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.

of Time‘ but also ‘On

considered himself a pretty focused

he found

making a ruckus in the

the contrary, the kid was

sofa, not

kept stealing glances at

how a four–year–old

typical four–year–old didn’t even

he remembered the kid hacking into the company’s system and causing a total blackout in Manhattan, and it

was more inclined to agree with Mr.

quickly got back to

work,

found the kid had crashed on the

little fella was snoozing

condition didn’t

the gods

the kid up,

The kid slept peacefully.

sleeping face

emotion welled up in his