Meredith was startled by Parker's sudden action and she subconsciously wanted to push him away.
But before she could do anything, Parker had already let her go.
"I'm sorry. I just can't help it. I've been abroad for a long time all these years. Maybe I'm also used to their manners."
After hearing He Parker's words, Meredith didn't blame him.
After all, he only gave her a quick hug. And it wasn't so strange that Parker did so.
"Well... It's okay..."
Meredith said. But she still felt a little flustered. Just as she was about to leave, Derek had already walked over with Easton.
Just now, they were on the other side of the road, and they couldn't stop it even when they saw Parker suddenly hugging Meredith.
"What are you doing?"
Derek pulled Meredith behind him and looked vigilant.
Others might not know what exactly was Parker up to, but how could Derek not know?
This man was dangerous.
"Just a hug between friends."
When Parker saw Derek's angry face, he smiled nonchalantly and shrugged.
The more he showed like this, the angrier Derek became.
"Friends? Don't think I don't know what you are up to."
Derek glared at Parker face to face. He didn't show any politeness at all.
"Forget it. Parker only greeted me with foreign etiquette. There's no need to make such a fuss."
Meredith sensed the strong conflict arising from the two men, she then immediately persuaded.
"Parker, you can go back first." Feeling worried about what might happen if the two men continued to glare at each other, Meredith quickly asked Parker to leave first.
Although Parker didn't want to leave Meredith and Derek together, he knew that this kind of thing couldn't be rushed, so he didn't argue anymore.
But before he left, he saw Easton standing next to Derek. He then walked over and looked at the child.
The child looked more like Meredith than Derek. He smiled and pinched Easton's face, "You must be Easton. I'll get to know you properly when I have the chance to see you again."
Easton had just been caught off guard and was pinched by a stranger. He felt bad and glared at the man in front of him like a cat with its hair blown up, "Who are you? I don't want to see you."
"Easton, don't be so rude. This is uncle Parker, one of mom's best friends."
When Meredith heard this, he couldn't help feeling embarrassed and reprimanded Easton.
After all, Parker owned part of the credit for Easton's healthy growing up. No matter what, she wouldn't allow this little guy to speak ill of Parker.
"..." Easton suddenly felt aggrieved when he heard Meredith, who had always indulged him.
In the past, Meredith never spoke to himself so fiercely.
Could it be that mom valued this man more than she valued me?
No matter how precocious Easton usually was, he was still a child after all. Feeling aggrieved, he ran away directly.
Seeing this, Meredith had no choice but to look at Parker with guilt. Meredith then quickly chased after Easton.
Seeing Easton running away and Meredith was chasing after him, Derek was not in a hurry. Derek then looked at Parker coldly, "After coming back, what are you up to?"
"Shouldn't you know best about what I want to do?"
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