Alexander knew that Samuel still had a soft spot for him, so he got even more proactive in approaching Samuel Later, Samuel would sigh at him with a complicated expression. However, Samuel would occasionally ask Alexander to eat with him. He would often eat with his grandfather.
At first, he was worried that his mother would fly into a rage when she found out that he was close to Samuel, because she was often irritable before he came to live in the Parks residence. However, that was not the case. After his mother found out that he was eating at Samuel’s place, she praised him for being smart and capable. She even instructed him to get closer to Samuel in the future. That was his biological grandfather after all.
He was relieved, so he often came to eat with his grandfather. He had no friends since he was born right up till he came to the Parks residence, so he wanted to be friends with Julian. He knew that Julian was his elder brother. The young Alexander wanted to be close to Julian. Julian had been a cold person since he was young, and he didn’t like Alexander addressing him as big brother.
But he felt that it didn’t matter. Julian would still be his big brother to him. Although Julian looked cold, he would occasionally give Alexander a toy. Every time he received something from Julian, he would be overjoyed for a long time. Just like that, they gradually grew up. His mother told him that he was also the Parks family’s biological grandson, so he had to compete with Julian. In his heart, he was actually unwilling.
That was until one day when he was 13, when he came back from playing basketball outside. He was sweating and panting. As soon as he returned, he rushed into Samuel’s place. He opened the fridge and took out a glass of ice water to drink. Julian snatched it away. “Everything in this fridge is mine.” At that time, he had suffered a huge psychological blow. He simply could not believe that Julian would say such a thing.
Although they were not close during those years, they were not distant as well! He called out to his brother. He wanted to see Julian tell him that he was only joking. But it didn’t happen. Julian’s face was cold and expressionless. He sat back down and wrote his code. His heart ached, but he was very thirsty. He took a cup from the table and poured warm water. Before he drank it, Julian sprinkled a handful of tea leaves into his cup.
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