Chapter 876 Chad Rayner put dinner on the table while giving Mike a wink.
Mike got the message and nodded.
“My dears, let’s have some outdoor fun this weekend!” Mike announced after the twins were at the dining table.
Layla was always an ardent supporter. “Sounds great! Uncle Mike, where would you be taking us?”
Hayden said, “Uh, it’s only Tuesday today.”
Mike replied, “Well, we can first make plans, can’t we? Big H, you won’t be free over the weekend right?”
Hayden said, “Nope.” His learning assignment for the semester was quite heavy. There was no time to spare for any kind of amusement.
“You’re only in elementary school! That’s so miserable! Once you have entered junior high, would you even have time for home?” With a long face, Mike said, “I wasn’t as exhausted as you when I was a boy. Look at me now. I’ve still turned out great, haven’t I?”
“I will overcome you in greatness,” Hayden responded with conviction.
Mike felt like he got shot in the knee by an arrow.
If Hayden had said that in the past, he would have shown him his place. Now that Hayden had said it, he wasn’t able to muster up any courage to put Hayden down.
Layla burst into laughter and gave Hayden a thumbs up.
“I’ll get your mother to transfer you out of the elite class,” Mike said, exasperated.
“There’s no chance mommy would listen to you.”
The blow Mike received from the verbal judo was so great that he wasn’t able to stand up. Instead, he ate with his head down.
“Uncle Mike, when is mormy coming back?” Layla couldn’t wait for her mother’s return. She wished she could hang out withed her.
“Your mother has to come back a wee bit later today. Your little brother is down with a cold, and she has to make sure that he recovers before coming back.” Mike explained.
“Didn’t you say brother’s fever hasle subsided?”
“Yup, you’re right. While the fever is gone, he might still have complications such as coughing! There is no other way than to wait for his full recovery.”
“Are you sure my little brother’s coughing? I haven’t ever heard him cough. Ever!” the curious Layla asked, with one big94 blink. As babies don’t walk nor talk, she was always under the impression that babies were a different species from them.
“Now does my little brother fart?” Before Mike could answer, Layla went on, “My brother smells nice, could his fart have the same18 fragrance?”
Across the table, there was a thud. Hayden dropped his knife and fork and he left the dining table.
Chad walked past Mike. While resting his hands on Mike’s back, he roared intod3 laughter. Mike sighed, “Layla, your little brother drinks milk all day every day. Even if he farts, how smelly would it be? Anyway, are you able to shift your focus to something more meaningful? Say, where are we heading this weekend?” “Well, I did ask a while ago. You ignored me.” Layla cut a small bit of meat with her knife and hooked some into her tiny mouth.
“What do we do with Hayden if he goes hungry later tonight? He doesn’t even takecb snacks.” “Well, if he is hungry then, I’ll prep some food for him,” Chad promised while whipping out a poster. It was the promotional poster for Dream City. After seeing the poster, Layla’s eye glittered and she put down her knife.
“What a glorious castle! Uncle Mike, are we going to play here this weekend?” Layla put her hands on the poster and she studied the myriad of pictures printed on it. Mike replied, “If you are up for it, we are up for it.” “I wanna go! I wanna go! This place looks breathtaking! I wonder why I haven’t been there at least once.”
Chad introduced, ” It was only open for business near the end of last year.” After pausing for a moment, he went on, “This is the theme park your father has built. At any time you want, you may enjoy your time there.”
With an air of indifference, she tossed the poster. “The last thing I would do is step on daddy’s theme park. I haven’t forgiven him!”
