Heartstrings On Fire

Chapter 600

Jared snapped out of it, deliberately wiped the smile off his face, and lightly tapped the kid on the forehead. “You should lighten up, kiddo. You’re too young to act all grown–up.”

The kid retorted, “Sir, it’s just my mature mindset. And judging people by appearances isn’t cool.”

Jared was left speechless by a kid.

Was this kid really not from another timeline?

Jared even suspected that the kid’s body and soul were two different entities.

With work still to handle, Jared told the kid, “I have to hit the books. You play around for a bit, then hit the hay, okay?”

“I just woke up and don’t feel like snoozing this early. Can I go to your study and read?”

Jared chuckled, “But I don’t have any fairy tales here.”,

1 never read fairy tales. Just give me ‘A Brief History of Time“.”

Jared thought the kid was pulling his leg.

After all, a four–year–old reading ‘A Brief History of Time‘ was way over the top.

But to his surprise, the kid not only read ‘A Brief History of Time‘ but also ‘On the Origin of Species‘ and ‘Black Holes and Time Warps‘.

considered himself a pretty focused worker.

he found himself

was making a ruckus

kid was dead quiet.

the sofa, not

Jared kept stealing glances

to how a four–year–old could

four–year–old didn’t even

he remembered the kid hacking into the company’s system and causing a total blackout in Manhattan, and it didn’t seem

with Mr. K.

back to

Jared finished his work, it was

up, he found the kid had crashed on the sofa.

little fella was snoozing

his rare condition didn’t allow him

saying goes, the gods are jealous

the kid up, and tucked him

slept peacefully.

some reason, looking at his sleeping face made Jared feel all soft and

unknown emotion welled up in his heart,

didn’t know what was up