"It must be your fault that your mom punishes you," Mona said. Her mother had never punished her, and neither had her father.
Coy made a face at her and said, "Lucille said that I'm cute."
"Well, so am I!" Mona said proudly.
"Everyone is cute," Boston concluded.
After playing for a while, Coy started stirring up mischief. He looked at Mona and snickered out of the blue. "Mona, would you like me to teach you martial arts?"
"Okay!" She agreed to his request, but she already knew some martial arts, too, because her father had taught her.
Coy was great at doing forward and backward somersaults, but his skills in the martial arts left a lot to be desired.
When he performed a few somersaults and some basic moves, Mona knocked him down.
Although he was very young, he was already competitive.
As Coy lay on the ground, glaring at Mona, who was looking down at him, he was unconvinced.
He quickly got up and tried again. This time, he didn't even have the chance to show his moves and Mona had already tripped him.
At this point, Coy wasn't sure how to react.
He must've been studying fake martial arts all this time.
Boston contemplated for a long time, and still couldn't figure out who gave his little brother the courage to provoke this tiny soldier that Lawrence had trained himself.
Mona squatted down and told Coy in a sweet voice, "Coy, from now on, I'll protect you!"
The little boy was at a loss for words.
There was no way his pride would let him accept being protected by a girl.
Meanwhile, James saw Ethan off at the parking lot. Before Ethan could leave, James said to him, "Aren't you going to get married? Remember to send Maria an invitation."
"What? She's been in the nunnery for the past two years, and she hasn't gone anywhere else. What makes you think she'll attend my wedding?" It was indeed a difficult task.
James asked back, "What's the matter? Were you not planning to invite her?"
"You know damn well that's not the case!" After a moment of contemplation, Ethan looked at the man in front of him with doubt. "Why do I feel like you're manipulating me to do your bidding? Or am I just imagining things?"
"I really am using you!" James admitted.
Ethan cursed inwardly. 'Why do I have such a terrible friend?' "Alright, fine! I'll do it for the sake of my two lovely godsons. I'll even go there to invite her myself. Happy?"
"Ecstatic."
After Ethan had left, James went back to the villa.
Ethan had planned to visit the veterinary, but when he arrived downtown, something occurred to him all of a sudden. On the way, he turned the car around and drove to another direction.
He didn't have any difficulties driving to a high-end community. He didn't go in, and instead pulled over.
Afterwards, he lit up a cigarette and finished it before he took out his phone and dialed a number. "Come on out. I'm at the gate of your community."
The person on the other end of the line was silent for a moment before replying, "I'm not home."
"You are at home," said Ethan. He was certain that she was home at this hour.
Naturally, the woman he was calling was at a loss for words. "I'm very busy, okay? I'm putting on makeup because I have a party to attend later."
"I don't care. I need to talk to you about something. Just come on out."
Hearing that, she decided not to respond anymore. Never had she met someone as unreasonable as him in her life.
Over ten minutes later, a woman made her way to the gate. She had an aloof air about her, and long, loose hair. She wore a dark green dress and no makeup. A moment later, Ethan caught sight of her.
Finally, she stopped in front of him and made sure to keep a one-meter distance from him.
"Don't schedule anything tomorrow morning," he said.
"I'm flying to Paris tomorrow morning." "Well, postpone it for now."
"No, I can't! I'll be late for the event," said the woman.
"What event?" It seemed that Ethan was determined to know.
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