Chapter 267

The adults didn’t bring up Kendrick’s accident in front of Alex. Before Christopher and Joyce flew to Nardor, they had come up with an excuse that they had work to do there, so they wanted Alex to stay with Yuliana during that period of time.

Even though Alex was playful and mischievous, the private education he had received from Kendrick made him mature and wiser than regular children. He may not display those traits most of the time, but his maturity and wisdom were evidently there. Even if none of the adults told Alex anything about Kendrick’s accident, he had already developed an inkling of what actually happened.

Ever since Joyce brought him to Yuliana’s apartment that afternoon, Alex remained quiet and obedient, which was completely different from his playful and carefree behavior. He even responded to Joyce’s reminders seriously.

Before Joyce left, Alex had taken the initiative to hug her and told her not to worry about him. He then promised to complete his homework on time, and that he would always study diligently.

It was as if Alex had grown up overnight.

However, he was only eight years old.

Yuliana didn’t persuade Alex anymore. Instead, she just smiled gently. “How about I keep you company while you do your homework?”

Alex paused in writing for a moment. He tilted his head to glance at Yuliana in hesitation before he nodded.

Alex was able to answer the questions very quickly. Since he had already completed the curriculum of the second and third grades, the summer homework meant for first-graders was obviously not a problem for him. However, there were many questions in the exercise book, so he still needed more than an hour to complete it.

Finally, Alex went to bed at eleven o’clock.

Yuliana sat next to his bed while tucking him in. “Sleep well.”

Alex’s eyes remained open as he stared at her unblinkingly.

He stared at Yuliana for a while without saying anything. The latter asked, “What’s wrong? Is the bed too uncomfortable for you? Or is it because you’re not used to sleeping here?”

Alex just shook his head. “Nope.”

what’s wrong? Why are you staring at me

on his face. Even though Alex was still young and

thought of Kendrick made Yuliana’s eyes darken

in Alendor and had gone missing. Yuliana was left in a state of shock for a very long time. Even though she barely

the involvement of a voodoo curse or a spell that endangered the whole family. First, Zachary was caught up in an unfortunate incident. Then, Winnie fell horrendously

“Aunt Yuliana,

hearing that question, Yuliana turned to look at Alex immediately. His

as if they could see through everything in

whole thing with an excuse. She was about to speak up when she looked into Alex’s eyes. Suddenly, she couldn’t

moment of silence, Yuliana selected her words very carefully before finally replying, “No. He just got into an accident. That’s all. We still haven’t found

moment Yuliana was done speaking, tears started rolling down Alex’s cheeks. However, he didn’t bawl loudly, unlike other children. He clamped his mouth shut tightly, intending to hold his sobs back, but his tears continued to stream down his cheeks continuously. In the end, he lifted his hands and covered his eyes as suppressed sobs slipped from his lips.

her gaze aside to give Alex a moment

gradually stemmed. He was

afternoon. She happened to mention Kendrick’s accident on the phone. Since Alex was a bright child who knew what death meant, he spent the

her tears back and tried her best not to cry, but it was obvious that she had cried earlier since her voice was all hoarse

never seen Joyce looking that vulnerable.

the reason why Joyce decided to send Alex to live with

the little boy thought that Kendrick

sigh. At the same time, the pent-up stress and fear that was accumulated within him for so long finally found an outlet,

and started wiping his face. “A little boy like you shouldn’t think too much about life. Your mommy and Uncle Chris will definitely find your daddy.”

nodded obediently in

to sleep.”

eyes as instructed while Yuliana sat by his bed. Once he fell asleep, she got up and

wasn’t as optimistic as she sounded

who rode in the same car were already found, with Kendrick being the

to locate Kendrick in the first place, they would have done

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