It was late night in early winter. The wind howled, biting coldly into peopleâs skin, and all of a sudden, the rain began to pour heavily. The Maybach slowly drove into the Sue Garden and stopped carefully on the open s Garden and stopped carefully on the open space in front of the marbled steps. Lukas opened the car door and got out of the passenger seat. He opened an umbrella, saying, âLet me carry you in, Joe. Itâs raining and the ground is wet.â
Seeing that the temperature was going to drop again, Lukas specially packed clothes for Victor and sent them to the hospital in the afternoon. He also picked Joey up and brought him back to the Sue Garden. Hearing this, the driver quickly got out of the car and walked around the front to hold the umbrella for Lukas. But before he could take the umbrella, Joey got out of the car, shaking his head.
âItâs alright.â Joey jumped out and smiled as he stepped across the puddles.
His dimples were clear on his cheeks. âIâm not a girl, so Iâm not delicate.â
Just then, Joey sneezed. Lukas instantly removed his coat and draped it over the little boy. Joey felt the tip of his nose and was surprised by how cold the wind was outside the car. They had a heater inside so he never expected to be greeted by such a chill after he got out.
âOf course you are. But you canât get wet, so letâs go inside.â Joey could only nod in silence.
When they came inside, Lukas was worried that Joey would catch a cold. He requested the chef to make ginger soup to warm him up. He also asked the maid to get some water ready for Joey to take a shower. As soon as Joey returned to his room, the maid had already prepared everything he needed.
âThe water is ready and the temperature is just right,â the maid said in a respectful tone.
âYou should go in now, or youâll catch a cold if the water cools down.â
Joey was sitting cross-legged on the sofa at the moment. An idea flashed across his mind when he heard the maidâs words. He raised his head and turned to face the maid who was waiting for him not far away âWhat did you just say?â Joeyâs eyes glowed. He instantly got up from the couch and took a step forward. The maid instinctively apologized since she believed she had said something wrong. After all, the child in front of her was certainly going to be the Sullivan Groupâs future heir.
Joey could end her entire career with just a few words. Even her family would have no chance to survive in Apliaria if she, by any chance, offended anyone in this household. Noticing the maidâs nervousness, Joey frowned and said, âNo, thatâs not what I meant.â There was a brief pause in the air.
The maidâs eyes widened in surprise.
âWhat?â âI was asking you to repeat what you just said, I didnât tell you to apologize to me.â The maid swallowed hard. She heaved a sigh of relief when she realized Joey wasnât upset with her.
âRepeat what I just said?â âYes.â Joey nodded.
âWhat did you say again? Tell me.â
âIâ¦I said you should go in and take a shower.â
âNo, not that.â Joey frowned and scratched his head out of frustration.
âYou just said that if the water gets coldâ¦â
âYouâll easily catch a cold if the water gets chillyâ¦â the maid answered with wide eyes. The childâs eyes lit up once more and he clapped his hands excitedly. âYes! Catch a cold! I know what to do!â
Joey then shoved the maid out of the room before she could come to her senses. âYou just wait outside. No one is allowed to enter without my permission.â
âWhat?â The maid was stunned as she was forced out of the room. Bang! Joey had already shut the door before the maid could finish her sentence. Joey walked into the bathroom and stared curiously at the warm water that had filled the entire bathtub.
Turning his gaze upwards, he watched raindrops sticking to the window. Observing this, he stroke his chin and came up with a plan. He pulled a chair into the bathroom; cautiously stood in it, and opened the bathroomâs glass window. After that, the cold wind and drizzling rain from the outside swept into the bathroom.