Before Levi could say anything else, a familiar car slowly pulled up in front of them. Someone wound down the window from the front passenger seat and said, "Hey kiddo, it's been a long time. How have you been, recently?"
Seeing as Karen Joy got off the car, Levi peered into the car. The person sitting in the driver's seat was his brother-in-law, Lionel. He frowned, "Karen Joy, I'm not young anymore. Don't call me kiddo! Lionel and your son, Larry, are here too! You're making me embarrassed."
Karen Joy immediately smiled and said, "I'm your older cousin! To me, you'll always be a child."
"Oh come on, Karen Joy..."
"Mommy, it's me, Larry..." Larry called out to his mom, and after attracting the attention of Karen Joy and Levi, he burst into tears, "I want a hug from you, Mommy... I don't want to be carried by Uncle Levi anymore."
Levi was surprised at Larry's words. He felt slightly insulted, but also found it funny at the same time. He stuffed Larry into Karen Joy's arms and said, "Karen Joy, Lionel, you guys are just in time. You can just take this little one back. Save me the trip."
"By the way, Levi, I heard that Aunt Mia is fighting with Uncle Neil. I don't know why though, so you'd better go back and check it out," Karen Joy held onto Larry's tiny body tightly and gently stroked his back. She had no time to pay attention to him yet.
"Karen Joy, it's not like this is the first time they're quarreling with each other. Don't worry about them. You've been busy for the whole day. Bring Larry back as soon as possible. I still have things to do, so I'll get going," Mia threw tantrums all the time, and Levi was already used to it. Usually, when the two of them were arguing, they would take it out on him. It would be foolish for him to go back now, so he planned to find a place to drink and flirt with some girls. He'd let them quarrel it out on their own.
Levi waved his hand and stopped a taxi. Before getting into the taxi, he came to Karen Joy's car window and said, "Goodbye Lionel. Let's have a drink together when you're free."
Lionel replied, "Take care."
"I will," Levi answered and whistled as he got into the taxi.
Larry felt sad that his mom had totally ignored him, so he pitifully snuggled up against her arm. He was trying to get her attention and started whining, "Mom..."
Karen Joy sat in the back seat of the car with Larry in her arms. She buckled him into a child car seat. Seeing the little one's tearful face, she couldn't help teasing him, "Awww, my son is crying so sadly. Did Uncle Levi bully you?"
Larry wiped his tears with his little hands and pouted, "I told Uncle Levi that you and dad got married because of me, but he told me I was wrong. Mom, tell me he's wrong and that I'm right."
The reason why Larry took this so seriously was actually because he had asked Karen Joy before. At that time, Karen Joy thought he looked so cute, so she wanted to mess with him. Thus, she and Lionel joked with Larry and told him that they got married because they had Larry first.
To the adults, it was just a joke. However, Larry had taken it seriously. Karen Joy felt like she had to answer him properly this time.
She thought for a moment and asked, "Larry, do you really think that it's important to know whether mom and dad got married first or if we had you first?"
Larry nodded and said, "It's important."
Since it was important, Karen Joy decided to put more thought into her answer. She asked, "Why do you think it is important?"
Why?
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