Daniel had never expected that a single careless comment would end up costing him half an hour—just to comfort a crying child.
Fortunately, he had plenty of clones, each busy with different tasks, so spending thirty minutes wasn't a significant problem.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Charlotte had finally calmed down after being coaxed for a while.
But almost immediately afterward, a surge of fiery anger ignited in her chest.
That damned bastard… that scoundrel—he was teasing me the whole time?!
Charlotte felt a wave of indignation swell up within her. Her delicate mouth parted to reveal two sharp, pearly-white tiger teeth. She bared them with an adorable fury, preparing to lunge forward and bite Daniel on the neck.
But Daniel's reaction was too fast.
Just as Charlotte was about to launch her adorable "attack," his figure vanished from sight.
She swung her small, clenched fists in the direction where he'd disappeared, frustration boiling over.
