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After a while, Ava came out with a dozen brand-new disposable cups. Ste was holding a needle and
thread in her hand.
Frank was afraid that Ava could not reach far enough, so he followed closely behind her and prepared
to help. Meanwhile, Trevon stood at the door like a boss, preparing to watch them set up everything.
He did not intend to lift a finger at all.
As long as Natalie wasn’t busy, it wouldn’t attract his attention at all.
In the distance, Ste stood on her tiptoes and reached out to pull down a branch. Ava was putting
strings on the disposable paper cups. Frank helped to hang them. Each person had a division ofbor,
so it was not tiring to get things sorted. Seeing that Ste beside him was limited in height, Frank
nced at her but did not show any sign of helping her out. He kindly reminded her, “The Turner family
has chairs.”
“If you had extended your precious hand, would I have to jump around like a rabbit?” Ste
Frank did not seem to hear Ste’sint. He still had no intention of helping. He stood quietly
beside Ava and waited to hang the cups.
Ste stoppedining. In any case, Frank might as well have written “Exclusively for Ava” on his
forehead with a ck marker.
Seeing that Ste was struggling so much, Ava also found it to be quite tiring for her. “Frank, can you
help lower the branch down? I’ll hang the cup up.”
“Sure, I’ll listen to you.”
A branch was pulled down by Frank. Ste immediately reached out to hang a cup. The two of them
hung the paper cups from different angles.
Ste cursed in her heart. She should not havee. Now she had to watch Frank and Ava act all
romantic while she hung the cups.
Seeing that the three of them were busy, Natalie urged the man who was incredibly free, “Go and help.
Otherwise, Ste feels left out.”
Trevon still did not move. His reason for it was very strange. He said in a nice tone, “Jumping will be
good for her. She may even grow taller.”
Natalie rolled her eyes. “If you don’t want to go, then don’t. Why bother making
up
that kind of excuse?” she thought.
“What are you all doing?” Joseph’s pleasant voice came from behind as he walked towards them.
Natalie turned her body sideways so that Joseph could see what they were doing. Trevón, however,
continued to stand in his original position, not moving at all. It was as if he was glued to the spot. He did
not feel that he was blocking the doorway at all.
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Joseph nced at the gun in Trevon’s hand. “Are you preparing topete with each other?”
“Yes. He’s going topete with Frank to see who has the best aim. They’re hanging stuff up now,”
Natalie exined as she carried her son.
Joseph watched from the doorway as Ste jumped three times but still failed to hook the cup on the
branch. She probably wanted to hang the cup higher. However, she was limited by her height. Joseph
could not stand watching it anymore. He walked over and reached out to lower the branch. “You can
hang it
now.”
“Thank you, Joseph. That is very nice of you.” Ste pouted and said. There was a hint of sarcasm in
her tone.
Ever since Joseph arrived, Ste no longer needed to jump around anymore. It was much easier for
her.
There was strength in numbers. After more than ten minutes, the scattered cups hung on the branches
and swayed in the wind.
The
pure white cups had cute graffiti on them. They were quite a sight.
Jasper couldn’t hold the gun. He could only slide out of his mother’s arms and get the bullets from
inside the box. He handed it to his father who was still standing in the way. “Daddy, here.”
Trevon saw the anticipation in his son’s eyes and bent down slightly. He picked up his son with one arm
and took the bullets from him. “I’ll teach youter.”
“Okay,” Jasper obediently replied. When he was with Trevon, Jasper was usually more obedient.
After he was done, Frank slowly walked towards the door. He rubbed Jasper’s little head and raised his
chin. “How are we going topete?”
Trevon said, “Ten rounds, best of three.”
“What’s the bet?” Frank asked.
“My wife will not agree to a big bet, but a small bet is fine,” Trevon said seriously. He vividly portrayed
himself as a henpecked husband, as though he couldn’t wait to tell the world that his wife had the final
say.
He even had a smug expression and a smile on his face. Natalie felt very exasperated by his behavior.
Frank chuckled. “We can take the healthy route. The loser has to run twops around the manor. It’s
the same as working out.”
Joseph, who had always been a steady personality, suddenly interrupted, “I’ll try
too.”
“Joseph, you’re participating too?” Ava said in surprise.
“Yes, it’s rare for our family toe together at the same time. Why not have a
good time together, right, Jasper?” After saying that, Joseph pinched Jasper’s
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earlobe.
Trevon handed the gun to Joseph and continued to carry his son. “It’s a virtue to respect the old and
love the young. You first, Joseph.”
Natalie rolled her eyes. Trevon was being way too dramatic.
Upon hearing that, Joseph smiled faintly and did not refuse. He took the gun and raised it. He nced
at a cup, removed the safety catch on the toy gun, and pulled the trigger. The bullet urately hit a cup
and it shook.
Ste stood behind him like a cheerleader. “Wow! You are too urate. Very impressive.”
This method ofpetition was quite good. It did not waste a lot of paper cups and they did not need
to be hung up again. As long as the bullets hit the cup, they could hear and see it. It would not break
and could be used by the next person.
After firing five shots, a wind started to blow through the courtyard. The tree branches kept swaying as
the wind swept through them. The cups also danced along in the wind. It was very tough for the person
who was firing the gun to aim. The difficulty had increased.
Ava felt that such a lively asion was rare. She wanted to remember this beautiful moment, so she
took out her phone and started to capture it.
She started filming the way her brother raised the gun. Joseph was wearing a shirt with the sleeves
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rolled up to his elbows. His eyes were narrowed as he aimed at the target. He waspletely focused
as if no one around him could disturb him.
Ava took a few photos of her brother and sent them to her sister-inw upstairs.
At the side, Ste was even more excited than the person shooting. She kept staring at the cup and
was almost cross-eyed. She held her breath with every shot.
Due to the resistance of the wind, Joseph missed three shots. He gave the gun to Trevon. “Jasper, let
me carry you. Let’s watch your father’s performance. We can count together, okay?”
Every time the sigh.
gun
missed a shot, Ste and Ava would express their pity and
Joseph, on the other hand, did not care. It was just a game to begin with, so there was no need to take
it seriously. The corners of his mouth were always turned up into a smile, and he appeared extremely
gentle.
Trevon raised the gun confidently and raised his eyebrows at Natalie. It was as if he was saying, “Look
at me.” He held the gun with one hand and fired 10 shots at the cups in one go. Every shot hit the cups,
and the cups that were hit were still shaking in the air. He praised in an indifferent tone, “This gun is not
bad.” Joseph did not speak and only smiled faintly. Frank looked at Trevon in disdain. “I paid a lot for it.”
Frank was a little hésitant when he saw Ava’s expectant gaze, but he still made up his mind. At the
beginning of his turn, every shot hit the cups urately. In the
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end, he made two mistakes, and in the middle, he made two mistakes. The final result was Trevon first,
Joseph second, and Frank third.
Thest ce was fake. Joseph could tell, and so could Trevon. Trevon secretly cursed Frank for being
a scheming bitch.
Because Frank didn’t put in his best, Trevon did not mention anything about running. It would make him
look ssless. He slowly bent down and said to his son, “Take the gun.”
Thepetition ended.
Ste also took a lot of photos. Joseph went upstairs to see Christina, while Ste went to the living
room to y with her phone.
Frank and Ava stood arm in arm at the side, watching Jasper y with the gun. Trevon was teaching
him, and three of them were watching. Jasper’s height was short, and the gun was a little big for him. It
was difficult to hold it steadily without help, let alone shoot.
After ying for a while, the courtyard was filled with the sound of Ava’s cheering, Natalie’s
encouraging voice, and Jasper’s excitedughter.
After dinner, Frank did not want to
Ava how to shoot. Ste stood at th Vaste the venue. In the courtyard, he taught
door peeling oranges. She ate oranges while watching how affectionate Frank and Ava were being.
Trevon leisurely brought his son along to be an audience too.
Jasper wondered, “Is the toy really for me or for the adults to y with?”
Natalie chatted with Emma in the living room. She initially nned to stay for a few days before she
went back, but she felt uneasy leaving the two children at home. After much consideration, she decided
to go back to Athana tomorrow. Perhaps this was what it meant to be a parent. Sometimes, when the
children were by her side, she would feel that they were noisy. When they were not by her side, she
would start thinking about them and missing them. She would not be used to it.
“Natalie, if you’re worried about the children, why don’t you let Jasper stay here for a few days? Your
uncle and I will send him back.” Emma held Natalie’s hand and patted it gently.
Angie said, “You can just go back with us. Don’t worry, Rachel can handle them. Don’t underestimate
your mother-inw’s ability. When she was young, she was not inferior to men in terms of capability.
She’s a man of her word.”
Natalie knew what Angie/said was true. Back then, Peggy was also very afraid of her mother-inw.
Even Theo listened to Rachel’s arrangements.
However, Natalie still wanted to go back. After all, they were twins. It was tiring for her mother-inw to
take care of them at night. In addition, her mother-inw always did everything herself, so it was even
more tiring. “Aunt Emma, I’lle next time. You’re already busy enough now. If I leave Jasper here,
you’ll be too
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tired. When the two children are a little older, we’lle over to stay for a while, if you don’t mind the
noise then.”
“Alright. I’ll be overjoyed then. Why would I find them noisy? Your uncle can’t wait for so many people
to be at home every day.”
Emma stroked Natalie’s hair and looked at her with a doting gaze. She was relieved. “Then, I won’t
force you. You can make your own arrangements. Don’t be afraid of troubling us. We like to be busier
too.”
“I understand.”
“It is really impressive that Rachel has a daughter-inw like you. You’re still thinking about your
mother-inw’s hard work even aftering out to y,” Angie praised. Afterparing, she felt that
her daughter was not good in any way. She sighed in her heart.
The topic began to derail. Angie nced secretively at her daughter outside the door. “Emma, do you
have any good candidates for sons-inw like Joseph? Can you arrange one for Ste?”
Emma and Natalie remained silent for a long time. Seeing that the two of them did not answer, Angie
continued, “I’ve decided to change the way I educate Ste. Since my persuasion can no longer help
her improve, perhaps dating will. I want to find a more mature man to guide her and help her get
better.”
Natalie was speechless. She could note up with a reason to refute such a strange education
method.
Without waiting for Emma to answer, Ste jumped out and said, “Mom, what are you saying? Chris
hasn’t even started a family yet. Why is it my turn?”
Ste had coincidentally run out of oranges. She hade in and was about to get some peanuts or
something to munch on when she heard her mother. She was so frightened that she almost slipped on
the spot.
She would never have thought that her mother would skip her brother and have designs on her.