Lena smiled as she gently stroked Alexander’s head. He didn’t feel distant from her at all. When he noticed she had more pepperoni slices on her pizza, he playfully snatched them.

“Hey, why are you taking my pepperoni?” Lena protested.

“The owner is clearly biased, giving you so much!” Alexander countered.

“No way, you can’t just take them!” Lena chuckled. “These are pepperoni with love from the owner!”

“I am growing and need to eat more!” Alexander quipped.

They chatted and finished their pizzas quickly.

Lena considered ordering another one for Alexander when she heard a sweet voice say, “Miss!” just as she was about to get up.

Surprised, she turned to see a cute little girl dashing toward her. “Nala?”

tightly and nuzzled her head

with two braids and a puffy princess dress. She resembled the princess they had seen at the amusement

she be a real

before asking Lena,

“He’s—”

door. “He’s an excellent student in school. He works really hard.

up. “What brings you

a meal alone with my

Lena shook her head. “I just didn’t expect to see you eating

place is famous, okay?” Elijah sat down and ordered pizzas from Julius. “It’s the weekend, and I’m out with Nala. She got hungry, and I found good reviews for

“Are you personally treating

student but her younger brother when he signaled

didn’t want others to know about their relationship, though he wasn’t sure why. His instinct told

Lena, I’m not full yet. Can I have another

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