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Jeremiah walked up to her, ruffled her hair, “You look so down in the dumps.”
“Also not feeling down.” Paulette looked up, chin resting on the pillow, looking up at him, “It’s just that suddenly an uncle popped up and wants to see me, I’m not sure how to face it.”
“Suddenly?”
“Um.”
It was really sudden.
“He is my mom’s younger brother, but they moved abroad when I was very young, so I didn’t see him much.”
Paulette pouted and with a rare look of confusion in her eyes, “He said Mom left me an inheritance.”
Jeremiah looked at the delicate and small face in front of him, with deep eyes, and whispered after a while, “Nervous?”
”
Paulette’s eyes widened suddenly, “How did you know?”
The man couldn’t help but chuckle, “Ms. Davenport, your emotions are written all over your face, it’s hard not to see.”
“Where did that come from…”
She clearly hid it well.
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Paulette didn’t realize it herself, but now her tone is full of a cute and sweet vibe, which is completely different from when she talks to others.
“I just didn’t know…if he really wanted to leave me an inheritance, or if he had some other motive.”
I have no memory of this person at all, Paulette didn’t want anything to happen again, tarnishing that small bond of blood relation.
Jeremiah gently took her little hand and placed it in his palm, saying, “No matter what he’s up to, since he’s here, let’s show some respect to our elders, and if all else fails, I’ve got your back.”
His voice was neither fast nor slow, with a unique lazy and deep tone.
Paulette suddenly calmed down, as if all the tension had disappeared.
“Okay, just wait for him to contact you, okay?”
“Okay.”
“Let’s go, let’s eat first.”
Jeremiah’s tone rose at the end of his words, pulling people up from the couch, “Look what Larissa cooked.”
He acted like he didn’t notice anything, just casually taking Paulette to the
restaurant.
One in front, one behind, just half a step apart.
Paulette looked down her arm and saw the man’s bony fingers, holding hands with her, even feeling each other’s warmth.
Her cheeks were getting redder and redder.
She thought, I guess I’m almost cooked shrimp.
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“Paulette…”
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Jeremiah turned around and saw the girl behind him, her head almost touching the ground, with pink skin showing on both sides of her cheeks.
He joked and then lowered his head.
The tone was magnetic and captivating.
“Feeling shy?”
“No way!”
Paulette answered quickly and anxiously, pushing Jeremiah’s hand away in a fit of anger, and said seriously, “I… I blushed because of Larissa. Larissa taught me to cook two dishes this afternoon, and I failed both of them. Isn’t that a waste of ingredients? I’m embarrassed!”
After saying that, she felt even more embarrassed.
What’s going on?
Still embarrassed…
Jeremiah didn’t think she was crazy, right?
Seeing the girl’s frustrated look, Jeremiah couldn’t help but smile, then quickly composed himself and said seriously, “Well, although Ms. Davenport didn’t succeed, she really worked hard. She can take a break now and recharge, and then come back when she’s feeling better.”
Paulette hesitated and looked at him, “Do you… think I’m stupid?”
“Where’s the dumb one?”
Jeremiah motioned for her to sit down, “As far as I know, Ms. Davenport is a highly intelligent woman who can even skip two levels. I’m no match
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for her.”
Paulette knew it was just small talk, but she couldn’t help but smile.
She muttered quietly, “You didn’t used to say that before.”
It seems that people do change at different stages.
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Young Jeremiah, though he said a lot of encouraging words, also gave her a lot of teasing and setbacks.
Paulette didn’t know that boys usually don’t know how to express their feelings. Whether it works or not is beside the point, but playing pranks to get attention is their usual trick.
And Jeremiah-
Couldn’t help it.
Larissa watched the young couple getting along so well, her eyes almost squinting into a line.
She went back to the kitchen and called Valeria on her phone.
“Mrs. Swanson, I think Jeremiah wasn’t lying. He should be able to bring Paula back to meet you soon. I can see… those two are really hitting it off!”
Valeria laughed and said, “Larissa, all that time you spend on the internet is paying off. You even know how to use idioms… But tell me, how did they become so close?”
No wonder she was so nosy.
I really can’t imagine what it’s like for a son who has never been close to girls to start dating.
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And Jeremiah was so sarcastic, didn’t he upset Paula?
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Larissa glanced in the direction of the restaurant, then lowered her voice again.
