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?”

hugged Lena tightly and nuzzled her head against

watched in awe. He had never seen such a pretty little girl with two braids and a puffy princess dress. She resembled

she be a real princess

grinned at him before asking Lena,

“He’s—”

could answer, Elijah’s voice came from the door. “He’s an excellent student in school. He works really hard. Nala, you should study diligently like

smiled and looked up. “What brings you

Can’t I have a

didn’t expect to see you eating at a small place like

the weekend, and I’m out with Nala. She got hungry, and I found good reviews for this place, so we came! I didn’t expect to run into

“Are you personally treating the star student,

that Alexander was not an ordinary student but her younger brother when he signaled her to stop. He shook his head at her, his calm gaze hinting

know about their relationship, though he wasn’t sure

I’m not full yet. Can I have another

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