The five- year- old child stood there with a plate of fruit in his hand. The plate had various kinds of fruits in it, but that was not the point. Although there was a hint of fierceness hidden in the child's eyes, Maddox felt like he was looking in the mirror.
The little guy in front of him seemed like a miniature version of himself.
His heart jolted. He was losing it as he saw how similar the child's face was to himself.
When the little guy saw him, he also seemed to be taken aback. His dark eyes were as clear as glass beads, so clear that Maddox saw that the child was also looking at him, puzzled.
However, soon after, the boy came back to his senses and stepped forward gradually.
With every step he took, Maddox felt a stomp on his heart.
Meanwhile, he didn't realize that his fingers were trembling.
Beanie was already in front of him. He saw Maddox's face turn pale.
"Humph, why is Daddy so useless?"
Seeing him was like seeing a ghost.
Oh no, did Daddy think that he was a ghost?
Beanie put the plate on the table. The porcelain plate made a crisp sound as it collided with the table. He poked a few toothpicks into the fruit and stared at Maddox.
"Would you like some fruit?" He asked.
He looked adorkable, naive and innocent.
Maddox squatted down and slowly reached his hand out, approaching Beanie's smooth and fair face.
"You..."
How could he look so similar to himself? He was a spitting image of him.
All the anxiety disappeared upon seeing this face before him. All he could feel was puzzlement and incredulity.
"Beanie!"
A woman's soft voice echoed and Minerva immediately sprinted down the stairs. When she reached the living room, this was what she saw.
Beanie was on one side munching on an apple. Maddox was squatting down, trembling, trying to reach out to touch Beanie's face.
"Have they... met?"
Minerva's red lips trembled slightly and her mind went blank.
Wha-What was she going to do now?
Vera had her facial mask on when she saw that something was wrong with Minerva's expression. Her mask fell off her face and she was shocked at what was happening.
Did the father and son meet this soon? Vera stepped forward subconsciously when she saw Minerva standing there in a daze. She grabbed her hand and pulled her aside.
"Vera, I..." Minerva grabbed onto Vera's arm, not knowing what to do. Her gaze started to wander.
"I know you are nervous, but you'd better not go over there right now," Vera directly reached out her hand and tore off the mask on her face. She sighed and lowered her voice, "Beanie is a smart kid. He can handle it. Shall I take you upstairs to cool down?"
To cool down?
Minerva was all over the place at that moment. She couldn't explain what it was. She knew that it was very complicated, but she would never be able to calm down.
But even if she went forward, what was she going to say?
"Let's go," Vera pulled her upstairs, and the living room downstairs was silent again.
Both of them were still in the living room. Maddox froze in place. Beanie wasn't bothered by it and continued to eat the fruit.
After a moment of silence, Maddox's hand did not touch his face. Instead, he slowly retracted it.
"Are you Beanie?"
Maddox spoke slowly. He heard a tremor in his voice.
Beanie stared at him and blinked his eyes.
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