Piggy was the first one back to the dining room. She took a cherry from the plate, stood on tiptoe and raised it to Carlos’ lips.
“Uncle, eat this. It’s my favorite.”
Debbie just entered the dining room. Knowing about his obsession with cleanliness, she rushed over to stop Piggy.
“Piggy, give it to Mommy.
Uncle is eating noodles. He can’t eat cherries while eating noodles, right? You can save sfor him.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtPiggy stared at her mom in confusion.
“Noodles and cherries. Eat both.
You do.”
Debbie was Lost for words. She didn’t expect Piggy to have such a good memory.
As she was trying to cup with another excuse, Carlos raised Piggy’s hand, lowered his head and ate the cherry. After eating it, he gave
Piggy a thumbs-up.
“Wow, it’s so sweet! Thank you, Evelyn. You’re a good girl.”
Again, Debbie didn’t know how to respond. ‘So is he not a clean freak anymore? Or is that just for Piggy?’
After devouring the noodles, Carlos returned to eating cherries with
Piggy. Debbie went back to the kitchen to clean the dishes.
Piggy suddenly asked Carlos, “Uncle, you have kids?”
“Nope.” Carlos picked up a strawberry with a fruit fork and put it to
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmPiggy’s lips. Somehow, he loved feeding her. In his eyes, Piggy was the most adorable kid in the world. How he wished he could have a daughter like her!
“Uncle, may I call you Daddy? I have a Daddy Ivan and Daddy Yates,”
Piggy asked with a hopeful expression. She really liked Carlos a lot.
Debbie, who was Listening to their conversation all the time, dropped the rag in her hand to the sink and ran towards them.
“Piggy, be good!
Are you done eating?” The words tumbled out of her mouth; she spoke rapidly and breathlessly.
“Tto take a shower and go to bed,” she added, her voice still betraying a bit of anxiety.
Suddenly, Carlos grabbed Debbie by her arm and asked in a cold voice,