Little Gary narrowed his eyes instantly when he saw the bodyguard walking towards them.
Even though tears were welling up in his eyes, there was also a flicker of guile in his eyes.
Looking at the bodyguard who came up to ask them, he thought of what Heinz had told him just now, which was that they had to cry out like that and see if anyone would come up to question them. It turned out that someone really did come over to ask.
It could be seen that Heinz had some foresight.
Little Gary and Ernest exchanged looks. Both of them were very clever.
They immediately pretended to be innocent. Little Gary sobbed out pitifully, "Daddy and Mommy are hitting Lowell. We are afraid!"
Ernest also embellished the story, "Yes! They have been beating him so hard that he's now bleeding. They even tied him up before they hit him. Just like this."
As he spoke, Ernest demonstrated the way Lowell was being tied up. "Like this, Uncle. They tied his hands with a rope and there's even blood on it."
When the bodyguard heard this, he was slightly taken aback and then asked, "Why are they hitting Lowell?"
Little Gary lowered his head and looked pitiful. He said, "Perhaps, they are unhappy! Most people usually hit their children when they are unhappy, don't they?"
The bodyguard frowned and asked, "Then, why didn't they hit you but only hit Lowell?" It seemed that the bodyguard was concerned about this matter.
Ernest gave a shrug and said, "Uncle, your question is so strange. We are their biological sons, but Lowell is not. Lowell is my grandmother's child, thus he is of course the one to be beaten. Besides, my grandmother hasn't been nice to my mommy and aunt, of course they would hit him. However, we think that Lowell is too pitiful. After all, he is innocent, don't you think so?"
The bodyguard was astonished and said, "You are right. I don't know what to say either."
Staring without blinking at the bodyguard with his penetrating eyes, Ernest asked, "Then, why do you ask us? Are you worried about Lowell?"
The bodyguard was dumbstruck for a moment and there was a flash of guilt in his eyes. He shook his head and said, "No! It's not that I'm especially concerned. I just can't bear to see a child being abused."
Ernest said, "Uncle, you are really kind. There are not many good people like you. You are a good man who cares about other people's children. I'll ask Dad to reward you. What do you think?"
Hearing this, the bodyguard was bewildered and panicked. He shook his head right away and said, "Don't tell Mr. and Mrs. Jones. It's our duty to care about you. You don't have to tell them, okay?"
Little Gary had already known that the man in front of them was an impostor.
He was sent here by an outsider. According to Heinz, that bodyguard should be a spy assigned here by their grandfather or grandmother.
Especially when he saw the look of the bodyguard when he stopped them from reporting it to Heinz, he knew that he was guilty.
Little Gary looked up at the bodyguards and didn't say anything else.
Being stared at, the bodyguard was mystified and suddenly felt that something was wrong.
Ernest continued to say, "Uncle, don't be so humble. I will definitely tell Dad about this. We will reward you when the time comes. It's not easy for you to work so hard after all."
"There's really no need for that. I'm serious," the bodyguard insisted. He looked at both Ernest and Little Gary and continued to say with some embarrassment, "I'm just concerned about you guys, that's all."
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