Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 600

Jared snapped out of it, deliberately wiped the smile off his face, and lightly tapped the kid on the forehead. “You should lighten up, kiddo. You’re too young to act all grown–up.”

The kid retorted, “Sir, it’s just my mature mindset. And judging people by appearances isn’t cool.”

Jared was left speechless by a kid.

Was this kid really not from another timeline?

Jared even suspected that the kid’s body and soul were two different entities.

With work still to handle, Jared told the kid, “I have to hit the books. You play around for a bit, then hit the hay, okay?”

“I just woke up and don’t feel like snoozing this early. Can I go to your study and read?”

Jared chuckled, “But I don’t have any fairy tales here.”,

1 never read fairy tales. Just give me ‘A Brief History of Time“.”

Jared thought the kid was pulling his leg.

After all, a four–year–old reading ‘A Brief History of Time‘ was way over the top.

History of Time‘ but also ‘On the Origin of Species‘

a pretty

he found

the kid was making a

contrary, the kid

on the sofa, not making a peep,

Jared kept stealing

a four–year–old could

didn’t even know

he remembered the kid hacking into the company’s system and

Mr. K. This kid

quickly got

finished his work, it was late into

the

fella was

condition didn’t allow him

the saying goes, the gods are

got up, picked the kid

The kid slept peacefully.

reason, looking at his sleeping face made Jared

emotion welled up in his heart, making him feel like