Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 1173

He was just incredibly cold. No one had ever seen him smile.

He rarely spoke, either.

Katy had met him five or six times, and their entire interaction consisted solely of eye contact.

Not even a nod.

After Sage Joyner picked Katy up, they headed toward the hotel.

Katy and Jett sat in the backseat, each hugging their respective doors.

It felt as if a vast ocean separated them.

Sage had spent his early years roughing it on the streets; he had absolutely zero experience dealing with children.

So the car was dead silent, the kind of quiet that made your eyelids heavy.

The heat was blasting, filling the air with a drowsy, suffocating warmth.

Katy's head bobbed up and down like a little bird caught in the wind until, completely unconsciously, she slumped over and rested her forehead against Jett's shoulder.

The line of Jett's jaw tightened instantly.

He didn't move, nor did he look down at her. Only the fingers resting on his knees twitched slightly.

In the driver's seat, Sage glanced in the rearview mirror and his eyelid gave a violent twitch.

The scene was utterly bizarre.

Since bringing Jett home, he had realized his son was as cold as ice and as quiet as a mute. Usually, he'd scowl if someone merely brushed against him.

But now, he sat rigid, letting Katy sleep against him without an ounce of defensiveness.

That stubborn, awkward tension clashed with the freezing aura radiating from him, creating a strange, inexplicable harmony.

And wait—didn't Katy suffer from severe insomnia?

She usually needed heavy medication to sleep, yet here she was, completely relaxed, out cold on Jett's shoulder.

As Sage puzzled over this, Jett looked up, their eyes meeting in the mirror.

Jett's gaze was freezing.

Even Sage, a hardened veteran who had seen his fair share of blood and violence, felt a chill run down his spine.

He quietly averted his eyes and focused on the road.

When they arrived at the hotel, Sage turned to wake them up.

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