"No, I'm not interested."
Zion refused directly.
Playing games was just a way for him to kill time and relieve his stress, so he was not interested in playing in teams.
After seeing his reply, Evangeline couldn't help but feel a little frustrated.
Zion was really stubborn and constantly ignored her. Despite so, he had finally added her on WhatsApp. Did this mean that he was finally starting to accept her?
Evangeline thought happily and asked, "Aren't you in Ocean City?"
"No, you'd better not look for me. I don't want to see you."
Zion was rarely so rude to girls. However, he was uncomfortable when he recalled the time when Evangeline took off his pants in public. He hated it and couldn't wait to erase the bad memory.
On the other hand, Evangeline was upset.
"Do you hate me that much?"
"Yes."
How could they continue chatting today?
Evangeline was hurt by his response.
Then, she suddenly thought of something and said, "Oh, do you still mind that I saw your peepee? Do you want me to show you mine in return?"
Zion almost choked when he read this message.
What the hell was she talking about?
His face and his ears immediately flushed red with embarrassment.
However, Evangeline didn't seem to care and continued, "Well, I didn't mean to do it, but you kept ignoring me because of this. It's really awkward. Why don't you come to my house, and I'll take off my clothes to show you, alright?"
Zion was shocked once again.
"What on earth are you saying? Did I even agree to it? Besides, do you have a pee-pee?"
Evangeline was completely stumped by these questions.
She almost cried when she saw this.
"What should I do? I can't possibly have one, can I?"
Zion was speechless, and he couldn't continue the stupid conversation anymore.
"I don't want to talk to you. Anyway, I'm busy and I
don't want to talk about it anymore."
After saying that, Zion threw his phone aside, but his face was burning red.
She was already five years old, but why was she acting so recklessly? Should he call Uncle Sanchez and Auntie Xiao to talk about this matter? After all, Evangeline was a girl. What if she did this to other boys too?
At this thought, Zion frowned gloomily. He wasn't sure if this was something he should worry about.
He wanted to call Eugene, but he dismissed the thought after thinking for a while. What should he say?
After all, he didn't know how to put this situation in words. Should he say, "Uncle Sanchez, I think your daughter doesn't know the boundaries between a man and a woman. Could you teach her a lesson?"Zion knew very well that Eugene would probably scold him if he said that. After all, Evangeline and Emily were the apples of his eyes.
After that, Zion threw his phone away again while feeling a little annoyed.
Urgh! Women were so troublesome.
He had to give Rita a good lesson about this. After all, he could not let Rita be as bold as Evangeline.
At the thought of Rita, Zion stood up.
Oh God!
That rascal was now pestering Mylo Hans. Could she be doing stuffs like this too? He wasn't sure what a person Mylo was, or whether he would protect Rita like how he did. Moreover, Mylo seemed to be older than them, so he should be more precocious in this aspect.
Thinking of this, Zion was anxious.
He quickly called Rita, but no one answered.
Therefore, he immediately became anxious.
He did not give up and called Rita several times. Finally, Rita picked up his call after he had called her the fourth time.
"Zion, what are you doing! I'm having class now!"
Rita pouted with any annoyed expression.
Zion didn't realize that they were in different time zones. However, he didn't hold back and asked directly, "What class are you having?"
"A violin class. What else?"
"Who's with you?"
"You mean Mylo? He's here. He personally taught me. He is very handsome."
Rita's tone was full of admiration, and Zion was displeased.
"I'm warning you, don't get too close to him, and you shouldn't have any physical contact with him, do you hear me?"
"Zion, are you alright? There will definitely be some physical contact when he's teaching me the violin, okay?"
Zion seemed to have become a completely different person ever since she started learning the violin. He was so bossy!
However, Zion didn't care what she said. Then, he said fiercely, "If you don't listen to my words, I'll teach you a lesson and make sure you stay at home forever. After all, It's not like I can't raise you myself."
"Urgh! You're a lunatic. I won't talk to you anymore."
After saying that, Rita hung up the phone.
Zion was so angry and upset. He called Rita again but he couldn't get through.
What the hell?!
She was such a brat.
How dare she refuse to pick up his call because of a b*stard?
Alright then!
He would definitely get rid of Mylo once he got back!
"A gift for me?"
Mango received the bracelet, but it was engraved with Sanskrit. Hence, she didn't understand the writing.
"It's..." "I carved it myself. I was going to give it to your mother. However, I didn't prepare anything for you as I never expected your arrival. I just prayed for your safety and I hope you like my gift."
Dennis was a little embarrassed as he said these words.
He didn't give his daughter anything when she grew up. Instead, he even worried her, so she had shed a lot of tears for him. Well, he did prepare a gift for her, but it wasn't the right time to give it. Therefore, he presented the bracelet to her first.
On the other hand, Mango took it happily and put it on her wrist.
"Thank you, dad."
"You're welcome. Don't you have anything to ask me?"
Dennis knew that Mango had many questions, but she was very considerate and didn't ask anything. This made him feel that she resembled Queena a lot.
After all, this was his and Queena's child.
At the thought of this, Dennis felt grateful, and his gaze softened.
Mango paused for a moment and looked at Dennis awkwardly. When she met eyes with
Dennis, she suddenly asked, "Dad, are you a robot?"
Dennis was stunned when he heard those words, but Mango felt stupid after asking it.
What kind bullsh*t did she just ask?
"No, dad, I was just talking nonsense. I just want to know how you are doing."
"Naha! I'm great."
Dennis suddenly laughed as he answered the question.
He lacked the experience of getting along with girls. The only girl he had ever gotten along with was Queena, but Queena was different from Mango. After all, Mango was his daughter.
Mango acted the same way as Queena did when the latter was younger. Both of them were cute and adorable, and they always had some interesting ideas.
"Why do you suddenly ask me if I am a robot? Do I look like one? Is it because I'm emotionless?"
Dennis said as he quickly winked at Mango. Upon seeing this, Mango was shocked.
No way!
It felt so weird when a person who was always serious suddenly spoke to her jokingly. What on earth was going on today?!
When Dennis saw that his daughter was frightened by him, he quickly restrained his expression. He coughed awkwardly and said with a smile, "Ahem! Did I scare you? Do you want to find whether I have any switches on my body?"
"Huh? What?"
Mango was once again stunned. She immediately thought of the question she had asked earlier and her face turned a little red.
"Hey, dad!"
Dennis suddenly burst into laughter, which surprised Mango. However, she was glad that he finally decided to open up.
Well, it seemed that he was not a robot after all. What had he been through all this while then?
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