Ice and Fire novel Chapter 507

Wilson was waiting for Joe at the school gate.

Walking through the school gate, Joe noticed Wilson and happily ran to him.

Joe grabbed his hand, asking, "Uncle Wilson! What are you doing here?"

Chuckling at his cuteness, Wilson touched Joe's head. "I'm here to pick up my little nephew, " he replied. "Joe, your Daddy and Mommy are in your Grandma's house. Let's go there together, okay?"

Joe nodded, excited to see his grandparents. "Okay. I miss my grandparents. How have they been?" he asked with concern.

"They're fine, " Wilson assured him. "Your Grandma and Grandpa also miss you very much, so they've asked me to pick you up from school. Let's go. Get in the car and we'll go."

"Okay, " Joe replied.

The pair got into Wilson's car and drove away. Joe was watching the outside world go past in a blur excitedly as they spoke.

Joe asked, "Uncle Wilson, why did my Daddy and Mommy go to my Grandpa's house?"

"Your Mommy dearly misses your Grandma, but she doesn't get to see her as often as she'd like. You can always see your Mommy, but your Mommy can only see your Grandma once in a while, " Wilson explained patiently.

Joe nodded, realising what his uncle meant. "Oh, that makes sense, " he agreed. "My Grandma is Mommy's Mommy, so my Mommy must miss her very much."

The intelligence of his nephew brought a smile to Wilson's face. "You're really smart, Joe. Yes, that's the reason."

"Of course, I'm the son of Cherry Shen, " Joe replied proudly. Then he suddenly realised that his Mommy had taught him to never say her full name. Maybe it didn't matter this time because it was only in front of Uncle Wilson and Mommy wasn't here.

Glancing at his nephew in the rear-view mirror, Wilson grinned. "Wow! How dare you call your Mommy by her full name!" he joked.

Joe smiled sweetly. "Hey-hey-hey, I only said it in front of you. I dare not say it in front of my Daddy and Mommy. Mommy would be mad if I did."

"You're a very naughty boy, " Wilson said, laughing. He thought about how wonderful if would be if he and Selina could have such a cute son in the future.

Afraid his uncle would tell, Joe pretended to be miserable. "Uncle Wilson, could you please not tell Mommy I did that? If you did, I would be punished according to our family rules. Whenever Mommy enforces the rules, Daddy always takes her side, no matter what. He never defends me. It gets lonely, because no one helps me."

Suddenly interested in his sister's family rules, Wilson asked, "Are your family rules harsh?"

"Not harsh, but Mommy always makes those decisions, " Joe complained. "My Daddy just obeys her and spoils her."

"Isn't that good?" Wilson replied, with a small laugh. He never thought his sister would have so much power in her family.

Joe started pretending to be helpless and pouted. "It's not all that bad. But Daddy only ever spoils Mommy. He dislikes me and always takes her away from me. It's so hard because I have to compete with Daddy for Mommy's attention."

Wilson was quite surprised by this. The more information Joe gave, the more curious Wilson grew. He tried to keep his tone casual. "Really? That's interesting."