Chapter 192

When he mentioned going home, it sounded so natural that anyone who did not know them might mistake them for a married couple. Abigail objected, "Mr. Zane, I already feel guilty for causing you so much trouble. I can go back to my own place."

"So you'd have me break my promise to my friend?" Xander did not want to force her into anything she did not want to do, but he also did not feel comfortable leaving her alone in her rented place. Previously, she had been fine living with friends, but now that people knew she was his wife, he did not dismiss the possibility that someone might target her to get to him. Her kidnapping by David had been due to his carelessness; he would not allow anything like that to happen again.

His stern tone irked Abigail. "I'm an adult, not a child in need of supervision. Shouldn't Nathan have asked for my opinion before entrusting me to you? Do you think it's normal for a grown man to entrust his wife to another man?"

It did not seem quite normal, so Xander