Chapter 51

Inside the car, Penelope leaned closer and cautiously asked, "Xav, are you missing Jules?" Xavier turned his head, and as if afraid of upsetting Penelope, he hesitated before giving a small nod. "I called Mommy and asked her to come to my parent-teacher meeting, but she said no." There was an aggrieved tone in his voice, tinged with a hint of blame. But Penelope didn't catch his subtle emotions—all she heard was that Xavier, the ungrateful little brat, was still thinking about Julia. Still, Xavier was clever, and she didn't dare to speak ill of Julia directly in front of him. Thus, she subtly misled him instead. "Jules is probably very busy. Even if she's not working, she must have her matters to deal with. Xav, don't trouble Mommy too much, okay? Otherwise… she might end up disliking you even more." Xavier only hummed in response and said nothing more. Penelope pulled him into her arms with false empathy, but to her surprise, Xavier pushed her away and said, "I'm already a big