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Kevin\u2019s mouth was slightly agape, his little head rapidly\u00a0<\/p>\n
processing what his dad had just said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Oh!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dating, he knew that word.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Inappropriate for kids, yep, he knew that one too. His mom had\u00a0<\/p>\n
told him about it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So that was the reason she didn\u2019t take him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kevin\u2019s worried heart settled down, and he couldn\u2019t help but\u00a0<\/p>\n
break into a knowing smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Great! I knew it. Mom\u2019s been saying how good I\u2019ve been every\u00a0<\/p>\n
day, so it definitely wasn\u2019t because of me that she didn\u2019t take\u00a0<\/p>\n
me out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick glanced at the smile on his son\u2019s face, and everything\u00a0<\/p>\n
became clear.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The little guy\u2019s therapy sessions had already been reduced from\u00a0<\/p>\n
twice a week to twice a month, and his improvement was\u00a0<\/p>\n
obvious.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If today\u2019s incident had happened in the past, the little guy would have blamed himself for everything and wouldn\u2019t have been able to eat a single bite.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Of course, his recovery also came with some side effects.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For example, the old Kevin was focused on pleasing everyone, never saying what he wanted to eat and what he didn\u2019t.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But now\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick looked at the pile of food picked out on his plate, his brow furrowed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy aren\u2019t you eating this?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t like it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick looked at his son\u2019s unapologetic expression, and his frown couldn\u2019t help but tighten.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This kid\u2026 he\u2019s really starting to have a mind of his own.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On one hand, he was incredibly relieved by his son\u2019s recovery; the poor little thing who was always so cautious, walking on eggshells around people and blaming himself for everything,\u00a0<\/p>\n
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was finally fading away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On the other hand, the speed and degree to which the little guy\u00a0<\/p>\n
was \u201cletting loose\u201d sometimes gave him, as a father, a\u00a0<\/p>\n
headache.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo you\u2019re just not going to eat it because you don\u2019t like it?\u00a0<\/p>\n
That\u2019s not acceptable. You need a balanced diet.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kevin pouted. \u201cWhy do you adults get to eat whatever you\u00a0<\/p>\n
want? It\u2019s not fair.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick was speechless for a moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was silent for a moment, then said what every adult tells a\u00a0<\/p>\n
child: \u201cYou can do it too when you\u2019re a grown\u2013up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kevin\u2019s little face fell.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Why hadn\u2019t he ever thought his dad\u2019s words were so unpleasant\u00a0<\/p>\n
before?\u00a0<\/p>\n
You really couldn\u2019t have comparisons.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mom\u2019s words were just so much nicer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kevin poked at the vegetables he didn\u2019t like for a couple of\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 277\u00a0<\/p>\n
bites, then looked up to see his dad eating while looking at\u00a0<\/p>\n
documents on his tablet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He quickly mimicked the way his mom usually scolded him,\u00a0<\/p>\n
glaring and saying, \u201cDad, Mom said you have to focus when you\u00a0<\/p>\n
eat. Working while eating is bad for your digestion.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick glanced at him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you trying to tattle on me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kevin nodded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you tattle, I\u2019ll tell her you\u2019re a picky eater.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kevin quieted down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nearby, Kirsten held up her phone and let out a chuckle.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She said gloatingly, \u201cSir, Young Master, you two should stop\u00a0<\/p>\n
arguing. I\u2019ve recorded all the evidence. If you don\u2019t eat properly,\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll send it all to Chase in a bit.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing this, Kevin\u2019s little face tensed up, and he immediately\u00a0<\/p>\n
sat up straight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He picked up his small spoon and seriously began to tackle the\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cabandoned\u201d vegetables on his plate. Although his little brow\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 277\u00a0<\/p>\n
was still furrowed tightly, his movements were meticulous.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick also paused, glanced at Kirsten expressionlessly, but\u00a0<\/p>\n
his finger silently tapped the sleep button on the side of the\u00a0<\/p>\n
tablet, and the screen instantly went dark.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He picked up his fork, his posture elegant as he clearly focused\u00a0<\/p>\n
on the food in front of him, as if he wasn\u2019t the person who was\u00a0<\/p>\n
just eating while handling work.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kirsten held up her phone, watching the father and son who had\u00a0<\/p>\n
instantly \u201cseen the light,\u201d the smile on her face growing wider,\u00a0<\/p>\n
tinged with a bit of pride and affection.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s more like it,\u201d she said with a grin. \u201cWhen a family eats\u00a0<\/p>\n
together, you should act like it. Work, tattling, picky eating\u2013all\u00a0<\/p>\n
of that can wait.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After saying that, she returned to the kitchen in high spirits.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Heh, wielding minor authority from Chase as if it were a royal\u00a0<\/p>\n
decree\u2026 it feels really good.\u00a0<\/p>\n
From now on, I won\u2019t have to worry about the Sir and the Young\u00a0<\/p>\n
Master not eating properly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 277\u00a0<\/p>\n
After dinner, Kevin did his homework for a while, then practiced the piano, yawning one after another.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kirsten went to him several times, intending to urge the Young\u00a0<\/p>\n
Master to go to bed early.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He reluctantly shook his head and asked eagerly, \u201cHasn\u2019t Mom\u00a0<\/p>\n
come back yet?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNot yet. You should go to sleep early, Young Master.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want to.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kevin shook his head, feeling extremely wronged.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMom left really early this morning. I want to see her again\u00a0<\/p>\n
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