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The little child looked to be about three or four years old, dressed in trendy clothes, and had an exquisitely carved face. He looked up at me, cuteness radiating from him.
But he called me âAuntââ¦
I couldnât just accept that.
I was a bit confused and patted his small head. âAunt?â
âYes! Aunt, my name is Daniel Jackson. You can call me Danny!â
The little one was incredibly adorable, introducing himself with a soft, innocent voice and an endearing demeanor.
I couldnât help but chuckle and crouch down to speak gently, âAlright, Danny, butâ¦â
I paused slightly and looked at Frank. âDanny is your nephew?â
âAlanaâs son.â
Frank lazily lifted his eyes and said nonchalantly, âSheâs on a flight to Europe tonight. Danny has school, so Iâm taking care of him for a while.â
âHuh?â I glanced at his legs and couldnât help but question, âAre you sure. â¦you can handle a child?â
Danny hugged my neck and gave my face several slobbery kisses, saying sweetly, âAunt, Aunt, you can take care of me!â
I admitted that I was completely beaten by his cuteness.
I looks at Frank and asked, âAunt?â
Frank didnât seem to care. âYou know how children are.â
I grabbed Dannyâs shoulders and said, âDanny, can you just call me
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Charlotte? Aunt is not something you can address me by â
Danny tilted his head feeling puzzled âWhy?â
âWellâ¦â I thought about it and tried to explain things. âAunt means the wife of your uncle. As for your uncle and I are justâ¦â
âOh, I know!â
I was just thinking of what to say when Danny jumped up in joy and clapped his hands. âThen you are my aunt. My mom said that if two people like each other a lot, they can get married. And my uncle really likes youâ¦â
Halfway through his sentence, Frank covered his mouth with his hands.
âYouâre just a child, what do you know about liking someone?â
Danny glared at him. âI do, Uncle!â
Frank chuckled. âTell me what you know then.â
âFor example, I donât like you at all!â
With that said, Danny hugged my leg like a koala again. âI like you, Aunt. Can I go home with you?â
My heart softened, but it still seemed inappropriate for an outsider to take care of someone elseâs child.
I thought for a moment and declined, âSweetie, Iâm staying at a hotel, so itâs not as convenient as at home.â
Frank frowned. âWhy arenât you staying at the hous e in Region Gardens?
I made up an excuse. âI forgot the password.â
The house in Region Gardens was the one he gave me two years ago..
The events from two years ago had led to lingering estrangement
between us, and I felt unworthy of it. Therefore, I never considered staying there when I came to Jeswood.
Frank scoffed, âYou can even forget your own birthday?â
I cleared my throat and answered truthfully, âIt mainly feels inappropriate for me to stay there.â
Frank pouted his lips. âInappropriate? The things youâve been given by me are worth more than that house.â
I did have some memory of that. When I was younger, I would always share the best things I found with him first.
Not to mention, on birthdays and New Yearâs, I would clean out my little savings and even ask Grandma to supplement them.
Thinking about this, I felt justified. He was probably returning the favor.
Before I could say anything, he began to mock me lightly. âOr maybe you just have too much money and donât know what to do with it, so you decided to stay at a hotel? You can give me the extra money and Iâll spend it for you.â
âDream on.â
I shot him a glare and pinched the little oneâs cheek. âYou can come to my place. Itâs just downstairs from your uncleâs house. Iâll move there in the afternoon, and youâre welcome to come and play anytime!â
Kiss!
Danny leaned in and kissed my face, responding cheerfully, âOkay, gorgeous!â
Frankâs face darkened as he gritted his teeth and called out sharply,â Daniel!â
Danny looked puzzled, âWhatâs wrong, Uncle?â
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Frank frowned and admonished, âWho taught you to keep kissing girls? No more kisses!â
âUncle, havenât you kissed her before?â
Both Frank and I found the situation a bit awkward.
Fortunately, Grandma chose that moment to get up. Despite her confusion, her innate elegance shone through.
She had neatly pinned her hair up and was wearing a meticulously tailored dress, as always.
It seemed Grandma could recognize both Frank and me accurately at any time. She greeted us warmly, âLily, youâre here. Frank, why are you here so early?â
âJust came to see you,â Frank said as he patted the little oneâs head.â This is your greatâgrandmother.â
âGreatâgrandmother!â Danny was not shy at all and immediately called out loudly. He introduced himself with enthusiasm, and was quite endearing.
Grandma responded kindly, âOh, good boy!â
Frank smiled and said to Grandma, âThis is Alanaâs child.â
âAlana?â
Grandma seemed to have forgotten.
However, Frank didnât want to burden Grandma with remembering this. He shifted the focus back to her health. âHow have you been these days?â
âAll good, all good.â Seeing us both there, Grandma was very pleased. â Lily even arranged for a doctor to come and treat me.â
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Frank asked a few more questions, and then Grandma suddenly changed the topic. âFrank, when are you going to marry Lily?â
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