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ing about it, he had confiscated such a huge lollipop from Theo, and of course Theo would be angry with him.

"Having too much candy and getting cavities, not reflecting on it at all, and now you're angry with me?" Byron said in a deep voice. "After the meal, you're writing a hundred-word review as punishment" Theo pulled a face at him. "Nice try, but I can't read and write!"

"You're actually proud of not being able to read and write? Want me to toss out your sacred books?" Byron grabbed his chubby checks, pretending to be menacing

Maeve, remembering how Will had once sworn with his yoga mat and sacred books, quickly intervened "What are you doing? Threatening a kid? He's already had a big shock today. Scaring him again isn't going to help." Theo, hearing what Maeve said, quickly hid behind Marve

Byron's expression softened slightly. He had nearly forgotten about the matter after being interrupted by Theo

The meal on the table was still warm, and Theo nearly jumped with excitement when he saw the strawberry cake in the

center.

Maeve had saved half of it just for him, though she pulled a long face again at the thought of his cavities.

"The doctor said you need to cut back on sugar. No sweets for a month," she said.

Theo was thunderstruck. His little hair tufts seemed to wilt like plant.

He looked up at Maeve with pitiful puppy-dog.eyes. "Dear Marve, you're the most beautiful and lovely person in the world." Maeve's expression remained impassive.

"You're the most gentle and generous lady in the universe," he continued to say..

She struggled to maintain her composure.

"You're my one and only, the love of my life, my everything Theo threw himself at her, hugging her legs. "Please don't be so cruel to me!"

Byron couldn't sit still, and neither could Maeve.

Byron lifted Theo into the seat beside him and warned, "Enough of that nonsense. Enjoy your meal."

"Where did he even learn to say such things? How dare he tease my girl, Byron thought unhappily

Theo sulkily twisted in his seat, looking like a little deflated eggplant.

he was just acting, but she couldn't help softening. She cut a small slice of cake and placed it on his plate. "Alright, just one piece. But you have to

little arms

a cute

lips and smiled, turning her head only to meet Byron's thoughtful

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just here he suddenly

just been, only to remember

was Leo. He's gone to bed now," she

narrowing slightly. "His dining habits are

seemed that he also liked to place his fork neatly across

him, or

shook his head

trying to distract him by placing

also a picky-eater, while Theo, on the other hand, was

Maeve's attentive demeanor Weren't you still mad at me this afternoon for not letting

how long it

Maeve was stunned.

that? she thought in

a moment. "You didn't seem worried about Will's safety at all at the

shouldn't he have gone to find him

doing it on purpose," Byron said lightly. "Besides, I have

something had really happened? Aren't you afraid something might happen to Will?" Maeve

something like this, how can he be my heir in the future?" Byron glanced at Theo, who was busy trying to finish his rice, his dark eyes softening slightly. Maeve furrowed her brows,

Byron replied. "No one in the heir program will teach him this. He needs to learn to stand on his own sooner rather than

agree with him. She preferred her two

not happy? It's better not to

conversation and silently sympathized

an heir was truly

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wasn't the eldest. The weight on his older brother's shoulders was

to bear.