Kade walked closer to take a look. Indeed, Harper could not hold the cards anymore. He suggested, "Harper, why don't I help you hold half of them? Your cards are about to fall out."
Liam had been waiting for Harper to play a card for a long time. He despised Harper's skills very much. He turned around and looked at the person who was sleeping quietly. He provoked, "You might as well show us your cards and admit defeat. Sophia, your student can't play it well. Why don't you get up and teach him?"
Olivia was speechless.
Nona watched them playing cards for a while and sat beside Sophia. She imitated Olivia and helped massage her. "Sophia, Harper is about to cry from losing. He has forgotten what you taught him."
"You guys are too much... Isn't it just playing cards? It's not a big deal. Two Kings." Harper, who had been ridiculed, was still very calm.
When Cyril saw the 20 points that Harper had thrown out handsomely, he held his forehead and almost had a heart attack. "Dude, do you think we are dying too slowly? Why did you play two Kings?"
He was too careless. He should not have teamed up with Harper just now.
Harper's actions amused Olivia. Liam stuck out his tongue and kept smiling. He said to his younger cousins, standing at the back and watching them playing the cards, "Learn well. You should avoid playing cards like Harper accurately in the future. He's actively fighting for the enemy."
Harper was anxious after being mocked for his lousy card skills. He also shouted at Sophia, who was lying quietly on the bed, "Sophia, if you don't get up now, I'm going to be scolded to death by them. Don't call yourself a teacher and lie down without teaching others."
When Jasper and Ruby returned from work and were about to come to Sophia's room to take a look, they saw their younger siblings playing cards in Sophia's room.
Harper seemed to have found his savior. As soon as he saw Jasper, he shouted, "Jasper, Jasper, come over. I can't play this card game anymore. Even if I don't lose, I'll be mocked to death."
Jasper came in, holding Ruby's hand. Ruby knew Harper's card skills were not good. "You're playing randomly again, right?"
Olivia said, "Look, even Ruby knows the reason. You can't blame us for mocking you."
"That's too much. It's mainly because my teacher fell asleep today." Harper did not admit he was not good at cards. He was still making up excuses.
Jasper grabbed Harper's neck and got him to stand up. Then, he let Ruby sit down. He said in a low voice, "Ruby, you play. I'll teach you."
Liam suddenly turned on the music on his phone. "I'll play a piece of music. Does anyone mind? What kind of music does Sophia like? Oh, Loyalty to the Country. I'll play this."
In an instant, Jasper and Ruby understood why everyone was doing this. They wanted to stimulate Sophia to wake up and play with them. They had racked their brains. Liam was probably the one who thought of this idea.
Ordinary people would not do the opposite.
The song "Loyalty to the Country" was played on a loop in the room. Jasper, who had always liked a quiet environment, did not stop Liam or ask him to turn off the music. Just as his mother said, he could try any method that could stimulate Sophia to sober up.
Liam called Sophia's name as he played the cards from the beginning to the end. From time to time, he would be excited and call Sophia. His words were also stimulating.
On the weekend night, the Turner family people had no choice but to go back. Before leaving, George went to Sophia's room to bid farewell and whispered to her. No one knew what George said to Sophia.
Emma and Daniel said that they would come every week. Natalie did not even have the chance to refuse, and Joseph did not allow her to do so.
Every week after that, the Turner family people would come to stay at the Wilson's residence on Friday nights. During the day, they would go to the Roberts family. They would gather at the Wilson's residence at night, and the kids would play cards upstairs.
It was the same every week. Trevon and Natalie stayed by Sophia's side and shared what happened with her every day.
Time went day by day. On Christmas Eve, the Turner family people came to Athana again. They came to celebrate Christmas and stayed at the Wilson's residence.
Whether it was Ava or Frank, they all knew why and agreed with their parents' actions.
Christina rarely stayed in Athana for Christmas. Therefore, it was inappropriate for her to stay in the Wilson's residence. Therefore, Joseph took the family of three to the Yamin family for Christmas.
As for the Blackwell family, Ruby also returned to the Blackwell family residence. After dinner, Hackett and Sherri gave presents to the children. After sending the gifts, they sat in the living room and watched television. Joy especially liked to watch singing shows during the Christmas season and was watching it seriously.
"Dad, Mom, Grandpa, Grandma, I have something to discuss with you," Ruby scanned everyone's faces and said.
Liam, playing with his phone at the side, sat up straight. He was chatting with his friends in the group chat called Freedom. One minute ago, Jasper sent a message to the group, wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. Then, George followed suit.
The younger brothers posted a lot of Christmas-related memes in the group chat, and everyone was saying good wishes to each other.
Ever since the Turner family people came, Cyril's status soared. Other than his mother, there were also his uncle and grandmother who could control his father. He was so happy.
"Dad, before Ruby discusses anything, can you give me some pocket money? We agreed to hang out together, but I have no money. All of us are coming, including Nona, Kade, and the others. As the most popular one, I must go with them," Liam said.
When Sherri heard what Liam said, she remembered she hadn't given the Christmas gifts to Joy and Nathan. So she got up to get the gifts she prepared.
"I'll give you the pocket money. Think of it as my Christmas present for you. Nathan, hurry up and give Liam some money," Joy urged.
Hackett glanced at his smug son and reminded Joy, "Mom, didn't you already give him a present yesterday?"
Joy glared at Hackett. "That's a Christmas Eve present. And now I'm giving him a Christmas present. It's different. Don't you even know that?"
Hackett was speechless as he thought, 'What's the difference? Is it necessary to give him two presents?'
He couldn't be bothered with them. Since it was Christmas, he wouldn't stop them from doting on Liam. He turned to ask his daughter, "Ruby..."
"Ruby, you should go with them," Sherri said.
"Merry Christmas, Ruby," Joy and Nathan said at the same time.
Ruby thanked them. Then, she looked at her phone and found it was filled with Christmas blessings, including one from Jasper. She thanked them one by one.
Liam urged Hackett, "Dad, come on! Please give me some pocket money. I want to go out and have fun with them."
Hackett wanted his son to shut up, so he gave Liam what he wanted. Liam, who had received the money, was as quiet as if he had been fed mute medicine. He sent messages in the group chat to show off and asked them when they would go out for fun.
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