Chapter 1960


    Chapter 1960


    "Ste, I''ve saved a lot of money. Can I take you out to y tomorrow? No Uncle Keegan this time,"


    Coco said via voice message.


    Ste paused for a moment, then grinned. "Sure, but I''ve got something going on during the day. Can


    we meet up in the evening?"


    Coco, who hadn''t slept yet, texted almost instantly, [Okay!]


    Perhaps feeling she was too forward, she took a while to type another message, [Ste, why are you


    not asleep yet?]


    [Just waiting for your Uncle Keegan,] Ste replied.


    [Is he working overtime again?] Coco questioned.


    [Sort of.]


    Coco then sent another voice message saying, "You''re a nice person, Ste."


    Ste was confused.


    "Uncle Keegan said you''re a good-looking, a good cook, and a good actor. Now that I''ve met you, I


    think you''re better than he described. Chatting with you is great. You''re good atforting me. And


    you''re nice because you wait for Uncle Keegan. Everything about you is nice. I really like you," Coco


    exined.


    Taken aback, Ste thought, ''Do kids these days throwpliments around like nothing?'' She blushed.


    But she had a question to ask Coco, so she just called Coco, "Coco, when''s your birthday?"


    "Tomorrow."


    Her response left Ste stunned. "Tomorrow?"


    "Uncle Keegan says I can pick any day for my birthday. If I wanna celebrate it tomorrow while hanging


    out with you, then tomorrow it is."


    Ste rubbed her temples and said, "Sweetie, I''m asking about the birthday on your records."


    "It''s the same as Uncle Keegan''s."


    "You share a birthday with Keegan?" Ste was caught off guard.


    ''Keegan''s birthday is at the end of this month, not in September. Was my guess wrong?'' she thought.


    "Coco, has Uncle Keegan ever told you about your mom and dad?"


    Coco replied, "Yeah. He told me my mom''s a housewife, and my dad''s the chief. He also said that I


    looked like a burnt matchstick."


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    Ste thought that Coco was a bit on the lean and darker side, but calling her a burnt matchstick was a


    little harsh. ''I can''t believe he said that. Hahaha.''


    Ste bit her lip and stayed silent, her nose letting out sporadic bursts of heavy breathing.


    Coco gritted her teeth, "Laugh if you want. I feel more humiliated if you hold it in."


    As soon as she said that, Ste burst intoughter, "Hahaha."


    Coco was speechless. Her thoughts of Ste being kind shattered immediately.


    ''Ste sleeps in the same bed as Uncle Keegan, and the nurse who looked after her before said that


    those who sleep together are simr people.''


    ''She''s just as cheeky as Uncle Keegan. They both love messing with me!'' thought Coco.


    "Coco- Hahaha. Truth is- Haha. I think being tan is healthy. Hahaha..."


    Ste tried to cheer up the kid, but she couldn''t stopughing when she recalled what Keegan had


    said, and herforting words got lost in theughter.


    Coco remained poker-faced. "Thanks for mocking me."


    Ste didn''t mean tough. But she couldn''t resist it when Coco mimicked Keegan''s tone with a


    straight face.


    Even though Coco wasn''t pleased with the teasing, she didn''t hang up. Instead, she asked, "Ste, am


    I really that tan?"