Chapter 143: Chapter 143

"Look," Paige said with a beaming smile, showing off her trophies.

Julian sighed helplessly. Clearly, money wasn’t an issue, but he couldn’t understand why she was so focused on it.

However, Paige wasn’t concerned about the money at all. Julian pinched her waist playfully and asked, "Why did you turn off your location earlier? Where did you go?"

Paige feigned a sudden realization and said, "Oh, how did it turn off? I might have hit it by accident..."

Julian stared intently at Paige, "Hmm?"

Julian took out his phone and showed Paige the webpage on the screen.

Paige saw the headline about a midnight street race at the mountain top.

Paige, "..." Did that race seriously make it into the news?

Those rich kids must have been bored and paid for the publicity themselves, right?

Paige scratched her nose, "I just went along for some fun."

"Went along?" Julian asked, "Did Miles, from the Morgan Family, take you there?"

Paige, "Yeah, he dragged me with him."

At that moment, Miles, who had just returned home, shivered, sensing that something bad was about to happen to him.

But he didn’t really do anything, did he?

Paige played dumb, and Julian was in no mood to argue with her, so the matter passed.

Paige breathed a sigh of relief as Julian rested his chin on her shoulder, clinging to her back like a koala.

Paige nudged him, "Come on, let’s go to bed."

Julian shook his head, staying close to Paige, unwilling to move on his own.

Paige threatened, "If you don’t move, I’ll drag you."

Paige raised an eyebrow, "Are you sure?"

Julian was just teasing; he couldn’t seriously expect Paige to carry him.

Even though she had been exercising and growing stronger, Julian still felt like he might break her if he applied even a little force.

But he decided to act spoiled, "I want you to carry me."

"Fine, I’ll carry you then."

Before Julian could respond, Paige hoisted him onto her back.

Julian froze, and so did Sonny Chambers and the robot who happened to come out and see the scene.

Sonny asked indignantly, "Hawthorne Devil, are you even human? Paige is so tiny, and you want her to carry you?"

He ran over to pull Julian down, "I never thought you’d be , Julian!"

He said, self-righteously.

Then he looked at Paige, "Paige, don’t listen to him. If anyone’s carrying you, it should be me!"

Then, in a cunning move, he quickly jumped onto Paige’s back, "Paige, carry me, carry me."

Julian, with a grim expression, pulled Sonny off.

Sonny protested, "Hawthorne Devil, why?"

Julian tossed him onto the robot’s back, "You wanted a ride, right? Let it carry you all night."

This kid was always scheming and competing for attention. It was enough already!

Too much TV drama, maybe?

He tried to get down but found himself really stuck to the robot’s back, unable to move.

Paige tapped Sonny on the forehead, "Have some respect, what are you shouting for?"

Feeling aggrieved, Sonny said, "Brother-in-law, I was wrong."

Julian asked him, "Will you want to be carried again?"

Sonny, being obedient, "No, I never want to be carried again."

Sonny was confused for a moment before he realized and reluctantly promised.

"When you’re around, I won’t show up in front of The Great Demon Sterling!"

Sonny was finally let down, gave Julian a glare, and curled up on the sofa sulking.

He felt like he was the most pitiful child in the world.

And after being there for a long time, Paige didn’t even coax him a little.

He peeked over and found them kissing in front of him.

He’s just a kid, and these adults are so shameless!

Sonny immediately covered his eyes and, as a bonus, covered the robot’s eyes too.

"You’ll get eye infections!"

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The kindergarten required parents to take their children for a medical check-up.

Early the next morning, Paige and Julian took Sonny to the hospital.

Sonny saw other kids holding their parents’ hands, but his parents were holding hands with each other, leaving him out.

Sonny felt like an anomaly, so he sneaked up to hold Paige’s hand.

But Paige shook him off.

He tried again, and Paige shook him off once more.

In despair, Sonny eventually just clung to Paige’s clothes, so he wouldn’t seem like an unloved orphan.

Their group drew a lot of attention in the hospital because of their stunning looks, and people around them were full of compliments.

Sonny heard someone say he was cute and would grow up to be a handsome guy, feeling smug, he told Paige, "Did you hear that? Everyone says I’m cute, so you two are lucky to hang out with me."

Paige glanced at him, "They’re just being polite. Do you really believe it?"

Feeling utterly hopeless, he wanted to hide in the bathroom to calm down.

He told Paige, "I’m going to the bathroom."

Paige, "Come back soon. Eating crap won’t solve your problems."

But after going to the bathroom, Sonny didn’t return for a long time.

It wasn’t until half an hour later that Sonny finally came back.

He found Paige and Julian still in the same place, and during that half-hour he was gone, neither of them had thought to look for him.

He glared at Paige, "I almost went missing, and you didn’t worry?"

Paige, "Weren’t you just in the bathroom all this time?"

"How did you know I was in the bathroom all this time?"

Paige didn’t respond.

Sonny, "Aren’t you curious why I was in the bathroom for so long?"

"Isn’t it because you’re captivated by the smell of the bathroom?"

He felt like he didn’t want to live, but was too scared to die.

During the medical check-up, Sonny kept emphasizing that he’d lost weight recently.

However, when he stepped on the scale, he found he hadn’t lost weight, and had actually gained three pounds.

Despite all his hardship and exhaustion, why had he gained weight?

The doctor even praised his physique, "The boy is quite robust. You’re raising him well."

Sonny, "...", How can you say I’m well?

Can’t you see that I’m internally shattered?

He had no idea how much longer he could endure this life, sob sob...

In the evening, Penelope Thatcher called Paige with her usual complaints and asked to meet up.

Every month, if Penelope didn’t see Paige for a few days, she’d feel uncomfortable and cause trouble.

To prevent any trouble, Paige went to meet her.

When Paige arrived at the bar where Penelope was, she noticed Penelope from a distance.

But she also noticed that the guy next to Penelope looked familiar.

After pondering for a while, she recalled that he was Wendy’s boyfriend, Wes Biber.

At that moment, Wes was sitting next to Penelope, chatting with her while she gazed at him with an adoring look.

Paige walked over, casually asking Penelope, "What’s up?"

Wes looked startled when he saw Paige, "Miss Sterling, I didn’t expect you to know Miss Thatcher too?"

Paige glanced at him, "It’s quite a coincidence. I keep seeing you around."

A few days ago, he had been harassing Summer Xavier, and she had caught him in the act.

Wes appeared a bit embarrassed, "Heh, Miss Sterling, it seems we’re fated to meet."