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CHAPTERS 1401 -1405
CHAPTER 1401
"Headache?" Silvia sat him up and served him a glass of warm water. She said with a worried face, "Andrew, have a glass of water first. I will call the doctor right away.“
"You don't have to call the doctor. I can still endure such minor pain." He didn't want her to go when she had just returned. What he wanted to do now was to hold her in his arms and smell her scent.
"Endure? Is that what you always do? Do you think you're a master of endurance?" Silvia scolded. She had the strong urge to wake him up by smacking him to let him know that he was sick and that he had to see the doctor, not just endure the pain.
"Actually I don't have a headache. It's just that you went out for too long, I just miss you too much." These cheesy words stunned Silvia. She even thought that she was hallucinating.
"Why are you just standing there?" Andrew pulled her and said, "Sit down and let me hug you."
"Oh..." Silvia sat down in a daze and was taken into his arms. Then she heard him say, "If you spend this much time shopping the next time, I'm going to punish you."
"You were the one who told me to go shopping." Silvia didn't even want to go out in the morning. When she had gone shopping, she didn't feel comfortable about it because she had to worry about him being alone at home.
Andrew retorted, "You’re usually not this obedient, but when it comes to shopping, you did exactly as I said." It felt good holding her like this, she was like a little oven warming up his heart.
"Because I was buying stuff for you. I was worried that you won't like it, so I looked again and again." Silvia felt wronged. She was thinking about him, yet he had misunderstood her again and again.
"What did you buy for me?" At least she had thought of buying something for him. Andrew thought she was not that stupid, after all.
Silvia broke out of his embrace and picked up the shopping bags strewn by the bedside. "I bought you some clothes, ties, and a pair of shoes. Now, you're not allowed to dislike them!“
"Let me take a look." Andrew grabbed the bag as if it was the first time he had received a gift. He quickly took out the items from the bag. To be honest, this woman was usually foolish, but her taste in clothes was quite good. They all suited his taste!
Seeing his indifferent expression, Silvia was worried that he did not like them. However, she did not want to give up that easily. "Andrew, I'm warning you. If you dare to dislike them, I'll never buy anything for you again."
Andrew raised his eyebrows and said. "Let me try them on.“
Silvia's brows lit up with joy upon hearing this. "You want to try them on?"
Andrew glared at her and grumbled, "How should I know if they fit if I don't try them on?"
Silvia broke into a grin. “Then go ahead. I‘ll wait outside. Call me when you're done changing."
Andrew pulled her back and said, "Help me.“
Hearing this, Silvia was speechless. “You're not a three-year-old child. Do you really need me to change your clothes for you?"
Andrew replied in a matter-of-fact tone, "I am a sickly patient."
"Fine. Since you're a patient, I'll do whatever you say." Silvia felt that he was so bossy! Andrew was using his illness as an excuse to bully her more than he did in Madison City.
Andrew was anxious and wanted to try on the clothes she had bought for him. He urged, "What are you waiting for?"
"How can I help you put them on if you don't take your clothes off?"
Andrew opened his arms and said, "Help me take them off."
Huh! What a bossy man! Silvia was about to get angry as she said, "Andrew, if you want to try them on, do it. If you don't want to, then forget about it.“
He was sick, not disabled.
Silvia was about to leave when Andrew's expression darkened. He uttered,"You don't have a conscience at all."
"Conscience? What do you mean by conscience?" Silvia used what she had heard from Janell Joy earlier that day and immediately applied it. "Don't you know that I truly have no conscience?"
Andrew was so frustrated that he lay down on the bed, “Then you can leave now. Take your things away. I won't wear them."
"Are you sure you don't want to wear them?"
”I’m sure."
Silvia then huffed in annoyance, "Alright then, I'll give them to another man.“
Andrew was so mad that he sprang up from the bed, hissing, "Silvia, you came to Jiangbei just to anger me, didn’t you?“
Silvia was equally enraged and her eyes turned red with tears. "Andrew, don't bully me just because I like you. Let me tell you, I have my own dignity too. If you want to keep bullying me, I will never come back to see you again."
Andrew was at a loss of words.
This woman would always confess her love to him when he was about to lose his mind. He wondered if she was doing it on purpose. Andrew sighed as he gave in, "Give me the clothes."
Silvia sniffed and asked, "Are you willing to wear them now?"
"You bought them, of course I have to wear them."
Silvia finally smiled again. "You should’ve done this earlier. Why do you have to make me argue with you?"
Andrew refuted, "If you helped me take my clothes off, I wouldn’t have to argue with you."
Silvia gasped, "So it's my fault again?"
"No! Blame me, it was all my fault.”
Silvia smiled at this and said, "I will help you, but only because you admitted it was your mistake.“
"You want to help me undress?“
Silvia reached out to unbutton his pyjamas. After undoing two buttons, she saw his firm chest. Silvia suddenly thought of something and her face instantly flushed red. "I think you'd better undress yourself."
"What's wrong?" Seeing her blushing face, Andrew could already guess that she had lustful thoughts. "You have seen everything and touched all of me already. Isn’t it too late to be shy?"
“Do it yourself. I'm going to the bathroom," Silvia quickly excused herself. Damn, why did he have to say it out loud? She was not as thickskinned as he was!
Andrew was not willing to let her go. He pulled her forcefully towards him and said, "Since you have those thoughts, as your husband, it seems a little ridiculous if I don't satisfy you.”
Silvia's face was then slammed hard on his chest. It had to be said that this man was much stronger than her even when he was sick, especially his firm chest, which hurt her when she was slammed into it. "Andrew, don’t fool around. Someone can come in at any time."
Andrew smiled wickedly. "They know what to do. They won't come in and disturb us.“
Silvia still shook her head. "No. You are still ill! We can't do it!"
“Didn't anyone tell you that you can't say no to a man?"
Silvia hurriedly explained, "No, I'm not saying no to you... I mean that we can't..."
If his family knew that he was already seriously ill, yet she still slept with him... How would his family think of her? She did not want to leave a bad impression on his family at all.
Actually, Andrew did not intend to do anything to her. He knew Silvia cared about how his family viewed her. Besides, he was also concerned about his family's impression of her. "Then you'd better listen and help me take off my clothes."
"Okay..." Silvia nodded repeatedly, for fear that Andrew would go back on his words. She was suddenly as docile as a little lamb!
CHAPTER 1402
It took Silvia a lot of effort to help Andrew change into his new clothes. Looking at the perfectIy-dressed man in front of her, she thought that the outfit seemed tailor-made for him!
"If a person has good genes and a good figure, they would look good in anything. I don't want to praise you, Andrew, but I have to admit that you are born with a good looking body." Silvia expressed her innermost thoughts.
"So you know that the clothes you bought aren't that great, huh? It just looked good because of my own body! At least you know that!" Andrew was actually happy, but he spouted merciless words.
“Andrew, l have told you. If you don't like them, I will give them to someone else. If you want them, you'd better shut your mouth." Silvia found him to be really annoying. He obviously liked the clothes, but he simply didn't want to say anything nice to her
Andrew glared at her and warned, "Silvia, even if the things you bought are in tatters, they're still mine. There‘s no way you're going to give it to anyone else."
"Andrew, look at your father, your Uncle Victor, and also Lucas. Please learn from them on how to dote on your wife." Silvia shook her head and continued, "Of course, I won’t expect you to do exactly what they do. Nonetheless, can you at least not bully me?"
Andrew stretched out his hand and pinched Silvia's face. "Look at my mother, Aunt Angela, then Janell Joy. Learn from them on how to take care of your husband. Of course, I don't expect you to do exactly what they do, but don't always be so silly. Can you do that?"
When she heard Andrew comparing her with Janell Joy, Silvia's eyes suddenly turned red. She muttered sullenly, "I know deep down in your heart you think Janell Joy's the best. No one's better than her, right?"
Silvia didn‘t want to mention this again, but when she heard him mention Janell Joy and compared her to Janell Joy, Silvia couldn't help but think that she was just a substitute. Thus, she blurted these hurtful words without even thinking.
Andrew's face fell instantly. "Silvia, what nonsense are you spouting?!"
Silvia sniffed pitifully and replied, "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to bring it up. But at the thought of being a substitute, I can‘t help but feel upset."
"You're not a substitute. You're the woman I want! I don't want anyone else other than you!" Andrew held her face and gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. He said in a heartfelt manner, "Silvia, you'd better remember this; you’re the only one I want for the rest of my life!"
"But... but..." Hearing what he said, Silvia was obviously very happy. However, her tears were flowing, and she couldn't control them. "But I’m not smart at all. Even my IQ is lower than Julien’s and Levi's."
"The IQ of those two boys is higher than that of ordinary people. There are not many people in this world who can be smarter than them.“ Andrew held her in his arms and patted her back, comforting her, "Besides, I'm not looking for a scientist, why do you need to be so intelligent? I want a wife, and I am happy when I'm with you."
"Are you really happy when you're with me? But why do I always feel that you are angry when you are with me?" Silvia blinked cluelessly, and another bead of tear rolled down from the corner of her eye.
"Silly girl, how can I explain it to you if you're so silly?" Anger was also a type of emotion. It was because he cared about her that she could provoke his emotions that easily!
"Andrew, you're calling me silly again!" As she said this, she was going to cry even more!
"Don't cry, Silvia. It's my fault for saying such nonsense. I'm the silly one, okay?" Alas, it was the first time Andrew comforted a girl in such a gentle and patient way.
But this girl was his wife. Who else would he comfort if not her?
"But I still want to cry..." The torment she felt churning deep down, her concern for him, and the grievances hidden in her heart for so long... Silvia felt like crying would help her express her frustrations.
"Then cry out loud. Cry to your heart's content..." Andrew patiently consoled her. He did not say a word as she cried bitterly, her snot and tears tarnishing the pristine new clothes on Andrew.
”Andrew, how could you bully Silvia?!" Someone suddenly barged in, and it was Jane Ronan. As soon as she returned home, she heard Levi say that Andrew was bullying Silvia and that they were not allowed to go in to comfort her. Without thinking much, Jane rushed into the room.
At this moment, Silvia was already sobbing pitifully, and Jane became even more irrational. She began to accuse Andrew, "Andrew, you are a man and also Silvia’s husband. How can you bully a girl like her?"
Jane added angrily, "Silvia’s mother entrusted her precious daughter to you. You should know how hard of a decision it was for her so how could you make Silvia sad?"
"Mom, I..." Andrew wanted to explain, but Jane did not give him a chance to do so. "Andrew, don't explain it to me. You must apologize to Silvia properly."
Silvia wanted to escape from Andrew's embrace, but Andrew hugged her tight and did not let go. "Mom, who told you that I was bullying Silvia?"
"It doesn't matter! It's a fact that you bullied Silvia. Let me tell you, even though you are ill, you are not allowed to have dinner tonight. The Carter family has never had a history of men bullying women." Jane also had a daughter of her own. She knew very well how hard it was to entrust her daughter to another man!
She had raised Janell Joy for more than twenty years, thus it was an extremely difficult decision to pass her daughter to someone else. Anyone who saw their daughter being wronged would probably feel heartbroken. Even though Andrew was her son, Jane couldn’t let him bully Silvia.
“Mrs. Carter, that's not it. Andrew did not bully me.“ Silvia was so tightly embraced by Andrew that she could not wiggle her way out, but she didn't forget to defend him.
Jane did not even listen to Silvia's words. Instead, she insisted, "Silvia, don't speak for him. It's his fault! He must apologize to you! There is nothing he can do to get away!"
After so many years, Andrew still did not realize that his mother was so fierce when she was being unreasonable. In the past, he used to think that Jane was gentle and caring, and was different from other women.
Now, he realized that women were all the same when they were being irrational!
"Mom, Levi's always causing such misunderstandings! Of all people, how could you be fooled by him?" Andrew guessed that it must be Levi behind it because Andrew had glared at him earlier. Levi was plotting his revenge!
Silvia was crying, but it didn't look like she was bullied by Andrew. Only now did Jane realize that she had been fooled by Levi!
CHAPTER 1403
Her son and her daughter-in-law were not fighting. Instead, it was her, the mother in law who barged in and caused a scene.
Jane was abashed for being hasty, and went on to explain. "It was Levi who told me that you were bullying Silvia, but it seems like that was not the case."
Andrew said resignedly, "Mom, how could you let that brat Levi fool you too? Don‘t you know what kind of person I am?"
Jane was so ashamed that she really wished she could just dig a hole and hide herself in it. "I'm sorry. It's my fault for being careless. Just pretend I was never here, okay? You guys can continue with what you were doing just now, I'm going to go and settle some scores with that little brat."
"Mom, that brat does need someone to teach him a lesson, but you don't have to bother yourself with it. I'll deal with him instead." Andrew did not feel that there was anything wrong with Jane barging into the room, but he was worried that Silvia would feel embarrassed.
Levi was the key person that he had to deal with. Else, he would definitely cause even more troubles in the future. Andrew must let Levi know that he should never think that he could just do whatever he wanted just because no one was there to discipline him.
In the study. Andrew was sitting while Levi was standing.
Andrew's face was solemn, and an authoritative look of an elder was on full display.
Levi was grabbing on to the edge of his shirt with his tiny hands, looking slightly flustered. He had never seen Andrew being this serious before. He was looking so serious that it was somewhat terrifying, making his little heart palpitate.
The two looked into each other's eyes for a long time. Andrew did not speak, and Levi did the same too. It was until Levi felt like he could not hold on any longer that he said, "Andrew, can you not look at me like this? Out with it.’'
However, Andrew's eyes were still fixed on Levi, keeping his silence.
Levi then said, "If you're not going to say anything, I'm leaving now. My mom just gave me a call. She said that my old man misses me and I should go home now. It's going to get dark very soon. It would be pretty dangerous for a kid like me to travel home at night."
After telling Andrew that, Levi wanted to run off. However, just as Levi wanted to take a step, Andrew's cold voice shocked him. "Levi James, without my permission, don't you dare to step out of this room today."
Levi turned his head to look at Andrew, looking like he was on the verge of tears. "You asked me to be here but you won't say a thing. Don‘t you know that I'll feel scared when you stare at me like this? You knew that I've always been very timid."
"You're timid? As far as I know, you're the boldest person I ever know." Andrew kept a straight face as he spoke. He wanted this little brat to know that he was being serious. Otherwise, he really did not know what Levi would do again next time.
"Andrew..." No one knew if Levi was really scared of Andrew but at this moment, Levi was trying really hard to squeeze out a few drops of tears to play the victim, but to no avail. There was not even a single drop of tear which came out of his eyes. Sigh, if he had known that it would be such a miserable day, he would have brought a bottle of eye drops along with him.
Andrew's face darkened as he said, "Tell me, why did you lie to your Aunt Jane?"
"Since when did I lie to Aunt Jane? I was planning to ask Sister Silvia to come hang out with me but I heard her crying when I was about to knock on the door. She was crying so loudly so I thought that you must’ve bullied her, so I wanted to find someone to help her. Janell Joy was nowhere to be seen, and Julien and I could never win against you. At that time, Aunt Jane happened to come home so I told her about it." Levi was really telling the truth this time. He did hear Silvia sobbing sorrowfully, and that was why he had thought of asking someone to help. However, he did keep a part of the truth to himself.
If he wanted to cause trouble, he could have told anyone in the family, but not Aunt Jane. Never. His aunt was not scary, but that was not the case for his uncle, Edwin Carter. Even his mother, Angela Carter, was afraid of him, so he would never dare to provoke him.
Andrew raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is that really the case?"
Levi said pitifully, "I was just feeling sorry for Sister Silvia, but you're being so mean to me. If there is really someone who bullies Sister Silvia in the future, I think I won't dare to stand up and protect her anymore."
Andrew waved his hand and said, "Come here."
Levi said hesitantly, "You just shouted at me, I don't want to go over. I've already decided that I'll not like you anymore, and you are not my favorite cousin anymore."
Andrew walked up to him and bent over, "I'm sorry Levi, it's my fault for blaming you. Please forgive me, okay?“
Levi then said, "I'm still mad."
Andrew added, "As long as you can forgive me and as long as you still treat me as your favorite cousin, I'll grant you one wish."
Levi said, “Then lend Sister Silvia to me for a few days."
Andrew poked Levi's forehead. "You little insatiable brat. Don't you even think about occupying your sister-in-law's time!"
Levi pouted his lips and said pitifully, “You promised me that you'll grant me a wish. My biggest wish right now is to hang out with Sister Silvia."
Andrew refused to give in. "Anything but this."
"How about you and Sister Silvia come hang out with me then?" Seeing that Andrew had furrowed his brows, Levi hurriedly added, “Andrew, you said that you can do anything for me except for the one just now. You've already broken your promise once, you can't do it for another time. You are the eldest child in the family, so you should be a role model for us. If you break your promise, we will follow suit too."
"You little brat, it seems that I can’t refuse your request, huh?" Andrew pinched his cheek. "Alright, I promise you, I'll take you and Silvia out to have fun in a few days."
Levi then said: "Tomorrow. My wish has to be granted tomorrow, it can’t be delayed even for one day."
Andrew said, "Okay, as long as you're happy, tomorrow it is."
The last time when Silvia was in Jiangbei, she was only there for two days. She did not even get to take a good look at the city. This time, Andrew really wanted to take Silvia around Jiangbei, but the thought of having a third wheel made Andrew extremely annoyed, as if there was a thorn stuck in his heart.
However, little did he know that he would be even more annoyed. There would not only be a third wheel, but also a fourth wheel, a cold and indifferent fourth wheel.
…………...
After coming out of the study, Levi went straight to Julien's bedroom.
Julien was in the small study in his room. Levi noticed that Julien was reading a classic literature book which he never liked and said. "Julien, can't you read something more interesting?"
Julien did not even raise his head as he answered, “What do you know?"
Levi hated it the most whenever Julien behaved like no one would ever understand him. He was just a young kid now but he was already being so hypocritical. What would he become when he grows up then? Levi said discontentedly, "Yes, yes, you're the only one who could understand those books. None of us could."
Julien did not want to dwell on this topic anymore, so he asked, "How's the task that we assigned to you going?"
"Have I ever failed to do what you've asked me to do?" Levi asked.
Julien said, "Okay then. You can go back to your room now. Don't bother me anymore.”
CHAPTER 1404
Levi really wanted to beat Julien up. He was serious about it. He wanted to beat Julien up until his parents could no longer recognize him and he would see if Julien would still dare to be this arrogant.
Julien said in a cold voice, "Why are you still here? You're disturbing my reading time."
Levi then said, “You little brat, let me tell you the truth. Andrew is not going to bring us out.“
Julien put away his book and looked at Levi. He was finally willing to look at Levi in the face. "You can't even complete such a simple task. Can you please tell me what else can you do? Do you want me to tell Aunt Angela what you've done?"
Levi said provocatively, "If you want to tell her, then go ahead. Let her give me a good beating, that's the worst that could happen to me anyway. I'd rather take that than being led by the nose all the time.“
Julien raised his eyebrows. “So you've already made up your mind, huh?"
Levi said, "Go ahead and make the call if that's what you want."
Julien chuckled and said, "Sure, I'll give Aunt Angela a call and ask her to come over. I‘ll ensure she's facing you when I tell her the truth, so her anger is at boiling point when she punishes you. You know how she is when she is furious..."
Levi said in exasperation, "You‘re so sinister, Julien. What else do you do besides bullying me?!"
"You're the only one younger than me in this family. Who else can I bully besides you?" Julien did not think that there was anything wrong with his words "Anyway, this is not the first time you’ve seen my true colors, what's there for me to be worried about?"
Levi said, "Very well, ask my mom to come over then."
Julien picked up his phone and was about to call his Aunt Angela. Levi rushed up and took the phone away. He said, "Humph, you little brat, you're really doing that, huh?"
Julien said, "You don't say."
In fact, Julien was already in full control of Levi. There was still a huge discrepancy between their maturity and intelligence. Even if Levi, that little fellow, really wanted to go all out with him, he would still never be able to win against him.
Levi then said, "Andrew promised to take Sister Silvia and I out tomorrow. It will be as you've wished. Andrew will accompany you to the amusement park. To be honest, I really don't know what you're thinking. You've always behaved like an adult, but why are you still so eager to go to the amusement park?"
Julien once again said in an indifferent tone, "What do you know?"
At that time, before Andrew was injured, he had promised to take Julien to the amusement park. Julien had been waiting for the day to come, but Andrew ended up getting injured and even ran away from home.
He had missed Andrew for so many years and he was finally back. He wanted Andrew to fulfill this long-awaited promise, but on the other hand, he did not want his brother to blame himself for breaking his promise. Hence, he could only think of such a subtle way to get Andrew to fulfill his promise.
Initially, Andrew wanted to take Silvia to Ocean Behae Villa for a staycation, but he immediately gave up on the idea when he thought of Levi, the third wheel. Therefore, he thought that he could just bring them around the city to satisfy this little fellow.
However, Levi actually brought Julien along with him. These two boys who always behaved like an adult even requested to go to the amusement park. Facing the two boys, Andrew was completely stressed out. However, Andrew could not break his promise, so he could only take them there.
"Andrew, are you upset that I came along?" Julien asked.
"Why would I be upset? I'm very happy that you came along with us.“ Forget it. For the sake of these two little fellows, he could only sacrifice his alone time with Silvia.
He was just worried if Silvia would be displeased. Andrew looked at Silvia. He was worried that she might not want to go to the amusement park. However, Silvia was completely hyped up after Levi told her that they would be going to the amusement park. She even looked like she wanted to grow a pair of wings and fly straight to the amusement park if she could.
"You know what, Levi? I've been wanting to go to the amusement park for a long time and get on those extreme rides, but my friends are all cowards. They would never go with me, so I haven't been able to go there up till now. Also, I'm getting older every year, so If I don't go this time, I will be too old for it then. By the time, it will only become one of the regrets in my life."
In the past, whenever Silvia said that she wanted to go to the amusement park, Felix would tell her that it was too dangerous and he would never let her go. Prince and Lemur were famous for being scaredy-cats, so they never dared to go with her. And that was why she had not even been on a roller coaster ride at this age.
She was told that Jiangbei had the fastest and the longest roller coaster in the world. She even thought of trying it out if she ever had the chance. Now that Andrew was bringing her there, Silvia was totally in seventh heaven.
Now that Silvia was happy, Levi could not help but feel happy too. He had inadvertently found out Silvia's interest once again, so he must get Andrew to give him credit for making Silvia happy. “I'll keep you company today, Sister Silvia. You can have all the fun you want today."
Silvia looked at Levi and said worriedly, "But you are too young, Levi, and you don’t seem to be tall enough for the ride."
Levi then said, "It's alright. I can cheer for you here then. Besides, you can ask Andrew to go on the ride with you. He’s such an incredible man, I believe that he wouldn't be afraid."
Who said that he wasn't afraid?
Did this brat ask for his consent before bragging about him?
Andrew really wanted to stuff a stinky sock into Levi’s mouth so that he would stop talking for the day.
Silvia looked at Andrew and wanted to ask if he could go on the ride with her. Looking at his expression, Silva knew that this man was terrified. However, he was her man. How could she let him lose face out here? "No, Andrew has not yet fully recovered, so he can't go on these extreme rides. You three can just cheer for me down here and take pictures for me, alright?"
Well, fortunately, this woman still had some conscience and did not force him to go on the ride with her. But how could he let her go alone? Didn't she say that this was her first time at an amusement park? What if she gets scared halfway through the ride?
It was the winter holidays, but not the weekends. Hence, it was not as crowded compared to the weekends and the major holidays. However, there were still quite a lot of people, so there were long queues for most popular rides.
Silvia was so anxious that she was jumping in place. "Seriously, if it goes on like this, we won‘t be able to get on even two rides before it gets dark.“
Andrew, "You're really that eager to get on these rides?"
Silvia rolled her eyes at Andrew, "Why else would I queue under the sun for?"
Andrew did not say anything else and took out his phone to make a phone call. After a while, a staff member came looking for them and asked, "Excuse me, are you Mr. Andrew Carter?"
Andrew nodded, “Yes.“
"Please come with me," said the staff.
Silvia stood still and said, "I'm still queuing for the ride. I'll have to queue again if I leave. I'm not going with you."
Andrew grabbed her hand and left the queue, "I'll take you through the back door."
"Andrew, don't drag me. I want to get on the roller coaster, I don't want to go through some back door." Silvia shouted and caught the attention of the people around her. At that moment, Silvia finally understood what it meant by going through the back door.
Her anxiety dissipated in an instant. She then said, "Wow, so there are indeed benefits for knowing the mighty Young Master Carter, huh? Ican even go through the back door at an amusement park. This is really something that I never thought I would ever experience in my life."
CHAPTER 1405
Andrew glanced at her and said discontentedly, "Just look at you.“
Silvia said, "What's wrong with me? If you're not happy, you can just leave me alone. Since you've decided to keep me company, then you should shut your mouth and don't make me get annoyed at you."
Andrew was infuriated. "You!"
Silvia then said, "Andrew, I don't come to the amusement park often, so I'm in a super good mood today. You'd better not make me angry, or I'll make you pay for it."
Andrew's face turned dark. However, he could not talk back to her. He really must not dote on this woman. Once he dotes on her, she would walk all over him without fail.
It seemed that Silvia had not noticed that Andrew was upset. She followed after the staff and rushed forward. "Julien, Levi, you two better catch up with us. Don't wander away from us."
Andrew was speechless.
Julien patted on Andrew's back and said, "Andrew, the reason you brought Sister Silvia here is to make her happy, isn't it? Now that she's happy, shouldn't you be happy too?"
Andrew thought that what Julien said made sense. “Julien, you're no doubt the most sensible one here.“
Julien smiled and said, “I'm sensible because I have a good brother. I learned everything from you.“
Andrew laughed, “You sure know how to cheer me up, huh?"
Julien then said, "Brother, I'm not trying to cheer you up. It's because you are really that good. I love you very much, that's why I'm able to see all the good in you."
Andrew reached out his hand and rubbed Julien's head. "Our Julien has really grown up, you could even reason your words so well. I guess I'll have to treat you like an adult from now on."
"No..." Julien shook his head. "I hope that no matter how many years has passed, you will still treat me like I'm a child. I want to be your cute little brother forever and ever."
Julien had always been a calm person and he was different compared to other children. When his peers were still asking for candy, he could already go to school on his own.
After that, when his peers were still going to primary school, he was already in secondary school. He was always ahead of his fellows. He had no doubt inherited Edwin Carter's high IQ and Jane Ronan's high EQ.
"Okay." Upon hearing these words, Andrew was moved.
Sometimes, a few words were enough to warm a person‘s heart. During his being in the Carter family for so many years, no one had ever treated him like an outsider. Even a young child like Julien liked him wholeheartedly. All of them really made him feel like he was a true member of the Carter family, a member that must not be left out.
"Andrew, can you accompany me on one of the rides?"
"Which one do you want to play?"
"As long as you're with me, anything will do."
"Okay.“
"Andrew, Julien, hurry up." Levi couldn't help but urge them.
Julien frowned and thought to himself, "That Levi is so annoying. I'd better find a way to throw him into the mountains and make him stay there for a few days, so that he doesn't keep showing up in front me."
Going through the back door simply meant that Silvia could get on the roller coaster first while everyone was still queuing under the hot sun. On top of that, she could even choose the seat that she wanted. "Wait for me down here, okay?" Silvia said to the trio.
Andrew was worried about this reckless girl, so much so that he even wanted to follow her on the ride, "Do you want me to go with you?"
Silvia said worriedly, "Andrew, I can do this by myself. You don't have to come with me.“
Andrew was obviously scared.
What if he panicked during the ride? and his old illness relapsed because of that?
Andrew: "But I'm worried to let you go alone.“
Knowing that his brother was afraid of getting on the roller coaster, Julien stepped forward. "Jayden, I want to go on this ride too, I'll go with Sister Silvia then."
Andrew disagreed, "Julien, you're still a child. You can't get on this ride."
"But I've already reached the required height for this ride." Julien was slightly taller than Levi, and he was almost at the same height as Silvia. Based on his current height, he would be able to get on the roller coaster. Even the staff member also nodded in agreement.
With the staff's approval, Andrew agreed to let Julien get on.
Silvia noticed the worried look in Andrew's eyes, so she said, “Andrew, don't worry, you can leave Julien to me. I will keep him safe, I'll not let him get hurt."
Julien said, ”Yes, don't worry, Andrew. I will take good care of Sister Silvia too."
For some unknown reason, Andrew was feeling a little flustered. He wanted the two of them to get out, but the two of them insisted on taking the ride. He did not want to be a party pooper so he said, "Be careful, okay?"
In fact, it was pointless for asking them to be careful. Everything would depend on the facilities of the amusement park.
Silvia and Julien chose the front row, which was said to be the most exciting seats. After sitting down, the staff then let the others in. After everyone had sat down and buckled their safety belts, the roller coaster ride began. It started by moving slowly as it climbed up the track.
Silvia was a little scared since this was her first time on a roller coaster ride. But she still comforted Julien, "Julien, if you feel scared, just hold my hand tightly, I will protect you."
"Thanks, Sister Silvia, but I'm not scared." To tell the truth, Julien was indeed not afraid. Instead, he was worried about Silvia, who was over excited but had never been on a roller coaster ride. He was worried that she would be scared.
The roller coaster climbed to the top in no time. It accelerated in an instant and began to run wildly on the track. Silvia and everyone else shouted loudly, hoping to vent all the anger deep down in their hearts.
Julien, on the other hand, was as calm as how he used to be. He did not even utter a sound as the ride went on.
Silvia shouted, while Levi was jumping on the ground, cheering for her. "Sister Silvia, you can do it! You’re the best!"
Andrew's eyes were pinned on the roller coaster. As he looked at it, the anxiety in his heart began to grow. If he could, he really wanted to stop the ride at that instant.
Perhaps, the heavens knew what he was thinking. Just as it had reached the highest point of the ride, there was a loud bang. The ride came to a sudden halt and everyone was hung upside down in mid-air.
Due to the high speed and the sudden halt, all the passengers were thrown forward and back again. Some of their arms were bruised, and some of them seemingly had broken ribs.
The same happened to Silvia. She felt a stabbing pain in her abdomen, and it felt like she was bleeding. She was so frightened that she screamed out loud. However, she quickly thought of the person beside her. She grabbed Julien's hand and said, "Julien, don't be afraid. I'm here with you. Everything will be okay."
Silvia had never encountered a situation like this, but she did come across something like this on the news. There were even casualties in that incident. When Silvia recalled about what she had seen on TV, she was flustered and her hands were trembling. However, she did not forget that she was an adult, and Julien was with her. She promised Andrew that she would protect Julien, so no matter how scared she was, Silvia still comforted Julien immediately.
However, Julien was unexpectedly much calmer than Silvia was. Julien stretched out his hand and patted the back of her hand. “I'm not scared, Sister Silvia, so don't you be scared. It's just a technical issue, everything will be okay. Besides, Andrew is still down there, he will definite|y save us.“
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