"I have some matters to attend to, and I'll spend time with you some other day," Jayden stroked Levi's little head gently. He then also bid Neil and Mia goodbye, giving an excuse that he was busy with other affairs.
Neil and Mia were both smart people, so they knew the real reason why Jayden was leaving, but they didn't want to reveal it.
It was useless to say anything about the matter between Karen Joy and Jayden. The emotional "knot" between them had to be untied only by the two of them.
Levi was a little unhappy because of Jayden's leaving. "Are you my cousin's boyfriend? Are you the one who will take her away in the future?" He turned around and questioned Nathaniel.
The little boy stood in front of Nathaniel. However, because Nathaniel was much taller than Levi was, even if he raised his head as high as he could, he could not see the expression on Nathaniel's face.
Levi was at the losing end when it came to height, but he didn't want to admit defeat. He inherited his parents' stubbornness and refusal to admit defeat.
He wanted to seem less silly as he challenged Nathaniel, so he stood up straight and put his hands on his waist. He questioned Nathaniel arrogantly.
Nathaniel bent down slightly and said gently to Levi, "Yes, I am your cousin's boyfriend, but I am not going to cheat her and take her away. I am going to marry her."
Levi retorted, "Marrying her is the same as cheating her!"
Karen Joy asked, "Levi, who told you that?"
"I said it myself!" Levi blinked his eyes. He would never tell Karen Joy that it was his mother who taught him these words.
"Don't worry, Karen, Levi is doing his best to help you because he loves and cares about you," Nathaniel bent down further to be on the same eye level as Levi. "Levi, thank you so much for protecting your cousin. It's her blessing that she has such a good little cousin like you."
Levi was shouting internally, "No, this is not the way it should be!"
His enemy was too cunning. The situation did not play out as he expected. Levi could not handle Nathaniel at all!
He looked up at his mother, who was standing behind Nathaniel. She was giving him a lot of signals. She hinted to him very carefully, but he didn't know what she wanted him to say.
Sigh, with an enemy this strong, and a useless teammate, they had already lost before the war even started!
Levi looked away in disappointment. He noticed that Nathaniel was still looking at him. Then, he heard Nathaniel say, "Levi, you're such a smart little boy!"
Levi had always known that he was smart, but not many people praised his smartness so directly! Instantly, his little face turned red in embarrassment.
Although he was praised, Levi still kept to his principles. He then said, "Even if you praise me, I won't let you take my cousin away easily. I will test you later. If you can't pass my test, I will not allow you to take Karen Joy away."
"Oh, you want to test me? How?" This little guy was really so clever. Nathaniel liked smart children. He couldn't help but raise his hand and pat his little head. "I accept your challenge!"
"Levi, let's have dinner first. Please ask Karen Joy and Mr. Cooper to come over to the dining table!" Mia was still signalling discreetly at Levi. However, the little one ignored her and was ready to jump over to the President's side!
Mia once again felt deeply that her son must be an angel sent by Heaven to torture her!
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