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Caden narrowed his eyes at Zev. “You got a crush on me or something?”
Zev smacked the back of Caden’s head. “Shut up.”
Caden winced and scratched his scalp. “If you got something to say, say it. I am all ears.”
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Zey cleared his throat. “So, uh, back then, before I went to military school, my grandpa forced me to, you know, freeze my sperm. Said it was the only way to keep the Lockharts line going.”
Caden nodded. “Yeah, I know. That’s how you ended up with Shane.”
Zev took a deep breath. “Here’s the thing. The more my grandpa pushed me, the more rebellious I got. You know how it is, kinda like you. The stricter Sidney got, the wilder you went, right? That’s why you swing both ways now.”
Caden’s suspicion deepened. “Since when did you get so damn chatty?”
Zev clenched his teeth. “That night at the hotel, when I went to find you, Nolan backed me into a corner. I panicked and grabbed a random condom off the floor and gave it to him.”
Caden’s mouth fell open, and his breathing got a little unsteady. “Zev, you just picked one up? In my room? Whose was it?”
Zev chuckled. “Your room. You tell me. Weren’t you with that one girl that year? What was her name again?”
Caden froze like a cat that had just seen a ghost.
“Mine?” He pointed at himself.
Zev looked guilty and stayed silent.
“Mine?” Caden’s voice shot up. “Zev, I’m gonna kill you!”
And with that, Caden lunged at him.
Even with both hands tied, Zev could still take him down. However, he messed up. And he knew it. So he didn’t dare fight back.
“Zev, you sneaky son of a bitch!” Caden pinned him to the ground, throwing punches.
“How was I supposed to know my grandpa would go ahead with IVF without my consent?” Zev looked just as wrong. “I’m a victim too!”
“That’s enough,” a voice interrupted. Charles had stepped out of the room, frowning.
Caden’s eyes were red with rage. “Did you hear him? He got me a freaking son!”
Charles’s face wasn’t looking too good either. “Yeah. I heard.”
“Then help me beat his ass!” Caden’s hands were starting to hurt. Fighting wasn’t exactly his thing.
Charles, ever the voice of reason, sighed. “To be fair. This isn’t really his fault.”
“What do you know?” Caden snapped. “Do you even know who the kid’s mother is? Just thinking about her
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gives me goosebumps.” His fingers trembled with anger. “Zev, we’re done! We’re not friends anymore!”
Zev rubbed his jaw and got up. “For how long?”
Caden gritted his teeth. “A year!”
“A year’s too long.” Zev was already calculating the adoption paperwork his head. “Three days. That’s the most I can do. Think it over and call me. Shane’s inheritance rights go under your name, but I’ll raise him. You won’t have to deal with anything. Plus, you get to leave behind an heir for Sidney. Maybe then he won’t actually break your legs.” Zev held up three fingers.
He wouldn’t even need three days.
Because the moment Sidney found out about Caden and Charles…
Yeah, Caden would be a dead man walking.
Shane would be his only lifeline.
Having a kid meant Sidney would loosen his grip on Caden.
In a way, Caden would finally be free to love whoever he wanted.
Caden cursed under his breath. “Get lost!”
Zev strolled off, looking smug.
He knew it. Caden would come running to him by tomorrow.
And sure enough.
The following day, before dawn, Zev was at home, holding Kelly and fast asleep, when Caden came banging on the door, crying.
“Zev! Get out here! Open the damn door! You had the guts to knock me up but not the guts to take responsibility? Come out, you bastard!”
Half–asleep, Kelly stirred beside Zev and groggily asked, “Was that an earthquake?”
Zev scowled. “More like the Hardisons‘ drama.”
“Huh?” Kelly sat up, rubbing his temples. “Want me to go talk to him? He won’t hit me, right?”
Zev sobered up instantly. “He better not. And no, the ‘drama‘ isn’t him. It’s Sidney catching Caden…” He hesitated. “Sleeping around.”
Kelly looked surprised. “Caden seems to be quite the player, but he has the looks and the charm to back it up. Sidney wouldn’t go as far as killing him just for that, would he?”
Zev looked a little troubled. “Honey, this might be a bit hard for you to understand. This time, he wasn’t with a girlfriend.”
Kelly remained calm. “A boyfriend, then?”
That caught Zev entirely off guard. “Honey, you actually know about this kind of stuff?”
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Kelly got out of bed and pulled on a jacket. “It’s pretty common, nothing shocking Back when I was in the infectious disease department, I saw HIV patients…”
She paused, deciding not to scare Zev. Judging by the look on his face, he was acting like he had never seen
the world.
“Zev, get my son and take me home now! Sidney’s about to kill Charles Outside the door, Caden was still wailing
If Caden only said Sidney wanted to beat him up, Zev wouldn’t be in a rush. But hearing that Sidney was going after Charles….
This was serious. That poor guy was in real danger.
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