Lukas rushed forward and held the little girl who was picking up the sunflower hat on the ground not far away.
"It’s OK! I’ve got you!" Lukas patted the little girl on the back gently.
However, the little girl in Lukas’s arms froze, pushed him away and snapped, "Who are you? Let go of me!"
"I’m Lukas!" Lukas looked at the little girl in his arms in puzzlement. She looked exactly like Erika, but how come she seemed to have suddenly become a different person?
Lukas touched her forehead doubtfully. "You’ve got no fever. Did someone scare you? Here, have some ice cream and calm down."
The little girl, who was struggling a while ago, saw the ice cream in front of her and took it regardless. She had never had ice cream like this yummy one in the Grant Residence. As soon as she took a bite, she grinned with delight. "It’s so delicious!"
"Take your time. When you finish it, I’ll buy lollipops for you." Lukas stroked her head lovingly.
Hardly had Lukas finished his words than Bonnie said slowly behind them, "Too much sugar will rot your teeth."
Lukas flinched upon hearing Bonnie’s voice and said in a whisper, "Aren’t you sleeping, mommy? Why are you here?"
"I followed you two here. Didn’t you promise me you wouldn’t make money again? Why do you go back on your word?" Bonnie raised her eyebrows in anger.
"Because I wanted to take mommy to eat crawfish, right, Erika?" Lukas nudged the little girl next to him.
Crawfish?
Joanna Grant thought of the advertisement she had watched on TV, drooling. "Crawfish must be delicious!"
Meanwhile, Bonnie got amused by how Joanna looked. She wasn’t angry anymore, picked Joanna up and kissed her on the cheek. "Alright, let’s go have crawfish. My treat!"
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