As soon as Maddox exited the car, he went inside.
A small figure was leaning against the door. The figure looked at him with displeasure and sought to block his path.
"Daddy, you're really such a copycat. You clearly had a meeting to attend but skipped it. How could you follow us here and shirk your responsibilities?" The person who spoke was Beanie.
The little fella was tall and gangly, yet he looked way too short when standing side-by-side with Maddox. Beanie wasn't going to lose. He thought to himself that he had to eat and exercise more so that he would tower over Maddox after growing up.
When he heard that, an icy smile appeared on Maddox's lips. He walked up to the little guy and reached out to place his hand on his head.
Beanie didn't take it lying down. He struggled to push Maddox's hand off him, but there was no way that a child's strength could compare to an adult's.
Thus, Beanie's only choice was to have his head pressed on by Maddox.
Seeing that his son was unable to escape, Maddox couldn't hold back his laughter. "How dare you speak tolike that when you can't even break free from my palm?" Beanie was thoroughly infuriated! He glared at Maddox and suddenly yelled, "Mommy, look! Daddy is bullying me!" After hearing Beanie call for his mom, Maddox stopped with a speed faster than lightning. He quickly returned to how he usually was, as if it was a completely different person who was just taunting Beanie. Beanie took that opportunity to run away after Maddox let go.
Maddox scrutinized the place and found that Minerva wasn't there at all. The little guy who had been in front of him had already slipped away.
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Was Beanie really his son? Apart from his looks, he didn't have any similarities with him at all. How could Beanie be so cunning at such a young age? He even wanted to hog Maddox's woman all to himself. It seemed that he had to pick out a future fiancee for Beanie to focus on so that he would not squabble with him for Minerva's attention.
After noticing that Maddox was there, Vera immediately let out a sigh internally. It was fortunate that her mother had the foresight to ask her to cook more. Otherwise, there might not have been enough food for everyone.
However, she was quite taken aback. Minerva had told her that Maddox had a meeting to attend, but in the end, he cover anyway. He was no doubt a clingy husband.
That group of otherworldly people were currently having lunch at her house. Vera herself had married Quill and given birth to a pair of twins.
Everything was so perfect that it didn't seem real.
She had never imagined that she would stay with these people and would even becfamily to them.
After Beanie cin, he sat next to Minerva. He held onto her arm while saying something with a sad expression. Maddox was standing behind him, his face stormy. Without waiting for Beanie to finish what he had to say, Maddox picked him up by the collar and set him down on the seat beside him.
Then, Maddox took Beanie's previous seat beside Minerva.
Vera was at a loss when she saw that. Should she laugh or cry? She even ruminated over whether Quill would beclike Maddox when their sons grew up. However, after giving it sthought, she felt like he wouldn't do that. He was a more reserved man. Although he had becmore playful after they got together, his core personality would not change.
Even if there was a change, it wouldn't be that drastic.
Hence, he would never beclike Maddox.
After Beanie was carried over, he was so angry that he crossed his arms together and refused to talk. He had to figure out a way to pay Maddox back for it later in the evening.
Minerva seemed to not want to bother herself with the war between her husband and son. After all, it had becnormal for Beanie and Maddex to fight for superiority She would just turn a blind eye to Maddox's actions and look as though she knew nothing about it.
Anyway, she knew that Beanie would make Maddox pay for what he did to him. Then, the father and son would repeatedly continue plotting away.
It was not necessarily a good thing to be too smart.
She silently hugged Jelly Bean. She suddenly felt that her silly daughter was adorable in her own right.
When Quill returned from work, he was met with the sight of that group of people sitting in the house; it was a lively scene. His wife and children were there, as well as his sister, brother-in-law, and their children. They were all together.
"Quill, you're back." "Uncle." Beanie and Jelly Bean shouted.
The coldness in Quill's eyes was replaced by tenderness. He nodded, then met Maddox's gaze.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmMen were not as intimate with each other as women, who would talk and laugh with each other, were. What's more, both of them were the aloof sort of men. If Quill was just an ordinary man, Maddox would just ignore him. However, Quill was his wife's elder brother and his brother-in-law. Hence, Maddox nodded to him as a sign of greeting, and Quill returned the gesture.
He took off his coat, washed his hands, then sat down beside Vera.
"Where's Mom?" He thought that it was strange that he didn't see Mabie. He seemed to have heard her voice through the phone when he called.
Vera wanted to get up and serve him food, but he took the empty plate from her hand and went to help himself. After he cback, she explained, "She just received a phone call just now from the restaurant saying that something had cup. Mom was worried about it, so she didn't stay for lunch. She also senta text a moment ago saying that she will have lunch at the restaurant today."
"Okay." He nodded, then turned to look at Minerva, who was sitting Whim. He m opposite him. He noticed that her cheeks were rosy. It was obvious that she had been living a good life. His opinion of Maddox improved slightly.
"It looks like you have been treating my younger sister well. Her complexion looks healthy."
Upon hearing that, Maddox's brows furrowed deeply. He reached out and pulled Minerva into Xis embrace. He whispered into her ear, "My dear wife, into did you hear that? Your brother said that I've been treating you well." She didn't expect him to hug her in front of everyone. Even though everyone knew that they were lovey-dovey, it was rather embarrassing to be so open.
When she thought about that, she reached out to push him away. She whispered, "We're in someone else's home, don't do things like this." He leaned in and kissed her directly on the cheek. "Okay. Then I'll hug you again after we go back htonight." His words made the comers of her lips twitch. Couldn't he have a little more self-control? Be that as it may, Quill wasn't embarrassed in the slightest. On the contrary, he found Maddox rather delightful.
His brother-in-law needed to be that things despite way, unafraid of doing things despite bystanders' opinions, Minerva would suffer if he was the sort who took things to heart and was worried about everything. It was good that Maddox was the way he was.
After lunch, Minerva still wanted to play with the twins for a while more, but Maddox took her away. Beanie was left behind.
On the way back, Maddox looked at Minerva with a serious expression.
"Don't you think that our son has grown up?" "Yes? He has indeed grown a lot taller this year." "It's tto get him a fiancee." She was dumbfounded.
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