Eudora shook her head and said, "No, I was just thinking that you're getting cuter and cuter!"
"Cute?"
To Amos, it sounded like she was making fun of him.
"Do you think I'm not tough enough now?"
Eudora was puzzled, she asked, "What?"
Amos asked again, "Do you think, uh, I'm not manly?"
Upon hearing his question, she burst into an enormous belly laugh.
"Ha ha, why do you think so? 'Cute' is not a word to describe only women. I like the current you a lot!"
He was somewhat relieved by her answer.
"Do you really like the current me?"
"Of course! Your ebullience makes me feel at ease, and it doesn't make me feel inferior to you. To me, you are more approachable this way."
"Okay!" replied Amos. Everything would be fine with him as long as Eudora liked it. After that, both of them continued to bend down and play with
Cola.
When it was getting dark, Cindy came over to call them after preparing dinner.
Cola was also tired. Thankfully, it did not seem to be as insecure as before. However, its body was quite dirty after playing for the whole afternoon.
Cindy took it over and said, "I'll give it a bath later."
Eudora thought of Naomi, and she asked Cindy, "Is Naomi back?"
Cindy nodded and said, "Miss Naomi is back. It's just that she doesn't appear to be happy. She went back to her room as soon as she came back."
Eudora let out a sigh. From the looks of it, Nelson was still nowhere to be found.
Then, Eudora said, "I'll ask her to come down for dinner."
Before her voice died away, Naomi had already come down, saying, "There's no need for that, Mom. I'm here."
Eudora turned around and looked at her. At first glance, she was almost the same as her usual self. The only difference was that the sense of exuberance in her had disappeared. Instead, she was rather calm and had an inscrutable expression on her face.
Eudora wanted to say something, but Amos
stopped her.
The three of them sat down and began to have their dinner quietly.
In the past, Naomi was incredibly talkative. She was like a breath of fresh air, and her words would lift her parents' spirits whenever she was at home.
However, no one spoke, and there was a heavy atmosphere in the dining room.
Eudora cleared her throat and started to find a topic to talk about.
"Naomi, you haven't seen Cola, have you? It looks very similar to our previous dog. I bet you'll like it very much!"
Naomi nodded and said, "Okay!"
There was nothing wrong with her answer, but the conversation ended all too abruptly.
Eudora sighed and wanted to find something else to talk about, but Naomi had already put down the cutlery and stood up.
"Mom and Dad, I'm full."
Then, she disappeared upstairs.
Eudora lost her appetite in an instant and said, "Naomi looks like she's a completely different person."
Amos was still composed. He picked up a piece of meat and put it into Eudora's bowl.
"Eat more!"
Eudora was dumbfounded.
"Aren't you worried about her?"
Amos shook his head and replied, "This is an inevitable life experience for her if she wants to grow up. There's no point in worrying. You can rest assured that Naomi isn't that weak."
After Naomi entered her room, she closed the door and sat on the floor.
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