Chapter 17

Back at the Holt residence, Xavier felt both hurt and furious after Julia hung up on him again. All he did was say he liked playing with Penelope. Even Sebastian liked Penelope, so why did Julia have to be so petty about it? "Mommy doesn't deserve to be called Mommy. She's a grown-up, and she's still holding grudges with a little kid! From now on, I'm not calling her Mommy anymore!" he muttered angrily. He was so upset he almost threw Moira's phone. Moira quickly took it from his hands. "Mr. Xavier, don't say that just because you're upset. I'm sure Mrs. Holt was busy, and maybe it's all just a misunderstanding," she said gently. Ever since Moira had witnessed how Sebastian treated Julia, she knew Julia was still the real woman of the house. Besides, Julia was the one who'd hired her, so saying a few kind words on her behalf wasn't much. Xavier stormed back to his room in a huff. He didn't believe for a second that Sebastian was off having fun with Penelope. He was probably work