Chapter 476
Aster and Kevan were playing online games at home. The gaming console was connected to the television and the living room resounded with the game’s background music and their shouts of excitement. This was the scene that met Larissa’s eyes when she got there. Her anger inexplicably bummed even brighter, and she slammed the door shut. The two people Inside Immediately kept quiet, and their smiles.
vanished.
Aster threw down his controller and rushed to Larissa, throwing his arms around her lightly. “I’m sorry, Mommy!” he apologized sweetly. sneaking glances at her with his gleaming eyes. Larissa’s heart melled a little, but she forced herself to remain steadfast. She pulled him away expressionlessly and watched as a look of panic crossed his face while he leared up.
“Mommy.” Aster pouted miserably and his voice was a lot softer than before.
In the blink of an eye, Kevan had switched off the television and walked over to them.
“Sorry,” he said to Larissa. His gaze was dark and his lips were slightly pursed. Because of his height and intimidating aura, he didn’t look humble at all although he was apologizing.
“It’s not your fault” said Larissa. Even if he were at fault, it was only because he doted on Aster too much and couldn’t bear to refuse him. Although she was angry, she was still aware of this fact. “Thank you for tonight. But you should leave,” she said. She would take things up with the kid after he left.
Kevan did not answer her, but lowered his head and looked at Aster, who was standing beside her miserably. Aster looked back at him. They communicated with each other through looks before Kevan finally nodded and said. “Okay”
Larissa sat down on the sofa while Aster stood in front of her. His shoulders were slouched and he was hanging his head.
“Why did you make Uncle Kevan pick you up?” asked Larissa. She could already guess what his answer would be when she connected the dots with what Wendy had told her previously. She had always known that Aster was wise, but she did not expect him to be so mature. She could let him have his way with everything else, but not this
“Because I felt so bored being alone there,” said Aster meekly. “Uncle Kevan and I made a deal last time to play games together, so I did ask him if he was busy beforehand, and I only asked him to pick me up when he said he wasn’t! For fear that Larissa would reprimand
him, he tried his best to explain himself.
Larissa believed that he was telling the truth. Based on how much Kevan doted on Aster, he was definitely capable of lying that he wasn’t busy. “Uncle Kevan only said that he wasn’t busy because he didn’t want to disappoint you.” Larissa leaned forward, put her hands on Aster’s shoulders, and looked him in the eye. “But in reality, he is very busy with work these days.”
Aster opened his mouth a little, an expression of shock on his face. “Uncle Kevan likes you, so he was willing to put down his work and come play with you. If you like Uncle Kevan too, then you should be considerate of him and sympathize with him more. Don’t disturb him during times like these and cause him trouble. You might hinder him from finishing his work” said Larissa
Aster pouted and hung his head sadly. “I got it. I won’t ask Uncle Kevan to play with me anymore.” His hands, which had been hanging by his sides, suddenly curled into fists. “Mommy His voice grew tearful as he said. “I want to go back to kindergarten-
Larissa was stunned for a moment. His request was out of her expectations. She had thought that he was going to say, “I want a father.”
Had she actually misunderstood him? Had he really been bored at the office leading to him asking Kevan to play games with him?