Early the next day, as dawn was just breaking, Xaviar woke up and, opening his eyes, saw Jeremy Thompson beside him. His eyes widened, "Dad, how come you're here?"
Jeremy frowned unhappily, "What? Are you not happy that your dad is sleeping with you?"
"No," Xaviar scratched his head and said, "It's just that last night Anna said she would sleep with me. I thought she was going to come and stay with me."
"She was tired last night and wanted some time to rest alone, so I took her place," Jeremy said indifferently and then rolled over to get out of bed, not wishing to explain further to his son.
Seeing Jeremy getting up, Xaviar also hurried out of bed, muttering, "I'm going to check if Anna has woken up in the other room. She said she would go crab hunting with me today."
Jeremy's mouth twitched, but he said nothing, opened the door, and walked out, truly hoping they could catch some crabs today.
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