Chapter 596

Jordan and Erik were both given time off, which left Thaddeus alone in the spacious house today. He inexplicably felt a bit lonely.

He reached for a cigarette box on the coffee table, only to find it empty. He had emptied it at some point without realizing it.

Looking outside, he calmed down enough to replay the events in his mind and suddenly felt that something was amiss.

Layla's age and the time she moved in with Xander didn't seem to match up. In fact, her age seemed more like…

He startled himself with his own thoughts.

Thaddeus thought back to what Layla had said about Xander being her deadbeat dad, and how she had asked him for money for her mom. Everything she said sounded credible, and a four-year-old child wouldn't lie.

So, was Layla really the child of Jessamine and Xander? Thaddeus wasn't sure anymore.

He couldn't rest easy until he figured this out.

He typed another message and sent it to Layla. "Layla, is Xander your dad?"

He nervously checked his phone now and th