Thalia was stunned.
She didn't expect Benjamin to say that. Moreover, after getting to know the boy, she knew that he rarely joked. At that moment, the words that came out of his mouth were like a promise.
Initially, she was just messing around when she asked them to look after her when she was old, but as she looked at Benjamin's serious expression, she felt touched.
She asked, “Are you... serious?”
He nodded solemnly. “Yes, I'm serious!”
“Aww...” Thalia's maternal love flooded as she ruffled the boy's hair and said, “You're such a good boy, Benjamin. You're so smart and loyal! If only you were a few years older, then I will surely marry you.”
Benjamin looked at her calmly, as he was indeed serious about that.
When Anthony heard that, he couldn't help but say, “Wait, didn't you say that you're going to wait for me to grow up?”
“Can't I change my mind?”
“Are all women so fickle?” Anthony asked.
Thalia curled her lips. “As humans, we have to learn to adapt to different situations. We must change our minds right away when we make the wrong choices.”
After saying that, she turned and looked at Benjamin who was sitting across from her. The more I look at him, the more I become fond of him. He's so different from his brother!
Anthony didn't know what to say. “You're just implying that I'm not good enough.”
“Whoa. So you could tell?” Thalia feigned surprise.
Anthony was speechless.
“It's a good thing that you know you're not good enough. Looks like you're not incorrigible after all!” said Thalia.
Anthony took a deep breath. “Women nowadays are so...”
Just as he was about to say something, Thalia glanced over at him. He immediately smiled and swallowed what he was about to say.
“What are you going to say?”
He shook his head. “Nothing!”
Thalia's lips curved in satisfaction. Then, she looked at him and asked, “What's the matter? Are you jealous because I praised Benjamin?”
“Do you think that's possible? How could I get jealous over such trivial matters? Besides, you're complimenting my brother. Why would I be jealous of that?”
“Then what are you babbling about?”
“If I didn't say that, you wouldn't have a sense of accomplishment!” said Anthony.
Thalia rolled her eyes at him. “So, I have to thank you now?”
“You're welcome!” Anthony smiled.
Thalia looked at the smile on his face, which resembled his father, Kenneth, and became inexplicably annoyed. It was probably because she disliked Kenneth.
She narrowed her eyes. “Sure, continue being stubborn. I'll see how long can you keep this up.”
Anthony smiled and stopped saying anything.
Benjamin merely looked at them smilingly.
A friend in need was a friend indeed.
They were lucky to have a friend like Thalia.
The next morning, when Thalia was about to go out, Anthony and Benjamin had already packed their things and were waiting for her in the living room.
Seeing them, Thalia walked over. “What are you two doing up so early?”
“Aren't we meeting the person?” Anthony asked.
“Yeah...” Thalia thought of something and said, “Oh, I forgot to tell you two yesterday that I can go by myself. Don't worry, I will definitely bring the news back to you!”
“No!”
“No!”
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