Sunny shakes her head. “This is a secret. I can’t tell you.”
Jonathan steps forward and says, “I’ve told her what to do, and you should just listen to her. It will take about a month for a course of treatment. When you run out of the medicines, come and get it.”
Sunny asks curiously, “Jonathan, does someone in your family sell Chinese medicines?”
Jonathan says craftily, “There are many things you don’t know. That’s it. I have to go now.”
Kevin looks at Jonathan and says awkwardly, “Aren’t you having dinner with us?”
“I’ve got something else to do. Maybe another day.”
Then he waves his hand and leaves in the car.
“What a mysterious man.” Sunny can’t help but sigh as she watches Jonathan leave.
“Hey.” Kevin pretends to cough. He tries to remind his wife who has forgotten her husband. “What about me?”
Sunny feels a little strange. “What about you?”
Kevin gets very dissatisfied that his wife could not get it. He’s so upset that he turns around and goes upstairs without looking back.
Sunny is left alone and feels very puzzled. ‘Did I say something wrong?’
After Kevin goes upstairs, he goes to Troy’s house and knocked on the door. “Hello? It’s Kevin. I’m here to pick up Macie.”
The door is opened immediately and incredibly fast. It’s Baron.
“You’re so quick.” Kevin is shocked by the speed at which Baron opens the door.
Baron says, “Come in.” His expression is very strange and hard to describe.
“What happened?” Kevin quickly gets it. He doesn’t know what’s going on inside the house before going in because of the good soundproofing. Now he understands.
Macie and Troy are singing. But the song is not that pleasant. Kevin now knows why Baron is so happy to see him.
“Brother, you sacrificed a lot.” Kevin pats Baron on the shoulder and knocks on the door to ask Macie out. “Mom is home. Let’s go back.”
When Macie hears that Sunny has returned home and her daddy is knocking on the door, she throws down the microphone and says, “Uncle Troy, you can sing by yourself. I have to go now.”
Troy is reluctant to part with his goddaughter. “Can’t you stay with me a little longer?”
Before Macie replies, Kevin outside can’t help but ask, “Troy, don’t you know how bad you are at singing?”
Hearing this, Macie asks curiously, “Dad, what about me?”
Kevin thinks of Macie’s devil-like song and forces out a smile. “You’re better than your godfather.” Only a bit.
However, Macie is very happy at hearing the praise. She makes a face at Troy and obediently follows Kevin home.
At home, Sunny is cooking rice. Seeing Kevin’s upset face, she asks, “What happened?”
“Darling, are you singing out of tune?”
Sunny doesn’t understand why he asks this, “No, why?”
“Macie...” Kevin glances at Macie beside him and whispers, “She sings just like Troy.”
Hearing this, Sunny can’t help but frown. She has also been tortured by Troy’s demonic voice. “Perhaps it’s because she cried a lot when she was a kid, and Troy sang to her?”
Hearing this, Kevin says angrily, “What’s wrong with him? He could do other things. Why did he choose to sing?”
Sunny smiles and tries to comfort him. “Anyway, it was quite effective. Once he sang, Macie would be quiet.”
...
“What’s for dinner?”
Kevin chooses to change the topic. He’s afraid that if he continued, he would want to strangle himself to death. Why didn’t he do anything to stop Troy back then?
“Do you want to have braised pork? I can put some quail eggs in it. It’ll taste good.”
Kevin says, “Do you need my help?”
Sunny seriously thinks for a moment. “Yes.”
Kevin says, “What can I do for you, my darling?”
“Get out of the kitchen. Don’t mess about here.”
As she speaks, Sunny puts on a serious face, like a hen protecting her kids.
Before Kevin can react, he’s pushed out by Sunny. “You don’t like me here?”
“That’s right. Look at your clumsy hands. Don’t mess up here.”
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