Tsk, tsk. She is truly Cooper’s daughter. It’s an inherited darkness.
Her gloominess was extreme, but at the same time, it was adorable.
Stanley finished recounting the incident to Michael and lamented, “Uncle Michael, does Aunt have a grudge against me now?”
Michael snorted and said, “Seeing as how she didn’t use 502 Super Glue to seal your mouth, she still sees you as her beloved nephew. Relax.”
“You have to be warier when you come to eat at my place in the future. She might put poison in the dishes and alcohol.”
Stanley was bewildered.
He only came back to his senses after a long while and realized, He’s practically telling me not to eat at their place anymore!
After Michael satisfied himself by scaring Stanley out of his wits, he hung up the phone. Looking at the time, he saw that she was going to be home soon and quickly left the office to greet the victor of that silent battle. Back at home, he prepared a festive dinner to welcome her with.
Watching the both of them intertwine and gush at each other as they went into the master bedroom and did not come back out, Nathan put down his bag and stormed off to look for Nicholas.
“Nicholas!” he yelled. When Nicholas did not show up, he started to grow frantic.
When Maria informed him that he found a broken Nicholas in the storage room. He glared at the door of the master bedroom once again. Without saying a word, he brought Nicholas out to let Linus have a look at him.
Nathan was elated and started to push Nicholas into Linus’ house.
But the person who greeted him was not Linus; it was the stranger he met the other day.
It was the man he had seen in photos at the entrance of the military compound and on the photo wall in Mark’s home.
At first glance, Fass could tell that something was wrong with Nicholas, but he still asked, “Is Nicholas broken?”
Nathan nodded his head silently. His pitiful demeanor made Fass feel sorry for him.
Fass bent down and took a look at Nicholas. He looked fine on the outside, so something must have been damaged on the inside.
With a flick of his finger, a larger and more advanced robot walked out. “What can I do for you, Master?”
“Bring Nicholas into the workroom.”
The robot brought Nicholas to the basement which was also where Linus’ workroom was located.
The previous owner of this house was an artist. The spacious basement was where he used to come up with his artistic creations, but now, it had been transformed into Linus’ workroom.
The workroom was fully equipped with various tools and materials that he could practically make several smaller robots on his own with what was available. Following Fass into the basement, Nathan saw several robotic arms lift Nicholas onto the work table. After Fass changed into his workwear, he turned on all the lights that illuminated Nicholas and made every detail on his body as clear as day.
When Fass saw the tiger hat on Nicholas’ head, he had a feeling it looked rather familiar. Taking it down to look at it, he was taken aback, then a smile grew on his face. It was the same one he used to wear as a child.
From the stories that he was told, the year that he was born, he had fallen gravely ill. Woody had asked for an amulet for him and went to look for Mark, his godfather, to save him. Woody took his advice and found Fass the tiger hat.
He had gotten the hat from somewhere else, but it was said to have belonged to a child who had been free from illnesses or pain ever since he was little, and had grown up healthily. If Fass wore it, he would not be sick anymore.
Sure enough, he miraculously recovered when he wore the hat.
Later, when he grew up, he was unable to wear the hat anymore. Mark took it and passed it down to his grandchildren until eventually, it reached Nathan.
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