The hallway outside was bustling with all kinds of noise.
However, the three in the stairwell were silent.
At last, after a full half a minute, Chester pointed at Cherry as if he had seen a ghost and stammered, "Y-you... You...”
Pete pressed his lips together and sighed. "Since you've seen us, then I won't keep it a secret anymore."
He said solemnly, "Actually, I have a superpower—I can create clones. If you don't believe me, close your eyes.
I'll withdraw my clone."
Chester was perplexed.
The corners of his lips spasmed. "Do you really think I'm that stupid, Pete? I'm not going to believe that!"
Cherry cupped her hands around her mouth and leaned toward her brother. She looked like she wanted to whisper, but her voice was in no way soft as she asked, "So, Uncle Chester does have a brain after all?"
Pete was also puzzled. "I'll look it up when I get back. Can single-celled organisms think?"
Chester was speechless. He felt humiliated!
But right after that, he said triumphantly, "There are too many loopholes in your superpower. Can you really make a little girl version of yourself just because you can make a clone of yourself? Are you a hermaphrodite?"
That child wearing the Spider-Man outfit might look like a little boy, but she was Nora Smith's daughter!
Cherry was confused.
Pete was perplexed.
As expected, single-celled organisms really do think differently!
The two little cuties looked at each other. Cherry tilted her head and asked, "What do we do, Pete? Do we silence him?"
Pete hesitated. "He's my uncle. We shouldn't do that."
"Oh." Cherry was a little disappointed.
The corners of Chester's lips spasmed again. He said, "I'm going to tell Justin that apart from a son, he also has a daughter!"
He ran out after saying that.
Pete hurriedly called out, "Uncle Chester!"
However, Chester didn't stop.
Cherry panicked. She placed her hands on her hips and yelled, "Don't you dare move, Chesty!"
Chester's instinct to obey instructions whenever he played games made him freeze instantly, and he even remained in a running stance.
"Come back here!"
Chester obediently returned to the stairwell. He squatted down like a silly puppy and exclaimed, "So, you're my leader!"
Cherry held her cheeks and tilted her head. "Yes, that's right! I'm sweetcherry!"
... As it turned out, not only was his leader a five-year-old, but she was also a little girl!
Chester felt very deceived.
Pete said, "You mustn't tell Daddy what happened today, Uncle Chester!"
Chester was puzzled. "Why is that?"
Pete was silent for a moment. Then, he said, "Think about it. If Daddy knew Cherry's mom was the one who gave birth to me, what will he do?"
Chester felt as if his brain cells weren't working. He said, "Her mom? The one who gave birth to you... Sh*t! You mean Nora Smith is that damned biological mother of yours?"
"..."
Chester finally understood why the two children didn't want him to tell the truth.
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