Chapter 1481


    "Your man-eating uncle forced you toe ?" Vanessa felt like falling into aughing fit upon


    hearing Larry''s words. She pinched his face and asked, "Your uncle is a cannibal? Is he really that


    scary?"


    "Shhh..." Larry reached out to cover Vanessa''s mouth. "The scary uncle has a bad temper. He not


    only eats children but adults too. If he hears you badmouthing him, he will eat you too."


    "Okay, I''ll keep quiet." Vanessa yed along and pretended to look scared. "Larry, can you tell me


    why your scary uncle forced you toe here?"


    "It''s sad. I don''t really want to talk about it." Larry did not want to mention it! Every time he did, he


    felt that he was no longer the precious baby of the family. How could they send an adorable little kid


    himself off to danger?!


    "Okay, I won''t ask then. However, you can''t hide here. Your uncle will be worried if he can''t find


    you." Vanessa held Larry''s hand in hers as she nned to walk him out of the room. She had no


    ns to be mistaken as a kidnapper.


    "Please, I came here to avoid my uncle. Don''t let him find me, or he''d gobble me up." Larry had


    taken the opportunity when Julien was not looking and fled here. He did not want to be sent back to


    his uncle. He was too afraid of being eaten.


    "Ahem..."


    A cough suddenly sounded from behind Larry. Larry felt his little body tremble and immediately


    threw himself into Vanessa''s arms, grasping for her tightly. "Please save me, don''t let my scary


    uncle take me away."


    Vanessa stopped in her tracks, speechless.


    Looking at the grim-looking man in front of her, Vanessa could not help but burst intoughter. "A


    cannibal uncle?" Sheughed, "Mr. Kyle, it seems that I''m not the only one who thinks you''re scary.


    Even Larry thinks that your dark, somber face is frightening."


    Larry took a peep from Vanessa''s arms and looked at Julien. Julien''s face was grimmer than before.


    Frightened, Larry hugged and held on to Vanessa even tighter. "Do you know my uncle? Is he going


    to bite the both of us?"


    "Don''t worry, Larry. I''ll protect you. I won''t let him eat you up," Vanessa patted Larry''s back, gently


    comforted him while looking up at Julien. Staring at his gloomy face, Vanessaughed again and


    said, "Mr. Kyle, enough of that grim face. You''re scaring him."


    "Yes, Uncle Julien looks scary and I''m terrified." Larry said as he dived right into Vanessa''s arms


    again. However, he did not expect that Julien would drag him out of Vanessa''s arms in the next


    moment. Julien grabbed him by the cor and snarled, "Are you badmouthing me behind my back


    again?" Larry threw a few kicks and tried to escape, but Julien had carried him up so high in the air


    that his feet were no longer able to feel the ground beneath him. He was so frightened that he burst


    into tears. He cried, "Uncle Julien is about to gobble me up. Please, save me!"


    Julien then hugged him and lightly patted his butt with his palm. "Little one, you''ve spent long


    enough talking about me eating humans. Your time has finallye today. Let''s see if there''ll be


    bones left once I''m done with you."


    Then Larry filled the room with his cries.


    He would only hear about his Uncle Julien eating humans in the past, so he was not as frightened


    since he had never seen him gobble children up. Now that he had heard that his uncle was going to


    eat him, fear gripped his heart and his tears started streaming down his cheeks. He screamed while


    wiping his tears away, "Dad, help! Mom, help! Grandma, help!"


    Although Larry was already in tears, Julien showed no sign of stopping. Vanessa could not stand it


    anymore, so she quickly grabbed Larry back from Julien''s arms and said, "Julien, are you nuts?


    How can you scare a little kid like this?"


    After scolding Julien, Vanessa held Larry close to her. She gently patted him on the back and spoke


    words offort to him, "Don''t be scared, Larry. I''m here. I won''t let anyone else hurt you, not even


    your uncle."


    Larry snuggled tightly into Vanessa''s arms. Suddenly, the tears stopped. Raising his head, Larry


    told Vanessa, "You smell like my mom."


    Vanessa was not sure what he meant.


    Larry exined, "Mommy holds me like this too. I''m not afraid of anything when I''m in my Mommy''s


    arms."


    Vanessaughed, "That''s because I''m a mother. I have a little baby too at home."


    Larry eximed excitedly, "Can I see your little baby?"


    Vanessa nodded, "Of course. He''s inside right now. Let''s go see him."


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    Larry nodded his head and stayed very still in Vanessa''s arms as she carried him into Lawrie''s


    ward. When they entered, Larry was first to throwints at his Uncle Julien. "Uncle Julien''s a


    liar who deceives children. He isn''t cute at all and I don''t want to y with him."


    Vanessa agreed, "Okay, let''s not y with him."


    Delighted, Larry happily said, "You''re the best. You''re pretty, and kind. And, you like me so much."


    Vanessa replied, "You too, Larry."


    Eavesdropping on Vanessa and Larry''s conversation, the corner of Julien''s mouth raised slightly. He


    did not expect Larry to like Vanessa, let alone give her such great praise.


    Children were the marksmen of judging a person''s true character. If a person was kind, the child


    would want to y with him or her. Thus, Julien concluded that Vanessa, at her core, was a kind


    woman.


    Julien had wanted to bring Larry to the hospital so that he could keep Lawriepany since both


    children were of the same age and probably had much inmon. He hoped that the cheerful Larry


    could have a bit of an impact on Lawrie''s sensitive personality, and help bring some joy into Lawrie''s


    life as well.


    Julien had wanted to tell Larry why he had been brought to the hospital the moment they arrived.


    But when Julien spotted Lawrie''s attending doctor, he stopped to ask for an update on Lawrie''s


    condition. Unexpectedly, Larry fled and disappeared out of sight the instant Julien was distracted.


    Fortunately, he found his way to Vanessa.


    Since Larry and Vanessa hit it off so well, there was no longer a need for Julien to persuade Larry to


    come and keep Lawriepany. He believed Larry would do a fine job.


    Julien opened the door and entered. He saw that Larry and Lawrie were already deep in


    conversation with each other. Looks like the two kids who thought of him as a monster had much to


    chat about.


    Julien heard Larry say, "Don''t be scared, kid. I''ve been ill too, but as long as we listen to the doctor,


    take our meds and do exactly as he says, well feel better in no time. Then, we can go home and eat


    whatever we want."


    Lawrie replied indignantly, "I''m three years old, and so are you. We''re the same age, so I''m not a


    kid..."