Chapter 218: The Complicated Matters of the Heart (2/2)

”Daddy, daddy!”

”This is how it works!”

”Mommy asked me last night about what is the 4% of 75...”

”I was really confused and I didn't get to answer it since Mommy didn't let me use paper and pen.”

”But when I was trying to sleep last night. I suddenly thought—what if I flip the percentages and find the 75% of 4 instead?”

”Ah!” Calvin exclaimed in shock.

”See!” Cecilia looked so excited and proud that she was practically bouncing up and down.

Calvin stared at the young lass with widened eyes as if he was looking at a genius. It has to be known that even though the formula she just used was commonplace on Earth.

Most people in Las Felipinas didn't even know how to read nor write.

This was why Calvin thought that she had done a remarkable feat, enough for her to be considered as a child genius.

”Wow... Cecilia, you're a genius!”

Calvin carried Cecilia onto his shoulder and the young lass laughed.

”Daddy, you better give me some rewards, hmmph!” Cecilia teased.

Charlotte noticed the commotion and she stared at the scene in shock, ”Calvin?”

”It's fine, this young lass isn't that heavy at all.” Calvin snickered.

Charlotte didn't know what to say but a sweet feeling started to surface in her heart.

”Wheeew~” Someone whistled from upstairs. It was Ashlynn who couldn't help but tease, ”It's still so early in the morning, yet the family's already showing some public display of affection, eh? What about us singles? Are you trying to universally mock us for being single dogs?”

”Hey, shut up, Ashlynn!” Calvin glared at Ashlynn.

”Yeah, that's right, Calvin! If you are going to flirt with your family, bring it outside! I'm trying to drink a cup of coffee in peace here!”

A frequent customer also took advantage of this opportunity to cajole.

”All right, fine. Shut up now, okay?” Calvin swept his gaze across the rowdy customers, ”Say one more thing and I'll make sure to remove the buy two get one more cup of coffee promo!”

”I-I want to apologize...”

The man who cajoled quickly apologized, eliciting a wave of laughter from the other customers.

With laughter from here and there, the scene became picturesquely beautiful for Calvin.

Back then, didn't he also wish for peaceful times like this?

But it's not like Calvin didn't want that to happen anymore on the current timeline.

It was just that... the status quo needed to be changed first.

Calvin had to annihilate the invaders, or he must do something that would prevent them from going into the world of Las Felipinas. Until Calvin had done all of his duties, he knew that he couldn't rest and indulge himself in scenes like this.

But...

Why does it feel so good?

Why does it feel so good to be surrounded by people whom you liked and also loved you?

Calvin shook his head.

Looking at Cecilia, he said, ”Since my daughter here has done so well in her studies. It's about time that she gets her reward...”

”Oooh!” Cecilia clapped her small hands together and replied, ”Daddy! Daddy! What's my reward going to be?”

”Let's see...” Calvin thought for a while.

But his thinking bore no fruit, for he truly had no idea where to bring a child to have fun in Ashmelion.

If Cecilia was a middle-aged man, then he knew just where the two of them could have fun.

But Cecilia was only a six-year-old girl, so Calvin found himself unable to think of any answer as to where he could bring the young lass for fun. Now that he was thinking about it, was there even a child-friendly place in Ashmelion? In this City that Never Sleeps?

Calvin made a sidelong glance at Charlotte. A smile quickly spread on his face.

He found his scapegoat.

”Wife, would you like to go out today and have some fun?” Calvin said these words with a kind-natured smile on his face, but Charlotte abruptly froze when she heard what he had said.

”You... Calvin! What are you doing saying those things so early in the morning and with so many people around us!” Charlotte hurriedly rushed over to Calvin's side and pinched his waist.

”Ah! Ah! AAAH! What did I do?!” The pain that washed over Calvin's body came so suddenly that he couldn't help but shout.

Ashlynn and Bruce laughed upstairs as they observed the two from the loft.

Ron Samuel also had a smile on his face while James Branzuela shook his head, ”What a farce.”

The former heard what he said and Ron Samuel couldn't help but ask, ”Are you jealous of them, James?”

”C-C-Captain?!” James Branzuela was startled by Ron Samuel's words that he couldn't help but take a step back.

”Hahaha, nevermind.” Ron Samuel chuckled and he couldn't help but glance at Ashlynn.

It probably never crossed Ashlynn's mind before but Ron Samuel wasn't as dense as she had thought.

The former knew that Ashlynn liked him.

But he also knew that James Branzuela had some feelings for the rowdy and boisterous Ashlynn.

Letting out a sigh, Ron Samuel muttered to himself.

”What a pain...”