Chapter 428

I was taken aback, “That fast? When did you get to Vista Town?”

“Just this afternoon.”

Mark chuckled, “So, do you want to grab dinner out or eat at home? Need me to bring anything?”

“Hold on a sec.”

I pulled the phone away a bit and asked Ike in a whisper, “Honey, do you want to eat at home tonight, or go out?”

“I wanna eat what Jane makes!”

Ike replied instinctively then seemed to reconsider as if a new thought struck him, and hastily added, “Um, actually, let’s not. I don’t feel like going out. Can we order takeout instead? I’ll treat you, Jane!”

I brought the phone closer, smiling, “You don’t need to bring anything, Mark.

Just come over.”

Mark agreed.

After hanging up, I pinched Ike’s chubby cheeks, “I thought you wanted to eat what I made. What’s with the change of heart?”

“Uncle warned me.”

“Warned you about what?”

“Not to bother you too much. If I tire you out, he said he’d

“Slay Spider–Man?”

head, his eyes rolling

other’s buying it. Aren’t they afraid of

me silent, Ike laid his head on my lap, looking

09:09

“A friend.”

up, asking, “What kind of friend,

“What’s the difference?”

between old

help but laugh.

“It’s just that mom often calls him a relic, a remnant

idea Edith had such a sharp tongue, on par with Gregory. She didn’t hold back when it came to

forget the main question, speaking

not old, more like your uncle kind of

lap, marching out with his tiny legs, his slippers flying off

you off

need to

a

“No, Jane, I… I…..”

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