Chapter 184

Just as Leon was racking his brains, a somewhat irritated shout came from the direction of the Happiness Apartment hall.

Hurrying out the front door, she grabbed Melanie by the back of the collar, catching the trouble-making younger sister who hadn’t escaped in time. Anna stood with one hand on her hip, angrily pulling on her ear and said, “Don’t talk nonsense! Miss Amy just moved in next door, she’s only visiting the neighbors, how did she become your sister-in-law?”

Amy?

Upon hearing Anna’s scolding, Leon thought for a moment and remembered the young lady from Chal Department Store. Before he knew she was the boss’s daughter at Chal Department Store, he had recommended she move to Happiness Apartment.

But after she was kidnapped by the Marcellini Family, moving over was put on hold. After Leon saved her from Rose Manor, he thought she probably wouldn’t consider moving anymore, but surprisingly, she still came over.

“Anna.”

Under the watchful eyes of the burly old man, Leon cautiously approached the fence. Suffering from an episode of “kind older brother syndrome,” he couldn’t help but plead for mercy for Melanie, who was being pulled around and yelping: “She’s still young and probably doesn’t understand the meaning of those words. A little lesson to let her know not to say things recklessly is enough; there’s no need to go overboard… Hey, look, her ears are turning red.”

“That’s right, Anna-nee, let go.”

Seeing Leon speak up, William beside him also nodded seriously and chimed in:

“She even told me that after Big Brother marries Sister Amy, I should go with her to rummage through the trash cans nearby, to see if we can find a nephew or niece first. She doesn’t even know where babies come from, so it’s probably just something she said offhand.”

“…”

That’s true…

Compared to Leon’s futile persuasion, William’s interjection proved highly effective. The fire of anger in Anna dimmed instantly, and she unconsciously released Melanie’s ear.

“This time, we’ll let it slide.”

After rubbing Melanie’s slightly red ear, looking at her drooping head with a disheartened expression, Anna couldn’t help but squat down, gently patting her back as she explained softly: “It’s not that I want to control everything about you, but Sister Amy hasn’t gotten married yet. If some gossipy people hear these words, they might cause trouble for her, so don’t say such things recklessly, understood?”

“Uh…”

Responding with a sound, Melanie said unhappily, “But Sister Amy really suits us well, why can’t she marry into our family?”

“This…”

Hearing Melanie’s question, Anna couldn’t help but glance at Leon before saying soothingly, “Whether or not Sister Amy comes over to marry is her decision. These things depend on Sister Amy’s thoughts…”

“Then I’ll go ask her now! See if she wants to marry in!”

“Hey, stop right there!”

Pulling Melanie by the back of her neck again, dragging her back excitedly preparing to “propose,” Anna, sensing something amiss, couldn’t help but glare and asked sharply,

“What’s wrong with you today? Why are you so fixated on having Miss Amy as your sister-in-law?”

“I…”

“Maybe because Sister Amy is very generous.”

William, acting like a little adult, crossed his arms behind his back. Relying on his understanding of his twin sister’s brain circuits, he seriously deduced: “The sister with the big chest who left home this morning, though she was also pretty, only bought each of us one candy as a gift. But when Sister Amy came over for the first time, she gave Melanie a new dress.

I guess she thinks since Big Brother has to get married anyway, instead of marrying the sister with the big chest, it would be better to marry the more generous Sister Amy. This way, she could get more presents too.”

“…”

“I! That’s not what I was thinking!”

Hearing Anna’s increasingly heavy breathing, Melanie, stabbed in the back, realized disaster was imminent and struggled hard to defend herself: “He’s lying! I just have a better relationship with Sister Amy! It’s not because of any gifts!”

“She’s lying.”

Meeting the inquiring gazes of Leon and Anna, William betrayed his sister without hesitation, directly confessing:

“While digging for worms earlier, she told me that Big Brother seems to prefer sisters with big chests. She’s worried Sister Amy won’t be able to compete, so she forced me to steal a bowl of Anna-sister’s papaya soup every day and send it over, hoping it would make her gain weight.”

At this point, Leon and Anna couldn’t help but stiffen slightly, feeling their faces heat up while resisting the urge to exchange glances.

You’ve been drinking papaya soup all along?

No wonder you chose Miss Veronica! Exchanging a surprised and awkward glance, neither of the adults spoke but simultaneously directed their gaze towards Melanie.

“You! You’re lying!”

Sensing impending doom from the silence of Big Brother and Anna-sister, Melanie couldn’t help but struggle, making her best effort to save herself: “I never said those things!”

“You did.”

William replied earnestly: “And you promised me that if my stolen papaya soup helped Sister Amy successfully become our sister-in-law, you’d let me play with your favorite doll for two days.”

At this point, William paused briefly before expressing disdainfully,

“Too childish. I’m way past liking dolls. There’s no way I’d be swayed by such a condition. If you had offered me the tin frog as a condition, maybe I would have kept quiet for you.”

“So why didn’t you tell me!”

Realizing escape was impossible, Melanie stopped denying and simply glared at him hatefully: “If you wanted the tin frog, I could have borrowed it for you. Why did you betray me?”

“Is borrowing as good as owning?”

William responded seriously: “Helping you steal Anna-sister’s papaya soup will definitely get me beaten in the end, and even if successful, I’d only get to play with the tin frog for a few days; but reporting you means Anna-sister won’t beat me, and she might even buy me the frog outright. What would you choose?”

“…”

“Rest assured, your beating won’t be in vain. Once I get my tin frog, I’ll let you borrow it for two days too.”

…

“Knock knock knock”

Opening the neighbor’s door, a certain doll-faced girl who lost to the tin frog held a large tote bag full of items and flashed Leon a radiant smile.

“Mr. Leon, I’ve moved here to be your neighbor!”

“Welcome, welcome.”

Although curious about her intentions, out of politeness, Leon didn’t ask why she came to Happiness Apartments but invited her inside first, then looked at the tote bag in her hand.

“These are…”

“Some small gifts!”

The doll-faced girl blinked her watery big eyes and laid out the contents of the tote bag, smiling brightly as she displayed them:

“Don’t worry, they’re all ordinary things. The most expensive is this winter coat… Mr. Leon! When you saved me last time, your coat got torn by the roses at Rose Manor, giving you a replacement is fine, right?

As for the rest, this perfume is for Sister Anna, the scent is something I mixed myself, aside from the materials, it didn’t cost much money. And there are a few small toys for William and Melanie… Oh, where are they? I heard their footsteps upstairs just now?”

Upon hearing Amy’s question, Leon’s face couldn’t help but stiffen slightly. He glanced at the closed door of the inner room and stammered an explanation: “Um… They might be doing homework in the inner room? Schools these days give quite a lot of… um…”

“I! I’m sorry!”

A strikingly familiar cry interrupted Leon’s rambling.

“Sister Amy’s chest isn’t small! Not at all! No need to drink papaya soup! Sister Anna doesn’t need to either! Ow! Stop hitting me! Waaaahhh I really know I was wrong!”

(End of Chapter)