Justin's little speech rendered Tom completely mute. He wondered, 'where did Justin learn those sayings from?' At the same time, Tom had to admit that Justin was really good at debating. Although Tom was good at holding a scalpel, he knew nothing about how to debate with others. Now that Justin stated his opinion sternly and seriously, Tom's mouth dropped open. He froze for a while and still didn't know what he could say to fight back.
As much as Edward was angry that Justin gave away his real thoughts, he was now quite proud of his son. They were family. No matter how mad they got at each other, they should stick together against their enemies. 'But did he really have to bring up that saying?' Edward pondered, 'What did he mean by 'everyone does everything for their own benefit'? Was he really trying to defend me? Or did he just insult me?'
After hearing the whole conversation, Brian gave his little nephew the thumbs up. He only met Justin for the first time last night at the party; but after talking with him, Brian knew that this little boy was much smarter than his peers. Brian knew Daisy was kind and gentle, so Justin must have inherited his slyness from his father, because Edward was also a cunning man. Like father, like son. Brian suddenly had a feeling that the FX International Group would take off again when Justin took over the business from his father. After all, Justin's talent had already flowered at such an early age.
"Justin, you sound like some ancient sage. Did you time travel in your dreams and learn those words of wisdom from some wise man last night? I couldn't think of where else you could learn these words!" Belinda was still depressed and thinking about Duke, but when she heard Justin saying something wise with his childish voice, she couldn't help bursting into snickers. She chipped into their conversation and made fun of Justin, which finally distracted her from Duke and made her feel better. Therefore, when she saw Duke come in the room, she didn't feel as happy as she thought she would be.
"Auntie Belinda, I know you didn't meet the sage in your dream last night, because you must have been busy looking for uncle Duke. You couldn't spare any time for someone else. Am I right?" As soon as Justin heard Belinda's voice, he turned around and made a joke of her. Although he was only a 5-year-old kid, there was a hint of slyness and devil-may-care smile glowing in his eyes, which didn't befit his age at all.
"Hey, little one! I was praising you! Do you want to get punished? Dreams are supposed to be warm and sweet! Who would look for an iceberg in their dreams? I'm not crazy!" Belinda immediately retorted as she withdrew her hand from Duke, who sat right next to her and held her little hand just a few seconds ago. Besides, Belinda acted as if Duke was carrying some deadly disease; she moved aside and almost leaned against Brian without even glancing at Duke the whole time. She determined to keep Duke at arm's length.
With a frown, Duke reached out his arm, and with a sudden burst of strength, he held Belinda's slim waist and pulled her away from Brian and back to his arms. After that, he gazed at Belinda and curled his lips into a small sneer. At that night, Duke drove away Rachel and enjoyed the love of his life leaning against his chest. He couldn't be happier at the moment.
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