Thus, North left his seat and went over to a roomier spot. Brian had been teaching him how to fight lately. North was someone who knew what was good for him, too. Even though he loved playing around most of the time, he was always fully attentive when it was time for his lessons. This was one of the reasons why Brian was fond of him.

It wasn’t just because they were related, but also because North was genuinely a decent boy. North warmed up a bit before crouching down and getting into a ready stance. His little face was serious and stern as he balled his fists and began showing off what he learned.

By the time he finished, beads of sweat had. gathered all along his forehead, and the crowd clapped enthusiastically for him as they showered him with praises.

Their compliments made North a little. embarrassed. He sat down at the table and the game continued. As luck would have it, North was now the one with the highest number, though it wasn’t Brian who had the lowest, but Nathan instead. Nathan eyed North as he wondered whether it would be better to drink the wine or fulfill the little boy’s request instead.

liked being forced to drink, but at the same time, Nathan knew that North was full of mischievous ideas. He might

grinned at Nathan. “Are you drinking, or are you doing what I tell you to?” Nathan closed his eyes and

trust in him, he decided not to take it too far. “I want

they heard that because this was the perfect opportunity for Nathan. He chuckled as his eyes moved toward Kate. At the same time, she turned bright red as she huffed at North. What kind of a request

got up and walked over to Kate. “Looks like you’ll

huffed. “Because I wouldn’t dare to hug any other woman besides you. I don’t want to

to hug her. As he held her in his arms today, everything felt more real to him. His heart settled down. He whispered in her ear, “I like you,

when she heard him. Her heart. started thumping wildly and her mind went blank for a moment. Even her face turned scarlet at once, and she could still

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