Chapter 231 Going Back to Scaville
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Caden stepped into the living room, taking in the nearly crumbling old house. “Are you staying here? What is this, a nostalgia trip?”
Zev and Kelly remained silent.
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Caden gave Zev a doubtful look. “Have you been turning over a new leaf these past two years? You didn’t even swear at me when we met? That’s not your style.”
Caden paused, then his eyes welled up. “Do you have a new best friend? Am I not your best friend anymore?”
Kelly took a deep breath and pointed at the bedroom. “I’ll go check on Jasper.”
Zev rubbed his brow. “Shut up.”
Caden smirked and nudged Zev’s shoulder. “Honestly, it’s a miracle you’re still alive after these two years. I was convinced you were gone. Even set up a memorial for you at home, and light candles for you, just to make sure you weren’t struggling in the afterlife.”
“You’d love that, wouldn’t you?” Zev shot him a look before dragging him onto the balcony. “My grandfather and Ken’s men are here.”
Caden was taken aback. “That fast? I just found out you were in Stoneville, and they’re already on your trail?”
“There was a bit of an incident at IF the other day. I’m guessing someone posted about it in one of the IF group chats, and it was seen by people in the company.” Zev frowned.
“Well, you really need to go back. While you’ve been gone, the Lockharts have practically become the Lynches. You wouldn’t believe how cocky Clarissa and Beau are now–they’re too much for Seaville. They’ve been using the Lockhart name for their own gain, even meddling in the Lockhart Group,” Caden said, clearly frustrated.
Wade must be getting senile to let Clarissa into the Lockhart Group.
“I get it,” Zev said, leaning against the wall.
When he saw Caden reaching for a cigarette, he snatched it away and tossed it. “My wife and kid can’t stand the smoke. Don’t smoke!”
Caden looked aggrieved. “Women come and go, but brothers are for life.”
Zev rolled his eyes. “Even beggars missing limbs know to keep their clothes on.”
Caden took a moment to process. “Wife … Kid?
“Kid?” He stared at Zev in disbelief.
Zev hadn’t even had the chance to tell him about the baby.
After all, he and Jasper were still getting to know each other.
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Chapter 231 Going Back to Seaville
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“Whoa… Zev, you’ve been quiet about this–two kids?” Caden’s mind went blank, and he smacked his head. “You haven’t even met the son Clarissa had for you, right?”
Zev glared at Caden. “Shut up. Why did you bring that up?”
Caden finally realized his mistake and looked at Kelly nervously, ‘Sorry. Don’t be angry. That kid was Clarissa’s doing–no feelings or anything physical. Just science and manipulation?
Kelly looked at Caden with a complicated expression.
Her mind was even more conflicted than her expression.
Zev stayed silent, looking guilty.
“Yeah, kids have to come from love to get the best genes.” Caden, thinking Kelly was upset, kept talking, I’ve seen Clarissa’s kid–looked like a monkey. Not great genes, but Wade acts like he’s a treasure, showing the child off as the Lockharts’s future heir…”
Zev gave Caden a look of pure sympathy.
Kelly hesitated, opening her mouth a few times but failing to get a word out.
Caden, thinking he had said something wrong again, quickly covered his mouth. “I’m serious. That kid’s nothing compared to our little guy here. How old is he? What’s his name?”
Trying to ease the awkwardness, Caden rushed over to Jasper and ruffled his hair.
Jasper looked up at Caden with bright, crescent–shaped eyes, his smile as sweet as a tiny moon. “Jasper …”
Caden was instantly captivated. He scooped Jasper up without hesitation, grinning like he had just won the lottery. “Zev, you and Kelly can have more kids, right? Just have another one and let me keep this one. I want him!”
Zev was speechless. Was this guy seriously trying to steal his kid?
Kelly said cautiously, “You’re still young. Someday, you’ll have your own … and they’ll be just as adorable.”
Caden chuckled. “She’s the jealous type. I’m not planning on having kids.”
Kelly paused, trying to process his words. Did that mean he and his partner had agreed to stay child–free?
“You guys should get back to Seaville soon,” Caden said to Kelly and Zev. “By the way, Oscar told me the other day there’s been some progress in your parents‘ fire case. Last year, they busted an illegal casino and caught a gambler who, while high, started blabbing about killing people and setting fires. He mentioned your parents‘ fire, saying someone paid him to mess with the circuit breaker and start it. The evidence matches, and now the cops are looking into who’s behind it.”
Kelly shot up, eyes wide with tension as she stared at Caden. “There’s a lead …”
Caden nodded. “Yeah.”
Kelly’s eyes turned red as she looked at Zev. “We have to go back to Seaville.”
Zev met her gaze and opened his arms. “Honey, let’s go home.”
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And no matter what, he wouldn’t let her lose.
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