Returning with Triple Treasures: My CEO Husband Is Obsessed novel Chapter 136

Chapter 136 Jam–Stained

Chapter 136 Jam–Stained

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Skyler paid no attention to Isabella’s attempt to intervene. He reached across the table, picked up a slice of jam–covered toast, and aimed it toward Xavier’s mouth–only for his small hand to slip, sending the whole thing tumbling straight onto Xavier’s pristine, tailor–made white dress shirt.

“Jason!”

Isabella shot up from her seat, heart racing, only to see Xavier calmly catch the boy’s wrist and lean slightly aside.

The toast slid off his chest and landed on the floor with a soft plop. Almost instantly, two young housekeepers hurried over to clean up the mess. “Mr. Moore, are you all right?”

“Please, let me take him.”

But Xavier showed no intention of handing Skyler over. Instead, he settled the child securely in the crook of his arm, making sure not a smudge of jam touched the boy’s clothes.

“What was that for?”

Xavier’s voice was low, his words brushing against the little one’s soft cheek as he spoke.

Skyler quickly rearranged his expression. He gazed up at Xavier with wide, innocent eyes, even pressing his lips together in a slight pout–exactly the way Jason did when he was upset.

What was it for?

He knew exactly what.

No one messed with Mommy–not even Daddy. He had to pay!

He could tell this shirt was a bespoke piece, probably from some exclusive designer, insanely expensive… but this was only the beginning.

“Jason didn’t mean anything by it,” Isabella said, the words tasting strange on her tongue. “He… likes you. He just wanted to share.”

Her own son–the child she’d raised single–handedly for five years–had taken a shine to this man in just a couple of days.

His very first word had been Daddy, directed at a stranger.

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“Is that so?”

Xavier glanced briefly at Isabella, his eyes narrowing almost imperceptibly before shifting back to Skyler. Though his tone remained cool, something in his demeanor had softened.

He’d caught the flicker of mischief in the boy’s eyes the moment the toast went flying.

But seeing that tender, pleading little face now, he chose to believe the gesture came from a genuine place.

Before he could say more, Isabella stepped forward and carefully lifted Skyler out of his hold.

“Mr. Moore, your shirt is stained. You should go change.”

A housekeeper immediately offered a linen napkin, throwing a sympathetic glance at the ruined fabric. There was no saving a piece like that, was there?

Xavier accepted the napkin but made no move to wipe the jam. He looked down at the vivid smear against the white cotton, then tossed the cloth onto the table.

Isabella’s stomach dropped.

Of course. A custom piece like this–even dabbing at it felt like an insult.

“How much was the shirt? I’ll cover the cost.”

She weighed the words before saying them. When her child caused damage, she was responsible. It was about setting the right example, even if Xavier hardly needed the money- or the shirt.

Xavier studied her, an unreadable gleam in his eyes. “I don’t need the money. But this was a one–of–a–kind design. There isn’t another like it anywhere.”

Isabella was momentarily at a loss, frustration simmering beneath her calm expression.

What was she supposed to do, then? Even if she could pay, she couldn’t replace it.

Hearing this, Skyler’s face crumpled. He turned and buried himself against Isabella’s shoulder, letting out a shaky, tearful whimper.

“Shhh, it’s all right, sweetheart. It’s okay.”

Isabella held him close, gently rubbing his back.

Jason had always been sensitive. Xavier’s stern tone with her must have made him think he’d

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done something terribly wrong.

But the more she soothed him, the harder he cried!

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The housekeepers grew visibly anxious. “Mr. Moore, the boy really didn’t mean it. If anyone’s to blame, it’s us–we should have served the jam separately…”

A faint, almost imperceptible smile touched Xavier’s lips. Something about the crying sounded a bit… practiced.

This little one wasn’t quite the purely angelic child he’d imagined earlier.

Before Isabella could react, Xavier reached over and smoothly lifted Skyler out of her arms again.

Skyler, suddenly airborne, cut off his sobs mid–breath.

Xavier held him steadily, then turned the boy to face him.

His slender fingers came up and brushed lightly over the completely dry corner of Skyler’s

eye.

He didn’t speak, but the faint, knowing curve of his mouth said everything.

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