When she heard that Leon was sick, Michelle grew anxious.
"Helen, how is Leon? Is it serious? Did he go to the hospital?"
Her string of questions made everyone else nervous. "Maybe it's not that serious," Bruce answered, unconvinced of what he just said.
"He seldom gets sick. Maybe he stayed up late last night," Anne said. "He just needs to sleep with a thick blanket covering him. When he wakes up, he'll be fine. Van, Don, eat your breakfast. Don't worry so much about your uncle; he'll be fine."
"Okay, Grandma," the boys answered in unison.
They continued eating their breakfast. Meanwhile, Michelle was still worried.
Berry, who was sitting next to Michelle, noticed the expression on Michelle's face. "Are you worried about Leon? If you are, you can go see him in person right after eating breakfast."
Michelle shook her head. "I don't dare."
"Why not?" Berry was surprised. "Don't you treat him as your brother? I see that Leon treats you really well."
"Yes, Leon's very kind to me." Michelle couldn't deny it. But that was only because he only saw her as his sister. "I shouldn't be alone with Leon."
Berry rubbed her chin. "Are you afraid that he'll ask you again why you went abroad?"
"Yes," Michelle answered.
That was not the main reason.
She was afraid that Leon would ask her why she went abroad. But more than that, she was scared that if she were in the same room as him, she wouldn't be able to control herself and would show her affection towards him.
Three years ago, she could still control herself. But now, she was no longer sure if she still had it in her to restrain herself.
She missed Leon so much.
Seeing that Michelle had made up her mind, Berry sighed. "Oh well. I'll go with you after we're done eating breakfast."
"Really?" Michelle's eyes widened, and her face lit up. "Thank you, Berry!"
Berry raised her eyebrows. "You're welcome."
Don noticed that the two were whispering something to each other. He leaned closer to Berry and quietly asked her, "Aunt Berry, what are you talking about with Michelle? Can you tell me?"
Berry smiled and patted his head. She pouted her lips and ask him, "Why do you call her Michelle and call me Aunt Berry?"
"Chester and Dora both call her Michelle. So I call her Michelle too as they do," Don explained.
Berry cast a glance at him. "You're Don, right? Van calls her Aunt Michelle. Why don't you call her Aunt Michelle just like your brother does?"
Michelle leaned forward and smiled at Don. "It doesn't matter. You can call me Michelle or Aunt Michelle. You're all my little babies."
Van, who was silent the whole time, began to persuade his brother. "Let's call her Aunt Michelle. Mom said we should call her that. So did Uncle Leon."
'Really? Leon said that?' Michelle thought.
"If that's the case, then from now on, you can only call me Aunt Michelle. You can no longer call me Michelle," she said to the little boys.
"Okay, Aunt Michelle." Don pouted unhappily and sulked. "But calling you Michelle makes you sound younger."
"Oh my God! Don, you're so sweet," Berry cried proudly. Even though he was still very young, he was already such a sweet talker.
"I want to be a hero so that I can protect my mom and brother." Don raised his chin proudly.
Michelle was still unaware that Nina was weak because of the virus in her body. "Are you sure it's you who'll protect your mommy and not the other way around? Your mommy's really good at fighting."
Van and Don tilted their heads at her and looked at her strangely.
Berry immediately explained in a low voice, "Nina has never shown her fighting skills in front of her children. She only shows them how smart she is. Since John is with them, she never saw the need to show off her fighting skills. He has spoiled her a lot."
Michelle's eyes grew wider in shock.
"It's hard to imagine, right?" Whenever Berry thought about how Nina and John loved each other, she would feel goose bumps crawl all over her body. She didn't like that she was jealous of them. "Mimi, you'll also meet such a person in the future."
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