When she mentioned her Brother Lionel, the smile on her face was always so bright. Her beautiful smile could put the stars to shame.
That was her!
Her name was Karen Joy Kyle!
However, he still saw her as his Little Karen.
"What's so good about Brother Lionel? How could you like him so much?" He wanted to understand her perception of him.
Since she doesn't know that he was her brother Lionel, the answer she would give must be her most honest thoughts.
He cared about her honest thoughts a lot.
"My Brother Lionel is..." Karen Joy wanted to continue with "perfect". However, she knew that her Brother Lionel was really cunning.
If he wanted to hear her praises of him, then he needed to be direct and honest. She would gladly praise him then. Instead, he was still clueless over her revelation, so he was using this opportunity to lure some information.
Cheeky bastard!
If she praised Brother Lionel too much, what
if he became too proud of himself someday and decided not to treat her well? What would she do then?
"My Brother Lionel..." As she spoke, she deliberately let out a long sigh and said sadly, "My Brother Lionel is great in a lot of ways, but I always feel that he doesn't like me enough."
"How could that be?" He blurted out. How could this little girl have such an idea?
He liked her so much that it was far beyond what he expected. How could she say that Brother Lionel did not like her enough?
"You don't even know Brother Lionel, how do you know that he does?" Karen Joy was testing his explanation to this question, but at the same time, she put on a very concerning look on her face. "Maybe he likes other girls, but it's hard to say."
"How could he like other girls..." He answered in a hurry. Later, he realized that his responses were a little inappropriate.
"Why couldn't he? Who do you think you are? Do you think you know him better than I do?" Karen Joy felt a little guilty for messing with his feelings, but she was really annoyed that he manipulated her first.
"I..." Brother Lionel desperately wanted to spill the truth and reveal his longing for her too.
However, when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he couldn't say it. It was not the right time yet. Karen Joy needed to wait a little more.
"You can't answer it, can you?" Karen Joy looked into the distance and her tone sounded more mellow, "It doesn't matter if he liked me or not, I will still like him."
Nathaniel felt bad. He reached out and rubbed her head. "Actually, I do know. Think about it. If you could like Brother Lionel so much, there must be something that you are attracted to. And maybe that thing is his graciousness towards you."
"Mr. President, have you ever fallen in love with someone?" She looked back at him. "You will put that person in your heart, and you will always be thinking about that person, even if you've just met him or her. Once that person leaves, you will miss that person tremendously."
"I have." He responded confidently, "The person I like is very outstanding, and she's much more excellent than I imagined."
"Wow... Mr. President, are you serious?" Was Brother Lionel praising her? Was he complimenting her?
She was so excited and nervous that her heart almost jumped out of her chest.
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