Chapter 39 He looked down at his phone screen , murmuring , " She's gotten bold . " Josephine's eyes glinted as she asked with a smile , " Darling , who would be so bold as to make you angry ?" Valentina , who was eating BBQ , turned to look at Xavier . " Uncle , is Auntie coming home ? " Xavier picked up his fork to give her some meat . " Auntie's still working . She might not be able to make it back . " Valentina pouted , " Then who's going to give me a bath ? " Xavier put the cooked BBQ on her plate . " If you want Auntie to give you a bath , you should call her and ask her yourself . " Josephine , not wanting Aveline to come home , said to Valentina with a bright smile , " Valentina , wouldn't you like it if Aunt Josie gave you your bath ? My sister probably doesn't want you to bother her . You might mess things up for her . " Valentina asked , confused , " Mess things up for her ? " " That's right . My sister is entertaining the big boss from Crestmark . She'll definitely have to drink , and how can she give you a bath if she's been drinking , right ? " As she said this , Josephine glanced over at Xavier , watching for his reaction . She saw his expression was neutral as he continued to cook the BBQ . Valentina looked at Josephine , unable to accept her offer to give her a bath , and said stubbornly , " I only want Auntie to give me my bath . " Turning to Xavier , she said , " Uncle , I only want Aveline . " Xavier said flatly , " Then you tell Auntie yourself . " Valentina agreed , took Xavier's phone , and called Aveline . In the private dining room next door , Aveline saw another call coming from Xavier , silently cursed him for being nuts , and rejected it again . Valentina looked at Xavier with a pout . Xavier patted her head comfortingly . " Text Auntie and tell her it's Valentina . " Valentina blinked . " Does Auntie think it's Uncle calling , and not me , so she's not picking up ? " Xavier : " ... Probably . " 0.0 % 19:00 Chapter 39 288 iVouchers Josephine quickly added , " Valentina , my sister is mad at your uncle . " Valentina glanced at Josephine , then at Xavier . " Uncle , did you do something wrong ? " A five - year - old's logic is that people only get angry when someone else has done something wrong to them . Xavier picked up his teacup , took a sip , and said nothing . Josephine glanced at him , then said , " Valentina , your uncle didn't do anything wrong . My sister is just throwing a fit . " Valentina thought her auntie was so pretty and gentle ; there was no way she would just throw a fit . She didn't believe it , but she didn't argue with Josephine . Instead , she took the phone to text Aveline . [ Auntie, it's Valentina . Can you come home and give me a bath ? ] Aveline frowned when she saw the message , annoyed that Xavier had let Valentina send it . Was there really no one else who could give Valentina a bath ? If he couldn't handle such a small problem , he should have just sent Valentina home . He was just using the kid to mess with her on purpose . Aveline had to reply as if it were really Valentina : [ Valentina , I'm sorry , I've moved out of Winslow Heights . I'm not coming back . ] [ Why don't you ask your uncle to get Helena Lavoie to help you with your bath ? Or you can come to my place if you'd like . ] Valentina read it and immediately asked Xavier , " Uncle , can I go to my aunt's house ? " Xavier was surprised . " Your aunt told you to go to her place ? " Valentina nodded and showed the phone to Xavier . Xavier took it and read it , his dark eyes deepening . Josephine's hand holding the fork tightened as she watched Xavier nervously, afraid he would agree to let Valentina go to Aveline's place . Josephine was sure Aveline was using Valentina to get Xavier to her house . Xavier didn't say anything , and Valentina pressed , " Uncle , can I go ? " Xavier turned to look at her . " You want to go ? " Valentina's eyes lit up . " I want to go . I want to sleep with Auntie tonight . Aveline smells nice and is so soft , I love sleeping with her . " Mom says she's a big girl now and always makes her sleep alone , but if she goes to her uncle's house , her auntie will sleep with her , and she really likes that . 43.6 % 19:00 But last night , Auntie left , and she didn't get to sleep with her , so she was very disappointed . So when her auntie invited her over , of course she really wanted to go . Xavier smiled slightly . " Okay , ask your auntie for her address . Uncle will take you there in a bit . " 93.7 %