Chapter 80

He saw Yvette from a distance. She was sitting at her computer and focusing intently on her work.

Xavier strode quickly over to her and pushed the door open without knocking. The noise startled Yvette and made her jump. She looked up to see the cold look on his face.

She thought about the news on Daphne that had emerged that morning, and how defensive Xavier had been the last time.

Yvette instinctively assumed that Daphne had blamed her again and that Xavier was coming to accuse her. She stood up and took a step back. "Anything wrong, Mr. Lane?"

Xavier saw how wary she was, and all he could think about was the child. "Come home with me right now!" He did not have the patience to keep up the charade of amnesia with her.

Yvette's eyes were full of surprise. Go home? What home? She looked up at Xavier and his chiseled features. "What do you mean by that, Mr. Lane?"

Xavier felt as if there was something lodged in his throat. Without saying anything else, he gripped Yvette's wris