Chapter 38

"No," Julia said, exhaling. "Xavier won't be sad for long. He has Penelope. He'll come to terms with it very soon." Sebastian furrowed his eyebrows. Why did she have to bring up Penelope? Did it bother her that much that Xavier liked Penelope? "I'm asking you to consider not getting a divorce for Xav's sake. Why must you bring Penelope up?" Sebastian asked. "Sebastian, are you playing dumb, or do you think I'm dumb?" Julia replied in a mocking tone. He could fool himself about his relationship with Penelope, but did he think Julia was blind? "Daddy, I don't know how to solve this question." Xavier, who had been eavesdropping behind the door all this while, rushed in to cut them off once he saw that they were about to start quarreling. He did not want his parents to fight. Sebastian was about to say something when he realized Julia had already hung up. Xavier put down his hand, and the light in his eyes dimmed. His mother did not even want to speak with him, so he left the room d