Chapter 88.5

"It wasn't nonsense, tsvetok. That kid told—"

"He was just a child for God's sake, Xavier!"

"Still, I don't want to hear it." He pouted. "It just sounds so off and obnoxious to me to hear such stuff about my daughter. Just thinking of having your own daughter have babies on their own, it makes my stomach sick! I cannot even imagine it!" He wailed like a child. He was frowning and clenching his jaws as if he was holding back. He was too upset.

And it made Margarette softened. As a father, he must've struggled a lot right now, especially because he got a daughter whom he loved dearly, plus knowing Xavier, he thinks differently like others, so she can't actually blame him for overreacting. After all, he's a father. He's her father.

"Xavier," she said softly. He raised his gaze up and their eyes locked. He still looked so upset. "Rad is just a child, okay? Don't take it seriously. Rad is a good child."

He gritted his teeth. "I know… it's just…"

She sighed and held his hand. "They're just