In Chatterton Town..
It was the weekend.
In the Kyle family, all members would gather every weekend. They would play chess, enjoy a cup of tea together, and catch up with each other.
However, the atmosphere that day was slightly different. After returning to Chatterton Town, Mia was locked up in the Little Black Room on the 3rd floor. It had been a few days, and she still dared not come out to meet her older brother.
"Mom, are you that afraid of Uncle Kevin?" Levi didn't want to say anything, but he couldn't help making fun of his mother who was usually fearless.
In their house, Mia was the queen. No one dared to go against her, not even Neil. However, Kevin's words could easily scare her to the point that she didn't dare to appear at Secret Garden for a few days. Levi finally understood that there was someone more terrifying than his mother.
As soon as Levi finished speaking, Mia shot him a cold glare. "You brat, can you just shut up?"
"Mom, you just said that I am your little sweetheart last night. Are you lying to me again?" Levi pulled a face and pretended to be hurt and wronged.
"You are indeed my little sweetheart. Why would I lie to you?" Although Mia always bullied her son, she would always feel heartbroken to see Levi feeling hurt.
"But Mom, if I'm really your little sweetheart, why were you so mad at me?"
"Well, you deserved it. If you didn't talk nonsense, I wouldn't have scolded you."
"That means I'm not your little sweetheart..."
Karen could hear the conversation between Mia and Levi even though she was quite a distance away from them. She gave a gentle smile. Mia was possibly the only person in the world who would quarrel so pettily with her own young son.
Mia was a mischievous girl before she got married. After getting married for so many years, her personality still didn't change. It was all because of Neil doting on her.
At this time, the sharp- eyed Levi noticed Karen Daly and quickly ran into her arms. "Aunt Karen, I miss you so much!"
"I miss you too, Levi. That's why I'm here waiting for you." Karen rubbed his head and scrutinized him. "It's just been a few days that we haven't seen each other. You've grown taller again."
"I need to grow taller. I want to be as tall as Julien." Julien was only a year older than Levi. However, he was much taller than Levi now as he was having his growth spurt. Therefore, Levi was extremely envious of him.
When they were about the same height, Levi had always been bullied by Julien. If Levi was not able to grow taller than Julien, he would gain the upper hand. Just thinking about it made Levi feel dejected.
Karen comforted him softly, "Well, in one or two years, you will grow taller like Julien. By then, you will catch up with him in no time."
"Aunt Karen, I'll go play with Julien." Levi knew that it would take more than a few days to grow taller. He felt that Karen was insulting his intelligence by comforting him in this way. Thus, he decided to go look for Julien.
"Okay! Go!" Karen didn't know that Levi was actually giving her the cold shoulder.
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