After his honest confession, Julian even turned the computer back on to show his dad the camera feed.
On the screen, Penelope had finished most of the apple and was lounging on the sofa. After a while, her legs seemed to get restless, so she stretched them out a few times.
Still uncomfortable, she grumbled lazily, then rolled off the sofa, tossed the apple core onto the coffee table, and started practicing boxing in the empty space behind the couch.
“Dad, not only is she lazy and messy, but she also seems a little crazy,” Julian commented.
As soon as Theodore saw Penelope, his expression hardened, and his brow furrowed.
“Haven’t I warned you not to hack into other people’s cameras?”
Julian could tell whether his father was truly angry or just trying to scare him. This time, it was real anger. He quickly shut down the computer, promising he would never do it again.
Seeing his son hang his head in apology, Theodore felt a pang of guilt.
“Don’t rely on clever tricks. If you don’t use them for the right reasons, you’ll pay for it later.”
“Okay.”
“I’m not scolding you.”
“Okay…” His voice was already cracking.
Theodore cleared his throat and pulled his son into a hug.
“Alright, your uncle isn’t a stranger. Hacking into his camera isn’t a big deal.”
“That’s what I thought, too,” Julian said, grinning immediately.
Theodore’s mouth twitched. “Go to bed. You have school tomorrow.”
“I’m going to go light some incense for my mom first!”
Theodore wanted to say it wasn't necessary, but Julian had already darted out of the room.


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