Ivan turned to chat with MoMo. Julie pulled Kieran aside and asked, "Does Ivan usually score this low in tests?"
"You mean like a 10?" He raised an eyebrow.
Julie nodded.
"A 10 is a high score for him," he glanced back at Ivan.
Julie instantly felt guilty, covering her face, "Oh no, he's just like me..."
Since childhood, Julie often flunked her exams. She was only interested in learning how to fight and dreamed of becoming a superhero when she grew up.
It wasn't until Kieran came along that she thought being his wife was more important than being a superhero, and that was when she started to study hard.
Seeing Ivan now, she felt like she was looking in a mirror...
Kieran couldn't help but laugh, and patted her on the shoulder, "Our son is not like you."
Julie looked up, "How is he not?"
"Our son doesn't know how to fight."
Julie went silent.
"Get out of my way!" Julie pushed Kieran aside, went over to the couch, and sat next to Ivan, affectionately stroking his face.
"Ivan..."
"Mom, Cupid is talking nonsense! Look, I got all these questions right!" Ivan showed his exam paper to Julie.
To express her trust in him, Julie didn't even look at the exam paper and said, "Ivan, it's okay if your grades aren't good. You're still young. We'll work hard together and catch up with the other kids, okay?"
"But..."
"I'll help you with your studies and teach you how to do practice problems, okay?" Julie gently stroked Ivan's head, feeling guilty.
Ivan had intended to confess that he deliberately scored low to attract Kerry's attention, but to his surprise, Mom offered to tutor him!
He immediately nodded excitedly, "Okay!"
Then, he clenched his fists and made a vow, "I will work hard to surpass Cupid!"
Julie gave Ivan a trusting look and held his hand, "Shall we go upstairs and study now?"
"Okay!"
Ivan happily held Julie's hand, a satisfied smile on his face.
Julie looked back at MoMo, "Do you want to join us?"
Amora shook her head, "No need. My mom has already sent someone to pick me up. They'll be here soon."
Just as MoMo finished speaking, her bodyguard had reached the door. Ivan waved at MoMo, "See you tomorrow, Cupid!"
Then, he ran upstairs with Julie.
MoMo picked up the test paper Ivan had just corrected, frowning, "Huh... Why is everything correct? Mr. Hernandez, am I seeing this wrong?"
Kieran took the exam paper from MoMo...
There wasn't a single mistake!
Kieran arranged for two bodyguards to accompany MoMo's bodyguard to escort her to the car.
He guessed that Ivan might want to spend more time with Julie, so he didn't expose Ivan's pretense. Instead, he went into the study to work.
After dinner.
Julie went to the kitchen to get a drink. Kieran had Ivan sit next to him, "Tell me, why did you suddenly change your mind this year and want to have your birthday party at home instead of going out?"
Ivan was still hesitating whether to tell him the truth.
But he didn't expect Kerry's next sentence to be, "If you can't find a reason, then I think we'd better go for a picnic."
"How can I not have a reason? I just... I just wanted to see..."
"Do you want to see Julien?" Kieran leaned back on the couch, looking at the back of Ivan's head.
Ivan coughed twice, turned to look at his father, "You really get me!"
"Not only do I understand you, but I'll also disappoint you!" Kieran poked Ivan's forehead, "Do you know, Julien is your godfather's woman?"
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