Chapter 1516

Xavier replied assertively, "Your punishment is that you're not allowed to have Mommy accompany you while you read every night for a month." Noah was already used to this. Lily hadn't been able to be involved in Noah's life these few years, so she felt like she owed him. She read to him every night, and this was a routine that they had been sticking to for the past few years. Even though Noah had already heard those stories before and wasn't interested in them, he cherished the time he got to spend with Lily. Nevertheless, that time spent was a thorn in Xavier's side. Each reading session took half an hour. Most importantly, as Lily lay down and read those stories to Noah, she would end up nodding off because she was tired. Most times, Xavier would go over and carry Lily back after she had fallen asleep. At other times, she would be so sleepy after returning to their room that she'd fall asleep the moment her head touched her pillow. He could have spent that half an hour do