"Don’t say such unlucky things!" Dorian Howards slightly frowned, then thought for a mont and added, "Your arms are short, you might not be able to reach so dishes, so I helped you get so."
"..." Short arms? She doesn’t have that! Her height, her arm length is perfectly normal, okay! Alice Conley was quite speechless, telling Dorian Howards to go drink with Kyle Kinston and her dad, no need to busy himself picking dishes for her. The food in her bowl was enough to make her full.
The three n at the table started drinking, but compared to the casual chat between Dorian Howards and Kyle Kinston, Alice’s father hardly said a few words, mostly buried in eating and drinking.
When they were almost done eating, Kyle Kinston stood up and patted Alice’s father’s shoulder, "Uncle, do you have a cigarette? How about we go out for a smoke and get so fresh air?"
Alice’s father hadn’t had ti to respond when Alice’s mother quickly said, "Yes, yes, we have cigarettes." Saying this, she rummaged out a pack of cigarettes and a lighter, handing them to Alice’s father and suggested, "You should accompany Mr. Kinston outside for so fresh air!"
"Well then, uncle, let’s go." Kyle Kinston smiled at Alice’s father.
Alice’s father had no choice but to get up and follow Kyle Kinston out of the house. They stopped in the passageway, where Alice’s father said, "Let’s smoke here, Mr. Kinston."
"Alright." Kyle Kinston nodded, taking the cigarette handed to him by Alice’s father, then slightly bent down to let Alice’s father light the cigarette for him.
Afterward, Alice’s father took a cigarette for himself and started smoking.
"These cigarettes aren’t of a great brand, you might find them laughable," Alice’s father said.
"They’re alright, these cigarettes cost around 20 bucks a pack, don’t they?" Kyle Kinston said, "Compared to so bad cigarettes I’ve smoked before, these are much better. So cheap local brands can be really choking."
"Mr. Kinston, if you like smoking, I can get you so good cigarettes later," Alice’s father said, but the words sounded more like a cautious attempt to please.
"That’s unnecessary," Kyle Kinston said, "I only smoke occasionally, not a regular smoker, and can’t say I like it. It’s just that sotis when I’m upset or confused, I want to smoke a cigarette to clear my head."
"Is... is that so?" Alice’s father said awkwardly.
"And now, I have a question in my mind. I wonder if uncle could help resolve it," Kyle Kinston continued.
Alice’s father’s expression suddenly beca a bit unnatural, laughing dryly a couple of tis he said, "I don’t have any abilities, how can I help resolve questions."
"This particular question, only you can answer, uncle," Kyle Kinston stared at Alice’s father, speaking softly, "I’d really like to know why you’re so afraid of ."
Alice’s father’s face turned pale all of a sudden, his body trembling uncontrollably, yet he continued denying, "Mr. Kinston, you’re joking, why would I be... be afraid of you."
"Not afraid, really?" Kyle Kinston slightly leaned forward, moved closer to Alice’s father two steps, and suddenly, those phoenix eyes were almost at the sa level as Alice’s father’s eyes.
Alice’s father’s face instantly beca even paler. Those phoenix eyes... In his mories, there used to be a pair of phoenix eyes, very much like the ones before him now.
"Mr. Kinston, if you think I’m afraid of you, then... let’s just say I’m afraid," Alice’s father took a deep breath and said, now seemingly a lot calr, "I’m just a common man, never interacted much with high officials, and I’m deeply afraid of saying the wrong things in front of you, so naturally I dare not say much and will be quite reserved."
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