As the car drove in the July summer heat, the interior was filled with the cute and tender voice of a Lolita who explained the situation for about ten minutes, “So that’s the situation and it’s an issue which breaks my mommy’s heart. So please don’t ask mommy about it.”
Benjamin rested his arm on the door and pinched his chin as he pondered, “You said that your brother was lost just after you were born and he was lost here. Didn’t you grow up in the United States?”
“Yeah.” Stella blinked as she said.
“Can’t my brother be lost here even though I grew up in the United States?”
“Yes he could have.” Benjamin smiled awkwardly and continued, “Then what about your father? Didn’t he get someone to look for your brother?”
“I don’t know. I very seldom see my daddy.” Stella shrugged her shoulders and said innocently.
“You seldom see your daddy?”
“Yeah, daddy is very busy. I can count with my fingers the times that I saw him. I have not seen him yet this year. I almost forgot how he looks like.”
“Why did your father divorce your mother? Doesn’t he like you?” Benjamin was curious and suddenly asked Stella.
“Who said that my mommy and daddy had divorced?” Stella was upset, folded her arms, and said, “My daddy loves me. He always brings me a lot of things when he comes to see me. Although I don’t like most of the things, they were very expensive.”
“Your mommy didn’t divorce?!” Benjamin remarked as if he heard a piece of explosive news and looked at her with his eyes wide open, “Then why are you trying to bring your mommy and Joseph together?”
“Because I like Mr. Beckham and I want him to become my daddy.” Stella said it like it was, “My mother only gets to see my daddy a few times a year and I notice that my mommy has more chemistry with Mr. Beckham.”
Benjamin couldn’t help but be convinced by this reason.
On the other end, Joseph pushed open Noah’s bedroom door and saw that he was in a daze as he hugged the thermos of snacks as he sat on the bed. As soon as Noah saw Joseph, he intentionally showed that he was upset and didn’t welcome Joseph.
Joseph noticed Noah’s cold attitude and could only sit down beside Noah as he said, “Noah, she was able to win over your heart with one container of snacks. Have you forgotten how many snacks I’ve bought for you over these years? Aren’t you being unfair to your dad?”
Noah pouted angrily and started to write on the board, “The snacks made by her are very nice. Those that you bought are not nice. She is very nice to me. Because of you, she doesn’t even come to see me anymore.”
Joseph frowned when he saw what he wrote.
“I didn’t allow her to come to see you because she didn’t take good care of you and caused you to be hospitalized. So, Noah, she is unsuitable to become your mother. If you want a mommy, I can find another for you.”
Noah erupted as soon as he heard this and glared angrily at Joseph. His little face became red with anger as he wrote down another sentence, “It’s not her fault. I was in the hospital not because of food poisoning.”
Joseph took it as Noah was throwing a tantrum and said, “Okay, don’t find excuses for her. You may eat the snacks but in the future, I won’t let you go out with her alone.”
Noah was so upset that he clenched his teeth and grabbed Joseph’s hands and bit it.
Joseph grunted in pain but didn’t dare to fling him off for fear of hurting him. He said angrily, “Noah! What are you doing?”
Noah released his bite and furiously pointed to the sentence that he wrote on the drawing board. Joseph didn’t think further about this but felt that Noah’s temper needed to be controlled.
“Tomorrow I’ll have Mark look for a few hobby classes. You may choose one to keep yourself occupied so that you won’t spend your free time thinking of useless things.”
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