Larissa asked Aster to call Kevan.
After a while, someone answered the phone.
"Hello?" It was a little girl who answered the phone.
Who else could it be other than Bethany herself?
Aster held the phone and stared at Larissa helplessly.
Frowning, Larissa ended the call for him.
"Uncle Kevan can't come tonight because he needs to stay with Bethany," she said.
Aster was undoubtedly disappointed.
Pouting, tears welled up in his eyes.
"Uncle Kevan is a liar!" he said in an aggrieved tone.
Larissa patted his head and pulled him into her embrace.
"Uncle Kevan's not a liar. It's just that something important came up at the last minute, he probably forgot to inform you," she defended Kevan.
Although she did not want Aster to have unrealistic fantasies about Kevan, at the same time she did not want to shatter Kevan's perfect image in his heart.
After all, Kevan was genuinely fond of Aster.
"If you want to play games, I'll accompany you." Larissa made a huge compromise, hoping to cheer him up.
However, Aster showed no gratitude at all. "You're bad at playing games! I'd rather play by myself," he remarked scornfully.
Hearing that, Larissa felt like throwing the infuriating kid out of the house.
In the end, Aster could only play alone.
During the game, he sighed countless times, "It would be much better if Uncle Kevan was here!"
Larissa was on the sofa, working overtime on her laptop.
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