionate and intimate compared to the way Xander said

it be that they

Impossible!

the thought out of his head. Everyone knew that no wom had ever caught

unmarried woman in their family to Sean as a way to strengthen the ties between their families and

rich young women who flocked over to Sean. They were all beautiful,

In the end?

frigid he was that they could not even speak. Nevertheless, after their date, the women would always secretly admire him and persistently pursue

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up with would be so frightened by how frigid he was that they could not

women had loved him for years, yet he did not even know their names.

never got close to

as Sean ever fall in love with Claire when she was already a mother

that in mind, Xander felt a wave of relief wash through him. When he turned

out?”

Sean did not shout or speak loudly, Xander was still so frightened

any longer and immediately

Belle over to the couch once Xander had left the kitchen. Jon shuffled over to the side

on Sean’s lap.

other armchairs in the living room. However, Xander did not sit down on any of them as he was still frightened

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there in the middle of the living room like a child who knew he had done something

on

swiftly nodded. “Yes, much better now.“”

Belle’s hands in his as he gently rubbed his fingers over the back of her hands in an extremely affectionate and doting manner.

standing there, he frowned.

nearby armchair while his legs

see Sean, Sean would always be seated at the place of honor. As for the other seats in the room, they would always

standing.

he was so low in the hierarchy that he did not dare step out

He did not dare sit at all.

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