Kendrix only nodded slightly in acknowledgement, without any excessive expressions on his face.
Sylvia had long been accustomed to Kendrix acting like that. Besides, he had always been like that, he rarely ever spoke.
Kendrix had already spoken a lot that day. It was completely different from his usual self. He even stayed back, and had spent some time alone with her.
All of that made Sylvia feel greatly surprised.
She did not know why Kendrix would do that, but when he acted that way, it made her feel a lot more confident.
So, when she sat down next to him, she actually felt very happy and excited.
However, when she turned her head around, she saw Lowell staring at her. His eyes were sharp, and he was frowning hard, as if Kendrix had offended him.
Only then did she realize that Lowell must have discovered something.
Sylvia looked at Claudia with suspicion. She did not expose anything, which meant that it had to be Claudia. Did she tell him something?
However, Claudia just looked at Sylvia calmly, not feeling guilty at all.
Sylvia frowned. Wasn't Claudia the one who leaked the news? Or was Lowell too smart and guessed it himself?
Her gaze shifted from Claudia's face to Lowell's.
Naturally, Lowell did not dodge her gaze, he looked at Sylvia meaningfully and said, "Sylvia, I suddenly remembered that there are some things which I need to deal with. Come with me, give me a hand."
Lowell stood up as he said that.
Sylvia was stunned. She also understood that her uncle wanted to tell her something in private.
She looked up at Kendrix and saw that his expression looked normal. Only then did she stand up. "Okay then."
When Claudia heard Lowell's words, she immediately laughed and said bluntly, "Mr. Jones, are you going to leave my cousin and I here? This is not the right way of treating your guests."
"Miss Loris, it won't take long." Lowell smiled, he replied flawlessly, "I will be back soon. Excuse me."
Sylvia followed Lowell out of the living room, they then went upstairs.
Lowell whispered to her, "What's going on between you and Kendrix?"
Sylvia did not expect Lowell to ask her that so bluntly. She was stunned and widened her eyes.
"Uncle Lowell, how... how did you know?"
Even though she had long expected and predicted her uncle of knowing about it, she was still a little shocked when he asked her about it.
"I am not a fool. Do you think I can't tell?" Lowell said in a deep voice.
Well then, since he knew about it, Sylvia thought that there was no need to hide anything, so, she simply admitted it.
"Yes, I like Kendrix," She answered loudly, "I am very serious, I'm not kidding at all."
Lowell was stunned. "Sylvia, how old are you?"
To him, Sylvia was still just a child.
There was no way for her to justify her liking towards him.
In Lowell's opinion, the type of love she had was naive and completely irresponsible.
She could not afford to love right then, much less a man that was so much older than herself. Plus, he was her teacher, it was even more morally
wrong.
All the worries in his mind made it impossible for him to get along with Kendrix nicely downstairs.
However, what surprised him even more was that he was able to get Sylvia's definite answer as he got her to walk away, and she answered it with such determination too.
Just from that alone, Lowell was able to see how determined Sylvia was.
He could feel her determination, but, could she be able to bear it at her age?
That was the thing which made Lowell feel worried.
"Do you even know the meaning of your own feelings?" Lowell did not want to irritate Sylvia too much. She was the only daughter of The Jones family, she grew up with the love of her parents and all her brothers just like a princess.
"Uncle Lowell, I understand what you mean." Sylvia looked at Lowell seriously and said, "I know everything, and I know that you are worried about me, but you really don't have to be."
Lowell's face turned pale.
"Sorry, I was too straightforward," Sylvia spoke again, "Don't take it to heart, I just want to say that I know what I am doing. You really don't have to worry about me at all. Since I have thought it through, then I will be responsible for my own actions."
Lowell understood how serious she was. Even if he tried to force her to listen, it would be useless.
Lowell nodded. "So, do your parents know about this?"
Sylvia said, "I don't know whether dad knows or not, but mom knows. She has even met Mr. Trevino."
"What?" Lowell was shocked.
"Uncle Lowell," Sylvia said seriously again, "You really don't have to worry so much. I know that young people might not know how to control themselves, but I want to ask you. Would people older than me know how to take care of themselves? Can you tell me what kind of life is a right one?"
Lowell was stunned by the question. After a while, he shook his head and laughed in a selfdeprecated way. "You are right, I am not a successful example myself."
He was not successful, so he had no right to persuade her, nor would he be able to.
"Uncle Lowell," Sylvia said, "Kendrix is the one I like. I hope you can treat him better, and I hope that you won't mistreat him or have any bad thoughts about him just because I like him."
After hearing that, Lowell was stunned once more.
Sylvia was really something, she could even tell that his attitude towards Kendrix had changed.
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