Caleb's heart hammered against his ribs. He stared at Miles unblinkingly. Was this the guy Luna was talking about?
Could he really be... their father?
Watching how gentle the man was with this brat named Leo, an intense, painful wave of envy crashed over him. He wanted a dad to spoil him like that.
Jade instantly realized her son was the guilty party. Smoothing over her expression, she spoke softly.
"Miles, if Leo doesn't want to talk about it, let's not force him."
"Perhaps they were both crowding the table to play with it, and Leo accidentally knocked it over."
She shot the panicked staff member a frosty glare. "How much is it? I'll cover the damages."
The staff member stammered, "Ma'am, it's... five thousand dollars."
It wasn't that Jade couldn't afford it; five grand was pocket change to her.
It barely covered the cost of her designer heels, but she refused to hand it over without a fight.
After all, this random brat had just publicly humiliated her precious boy.
Her cold gaze drifted back to Caleb before scanning the surrounding crowd.
"Where are this boy's parents? He shoved my son into the table, which is why the robot fell. His family needs to foot part of the bill."
Caleb thought the woman was entirely insane. He scowled deeply.
"Lady, I never laid a finger on your kid. I warned him not to touch it, he ignored me, and then he smashed the robot."
"Are you absolutely sure you didn't push him? When the robot danced toward you, I saw you shove Leo out of the way to get a better look."
Jade smoothly set a psychological trap, manipulating the crowd into believing the boy was partially responsible and was only lying to save his absent parents some cash.
Caleb sidestepped the trap with zero effort, glaring at her with lethal seriousness.
"Ma'am, I did not touch your son. If you don't believe me, pull the security footage and see who's lying."
He turned to the staff member with absolute politeness. "Miss, please review the cameras. I refuse to be framed."
Jade's voice snapped him out of his trance. He quickly ordered Hunter to handle the fallout.
"Pay the full price."
Hunter gave a sharp nod. "Right away, Mr. York."
Jade wanted to argue, but the lingering threat of the security camera forced her to swallow her venom.
Caleb's voice was childishly soft, yet it carried an undeniable, commanding weight.
"Sir, your son just tried to frame me. Shouldn't he apologize?"
Miles's expression shifted. He looked down at Leo, who immediately pouted defensively.
"Dad, let's just go! I'm not apologizing to him!"
Leo was furious that this random kid had humiliated him in front of everyone. Even though he was dead wrong, his pride refused to yield.
Miles maintained his patient tone. "Leo, haven't I taught you to apologize when you make a mistake?"

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The readers' comments on the novel: She Walked Away With His Twins While He Begged the Ground She Walked On
Lol.. this guy is a complete fool , I dont know how he is the top predator , he rather believes Jade than Doctor's diagnosis 🙄 he is rich , if he didn't believe that particular doc ,he cud take her to another doctor. N he says he thinks of her as sis I mean no brother is this obsessed with his sis ,he does have a bio sis, he doesnt behave with her like that....
Whats wrong with grandparents in this kind of stories? They force the wife to stay even if she is miserable bcos they believe their grandson loves her but never tell how a married guy shud behave just enabling his behavior. 😏...
He can be friends with Jade with no boundaries but she cant be friends with Ethan? Such hypocrisy. So he does know the way he is being with Jade is wrong and still does it...
This guy brought the kid against her mom's wishes and he doesn't even respect her n when her kids are hurt she can't even fight? What gives him the right? He is just plain disgusting...
Why does he have authority over other kids? Why wud he send his assistant to bring the kids over against their mom's wishes? This guy is just stupid ,it's like a mad n stupid dog sitting on money n just doing whatever he feels like without an ounce of respect for others....
You are just a snob and holier than thou person....
His aristocratic upbringing stopped him from losing composure? Seriously , his aristocratic upbringing is not that great , he got no morals , only using underhanded tactics on a helpless individual . He got money ,so it's a viable sophistry when his heart is rotten. When the winter's family is in the wrong ,why is he scared of them attacking his wife and the winter's family doesn't even give him a shot n he still acts like a dog for them. Please don't make him the endgame for her....
It's for her own good . He is afraid of Arthur Quinn ? I mean what use is he as a husband when he's afraid of someone will ruin his wife's career n already had done once and he still doesn't have the guts to stand up for her? He can only show his power n abuse on innocent ones with no background like his wife? How disgusting is he? N he thinks he's above everyone and even when he looks down upon someone bcos she is a maid's daughter , when he is this spineless?...
Why only one episode uploading for the last 2 days?...
I would have accepted the jerk husband ending up with the heroine if he’s only powerful, intelligent but he’s so powerless and so stupid....