“You’ve been with Nellie for a long time, and it’s time to go to work. Just ask the Auntie to come over and tell me a story!”
Brettley took the storybook.
“I can tell a good story.”
Nellie was flabbergasted.
“You lie! I’ve heard your stories before!”
The little girl stretched out her hand and shook his sleeves.
“I want Auntie, Daddy. Go ahead…”
After her repeated requests, Brettley finally stepped out of her room, incredibly disappointed. Bethan stood in the corridor, outside the door, as she waited for him to leave.
The man pushed open the door and looked at Bethan with a face full of displeasure before he lifted his feet and left. Bethan shook her head helplessly before she pushed the door in.
“Mommy. ”
Nellie leaned toward Bethan and said in a low voice,
“Don’t you think Daddy is being too gentle today? It looks like he’s terrified of losing us, too.”
“The one he’s afraid of losing is you.”
Bethan pushed the little girl back onto the bed and gently covered her with the quilt.
“Mommy has lost all feelings for him a long time ago. The only thing tying me to him is the three of you.
“So…”
The woman gently stroked her daughter’s head.
“Don’t expect Mommy to fall for him, okay?”
Nellie pursed her lips and lowered her head guiltily. ”
Oh.”
At a food stall in the west of the city. Neil sat on a chair and watched the people in the food stall from all walks of life. He listened to the hustle and bustle, feeling inexplicably excited and happy.
When he was abroad, Mommy was always busy. The three of them were bored at home every day. Apart from their godfather and servants, they had no other friends. They would occasionally go out to eat but never like this: sitting at an open-air table, the atmosphere warm and lively with so many people
surrounding them. So this was what it felt like to be immersed in society!
“Young man, my name is Zach and the one next to you is Yuri. How should we address you?”
Two security guards were beside him, one on the left and the other on the right like two guardians.
“It’s because of you that the two of us brothers can rise to the top!
“ How to address him? Neil frowned.
“I’m Neil.”
“Neil? ”
Zach shook his head.
“Your name is such a mouthful.”
“Why don’t the two of us address you as our boss, our brother in the future? We’ll follow you for the rest of our lives!”
Neil almost spat out the orange juice in his mouth. ”
But I’m only six years old…”
“But you are amazing! ”
Yuri looked at Neil with admiration.
“You can operate such a difficult machine, and you can also get better jobs for the both of us. Most adults can’t even do that!”
Neil was lost in their praise.
“Well, you’ll be my brothers from now on, and you’ll work hard for me in the Morrison Group!
“
“Good! Cheers!”
The three of them raised their glasses. Zach and Yuri drank beer while Neil drank orange juice. Not long after, Zach got drunk and lay motionless on the table while Yuri went to attend to nature’s call. Neil looked at the people eating barbecue skewers in the distance and felt inexplicably satisfied. In fact, life like this was pretty good. It would be better if his brother, Nellie, and his mother were all here, though… Some time later, someone sat down to his right. He thought it was Yuri who came back from the toilet, and he asked him without looking back,
“I like the story about catching the thief just now. Do you have any other stories?”
The people around him fell silent. After a while, a low and noble -sounding male voice rang out faintly,
“What story do you want to hear?
“ This voice… Neil turned his head abruptly. The man sitting next to him was Brettley Morrison!
“Why?”
As he noticed the little boy’s shocked expression, Brettley’s lips twisted into a smile.
“Surprised to see me?”
Neil swallowed and nodded honestly. ”
It is indeed a surprise…”
How did he find this place?
“It seems that there’s no need to introduce myself.”
The man took a clean glass and poured himself a glass of beer gracefully.
“Since you saved my daughter, why are you avoiding me?”
“No, I didn’t avoid you.”
Neil turned away guiltily and dared not look at him. Although he repeatedly scolded him for being a scumbag, Neil still felt uncomfortable and uneasy when he suddenly appeared next to him. Brettley chuckled.
“You really didn’t avoid me?”
Neil coughed slightly.
“I do good deeds without leaving a name.”
“Not only do you leave no name, but also leave no trace?”
His men had scoured through the whole amusement park and checked everyone that entered and exited the park, but they could not find him. Neil took a sip of orange juice and said not a word.
Brettley did not fixate on his previous question. He picked up the bottle of orange juice and filled up Neil’s empty glass.
“How old are you?”
“Six years old.”
As old as Nellie. Brettley looked at the young boy beside him, a hint of appreciation in his eyes.
“How do you know how to operate the Ferris wheel?”
Neil glanced at him.
“That’s confidential.”
Brettley smiled lightly.
“What if I insist?”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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