Chapter 384
The child''s bedroom that Kevin Kyle specially designed for Karen Joy Kyle was next to the master
bedroom, but she had almost never slept in this room before.
Before Karen Joy Kyle went to kindergarten, Kevin Kyle would take her with him wherever he went.
Little Karen would not be away from him for more than three hours at a time.
Because she didn''t have a mother then, Karen Joy Kyle was very attached to her father. She often
followed her father around.
Whenever her father was on a business trip, he took her with him. When her father held a meeting,
he took her with him. There wasn''t one asion where Kevin Kyle would not allow her to tag him
along.
In recent months, as many matters havee up and kept him busy, Kevin Kyle was left with no
choice but to have Little Karen stay home, so she would sleep alone in her own bedroom.
Sometimes it was the nanny who would apany her, sometimes it was her lovely little aunt who
apanied her, and sometimes it was her Brother Lionel who apanied her.
Tonight, the person who apanied Karen Joy Kyle was her favorite Brother Lionel. Brother
Lionel was worried that she would have nightmares again, so he sat beside her bed, grabbed her
little hand, and read bedtime stories to her softly.
After she had fallen asleep, Lionel tried to withdraw his hand. However, as soon as he moved, Little
Karen suddenly opened her eyes, and she looked extremely insecure and uneasy.
Lionel hurried to grasp her hand, lowered his head, and whispered in her ear, "Little Karen, don''t be
afraid. I''m here with you. I will chase all the bad guys away."
Hearing the gentle voice of Brother Lionel, Karen Joy Kyle blinked her eyes and closed her eyes to
sleep again. She subconsciously grasped Brother Lionel''s fingers in her sleep, as if she was worried
that Brother Lionel would leave her when she was not paying attention.
Lionel looked at Little Karen''s tender face and pinched her cheeks a little. Then, he saw the wound
on her forehead.
After the doctor applied some medications, the wound dried up. However, because the wound was
too deep, it looked like a burn mark. This will definitely leave a scar on her pretty face.
Karen Joy was a very beautiful girl. She often said that she was the cutest and loveliest baby in the
world, and she would proudly announce that she was cute every day.
If she looked into the mirror one day and saw the scar on her forehead, she would be very sad.
When Lionel was lost in thought, he heard deliberately soft footstepsing from the corridor
outside the room.
The sound blocking system in the room was very good. Normally, an average person couldn''t hear
such light footsteps, but he had received various training before since he was a child, so his hearing
was surprisingly sensitive.
He held his breath and listened quietly to the sound outside. He heard the sound of footsteps
approaching closer to the bedroom, and the sound of footsteps seemed foreign to him.
"It''s sote now. Has someone broken in? What do they want? Is there anyone else who wants to
take Little Karen away again?"
No matter what, he would not let anyone hurt Little Karen again.
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Mama Kyle was eager to see her granddaughter. She walked very fast, but she was worried that
she would disturb a sleeping Joy Kyle, so she slowed down her pace. Papa Kyle could only shake
his head and sighed when he saw her sneaking up like that.
Mama Kyle knew that Karen Joy Kyle''s room was next to Kevin Kyle''s master bedroom. She walked
to the door and listened carefully. There was no sound in the room, so she thought that Little Karen
must be sleeping.
As she did not want to disturb Little Karen, Mama Kyle held her breath and opened the door quietly.
She extended her head slightly beyond the door to peek inside.
When she pushed the door open, Mama Kyle did not see Karen Joy Kyle. Her sight was blocked by
a moving figure.
She saw a tall, young boy beside Little Karen. She was shocked to the core.
Mama Kyle was so worried that she retreated her steps backward. If Papa Kyle hadn''t reached out
in time to hold her, she might have fallen to the ground.
"Who are you?" Papa Kyle held his wife in one hand and looked at Lionel coldly. At the same time,
he looked behind Lionel to look for Karen Joy Kyle.
"Wahhh, wahhh————" Little Karen''s loud cries came from the room. Without paying attention to
Papa Kyle''s question, Lionel turned around and ran towards the child.
Lionel''s hand had dropped Little Karen''s hand suddenly when Kevin Kyle''s parents came in. Hence,
she panicked instantly and woke up crying.
When she opened her eyes, she did not see anyone. She began to cry even more.
Lionel picked up the little girl, patted her on the back gently, andforted her, "Little Karen, don''t
cry. I''m still here."
"I am afraid. There is a big bad guy who caught me..." Karen Joy Kyle trembled in Brother Lionel''s
arms and spoke softly with tears in her eyes.
"I''ve already fought off those bad guys and they will never get you again. But hey, look who''s here."
Brother Lionel had never met Papa and Mama Kyle in person before, but he recognized them from
the photos.
Little Karen often showed him photos and introduce all the family members to him before... He had
recognized almost every single family member through those photos, besides Karen Daly.
Lionel did not like to talk to strangers. In fact, he was okay with socializing with others, but the fake
identity he used in Chatterton Town described that he was a person who struggles with social
communication.
He could treat others coldly, but he couldn''t do so to Little Karen. When he saw the little, cute girl,
he wanted to take good care of her.
He wanted to take care of her and protect her, not only because she was his savior, but also
because the little girl was too cute and naive. When he saw her, he couldn''t help but just want to
protect her.
Lionel did not answer Papa Kyle''s question, but his actions proved that he was not a bad person.
"Little Karen, it''s your Grandma! Do you still remember me?" Mama Kyle took a few steps forward
and really wanted to hug her granddaughter who had not seen her for a long time.
They hadn''t seen their young grandchild for more than half a year, but they often used video calls to
communicate. Karen Joy Kyle should be able to recognize them.
Little Karen''s face changed and became less fearful. she blinked her big bright watery eyes and
looked at the two people in front of her seriously. After a while, she smiled sweetly and said,
"Grandpa, grandma..."
"You''re so smart." Mama Kyle embraced Karen Joy from Lionel''s arms. When she saw the wound
on Little Karen''s forehead, she was heartbroken, "Little Karen, how did you hurt yourself?"
"There were some big bad guys that caught me. Brother Lionel beat the bad guys away already." As
she spoke, she looked at Brother Lionel lovingly.
"So this must be Brother Lionel?" Papa Kyle asked Karen Joy and looked at Lionel at the same
time. Lionel definitely left quite an impression on Kevin Kyle''s parents.
"Well, yes..." Karen Joy nodded. "Grandpa, he is my brother Lionel. He will protect me from all the
bad guys."
Papa Kyle was wise. He could tell if Brother Lionel was a genuine person who really cared for his
Little Karen or not.
Besides, he trusted that Kevin Kyle would not simply allow any Tom, Dick, or Harry to be by Little
Karen''s side so closely.