Chapter 0259
Gavin's POV
“Why are you avoiding going home?” Taylor asked, sitting in the seat in front of my desk.
“Why do you think?” | asked, narrowing my eyes at my Bela
He shrugged.
“It's been over a week, and you are barely there,” Taylor said. “Is it because of Judy?”
| furrowed my brows.
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“What? No, of course not,” | said shaking my head. “Why would | be avoiding Judy?”
“Because you hadn’t been seeing her as often as you normally did,” Taylor said, a sly smile creeping along his
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtlips. “You can deny it all you want, but | know you go to the other mansion to see her. You've been sleeping with
her ever since that gala. | was there, remember? You kickedout of the car so you could fool around.”
| sighed and leaned back in my chair.
“I'm not avoiding her. | am keeping her at a distance though. Irene made it clear that she didn’t wantto see
Judy.”
“So, you're doing this because Irene said so?” Taylor asked.
“I'm doing this out of respect for my family,” | replied. “Judy knows my kids cfirst. | assure you, there's no
hard feelings.”
“And you're sure about that?”
| was quiet for a moment, thinking about the look on Judy's face every t| canceled plans these last couple of
weeks. My chest tightened at the thought of her disappointment. | told Taylor my reasoning was because of Irene
but that wasn’t the full truth. Sure, Irene made things a bit more difficult these last couple of weeks, but | could
manage it.
My main concern was Levi Churchill being in my pack.
If he knew about my relationship with Judy, he would use that against me. It was better if | kept away from her
until he was gone.
“Yes, I'm sure,” | murmured.
“Okay, so if you aren't staying away from your villa to avoid Judy. Then why are you?” Taylor asked, raising his
brows. “There must be more to the story. You've literally been sleeping here.”
He glanced at the couch on the far side of the office which still contained my pillow and blanket. He was right, |
had been sleeping at my office. | had been avoiding going home, but it wasn’t because of Judy.
“Irene has been impossible lately,” | admitted. “She’s acting way needier than usual and I'm not sure what's
going on with her. | just needed a break.”
“So, you're avoiding your own daughter?” Taylor asked. “That's even worse.
| groaned.
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“Don’t makefire you,” | warned.
He laughed.
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“You and | both know you won't,” Taylor said as he stood to his feet. “I'm going to leave for the night. | have a
date with my mate. But letleave you with sadvice. o home, Gavin. Deal with your shit and stop sleeping
in your office. I'll send another driver here to cget you
After a minute, Taylor was gone, and | was left to think about what he had said. | knew | couldn't stay in my office
forever; | did have children at h| needed to see and plus, maybe I should talk to Judy and tell her the reason.
why | had been so distant. It wasn’t because of her; it was because | wasn’t sure where she stood when it came
toand my children, not to mention the whole Levi thing. just wanted to do what was best for everyone and
right now, continuing our sexual relationship wasn’t what was best. It was confusing for everyone involved.
True to his words, Taylor sent Leroy to takehome.
The second | got home; | heard screaming coming from the training grounds. I ran as fast as | could and | saw
Irene leaning over Matt, talking to him and trying to calm him. But he was crying and there was blood
everywhere.