Vivian hoped that Finnick could say a few educational words to Larry.
"Larry, did you know? When a boy plays too much with a girl, he'll start acting like her too. As in, he might not grow up to be a real man."
Finnick looked at Larry with a solemn expression. Indeed, what he said wasn't wrong. Some boys who played too much with girls ended up become slightly feminine.
However, the main reason Finnick had said that was to warn Larry away from those girls.
"But I didn't go looking for them. They were the ones who came to me." Larry gazed at his father with an aggrieved look after hearing what he said.
Daddy has misunderstood me.
Larry cared about his mother the most. If he didn't grow up to be a real man, he wouldn't be able to protect her.
Hence, he was slightly disheartened.
"Alright, we'll take it as a misunderstanding on your daddy's part. Since you didn't go looking for them, then you shouldn't play too much with them either, okay?" Vivian chimed in.
She knew that it wasn't very appropriate to forbid her son from playing with those girls, but it was better than allowing him to go down the wrong path and getting into a relationship at such a young age.
"I've never talked to them."
Larry was speaking the truth. Indeed, he ignored those girls on a frequent basis. Moreover, although those girls approached him, they never
spoke to him.
In fact, they were afraid to do so because of his impassive expression.
"Mm. Be a good boy in school, okay, little pumpkin?” Vivian didn't think she needed to say anymore.
"Okay," Larry answered her very quickly.
Vivian felt at ease because she knew her son would be a good boy without her needing to tell him.
Finnick's mouth arched into a smile while listening to their conversation.
Because Larry's school was quite far from the Norton residence, the car ride was rather long.
By the time they arrived, it was already half-past
eleven.
Vivian carried Larry down the car and spotted someone waiting for them at the door.
"Mr. and Mrs. Norton." The housemaid had been waiting here for a long time.
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