Vincent instantly crouched down and looked at the little girl, affectionately.
"Abi... what's wrong? Why do you look so sad?" he asked, rubbing the child's cheek gently.
Abi answered by showing him a coloring book that had been torn into pieces.
Isn't that the coloring book he gave as a gift? What is wrong?
"What's the matter? You don't like it?"
"Huwaaa..." Abi suddenly burst into tears, making him startled. "Michell is evil... she tore my book. I don't want to be friends with her anymore. Huwaaa..."
Ah... so this is what her friend did at school.
Vincent promptly picked up his niece and asked her out to buy something.
"Ice cream or candy?" he asked.
Abi shook her head as a sign that she didn't want them both. Then the girl comfortably rested her head on his shoulders.
Vincent just smiled while pampering her.
"All right. Then, what do you want?"
"..." Apparently, Abigail was still clutching some of the torn books and once again showing them to her uncle.
"You want a new coloring book? All right. I will buy it."
Abi shook her head quickly, even faster than before.
"No? Then?"
"..."
"Abi dear, if you don't talk, how can I know? I'm not a superhero who can read people's minds."
Now Abigail put an adorable frown on her face. Vincent had the urge of pinching her niece's chubby cheek. But no, for now. Returning the cheerful smile to his niece was his priority now.
"Are you angry?"
Vincent did not understand why this little girl thought he was angry, but he remained silent to let his niece continue.
"You bought this book for me, but I can't take care of it properly," he said in low-spirited while playing with his clothes with both hands and eyes that hung down, afraid of being scolded.
Ah... finally Vincent understood and kissed his niece's forehead.
"Hehehe. I'm not angry. If you like this book, I will buy you a better one. So..." Vincent massaged Abi's forehead so that it no longer showed a frown. "Don't cry anymore. Okay?"
This time Abigail nodded her head mildly.
***
Today he has arrived on Pina island to keep his promise to his cousin. Vincent smiled sarcastically at himself. Though he told Catherine harshly that he wouldn't help her advertise Star Risen, here he is.
Not only to advertise Star Risen but to document the opening ceremony that was held tomorrow night.
Vincent shook his head. When he confronted his cousin, his plan fell apart and made him have to rethink.
Luckily... Benjamin Paxton was not an enemy to his family. Otherwise... he wasn't even sure if he would be able to win over him.
Someone in a luxury car picked up Vincent at the airport, making him raised an eyebrow.
Didn't he already say so clearly that he didn't want to get special treatment?
He immediately called Benjamin.
"Ah, I forgot. It's my habit to treat special guests with special care."
And this is the answer he got.
"I'll take a taxi."
"And let you get lost? No."
"How could you get lost? Isn't there only one way to your hotel?"
"How do you know?"
Vincent smiled happily. Luckily he read Catherine's letter so that he had an idea of this area of the island.
"All right. This time just do as you wish. But at least for now... use the facilities I give."
Tut..tut..tut...
Vincent sighed in resignation and remembered himself spoiling his niece a few days ago. After Abigail stopped crying, he bought whatever the little girl asked for without exception.
He also remembered that Benjamin did the same thing to him in the past. It's just not with money because Benjamin was still in high school and was still in fifth grade.
Whenever Vincent asked for company, no matter whether Ben was busy studying or have an assignment, Benjamin always made time for him. You could say Benjamin spoiled him like an elder brother treat his dear younger brother. Not only him, but Benjamin also treats Vanessa, who a few years younger than him.
If they both get scolded by their parents, Benjamin comes to defend them and defuse their parents' anger.
Hence, neither Vincent nor Vanessa considered Benjamin, their cousin, but their eldest brother.
"Mr. Regnz, please."
Hearing his surname be called made his sigh in resignation. Finally, he could only obey his cousin's wishes.
This is the last.
This is the last.
He said to himself, trying to be patient. Yes, this was the last time he let his cousin spoil him.
He was no longer a child and did not want to be treated like a child by his family.
After a few minutes exiting the airport area, Vincent looked up to his left in amazement.
What Catherine said was true. He could see a beautiful blue ocean, and the sunlight seemed to have several colors.
He had never seen this sparkling color of the sun before. It's different when the sun sets or rises to have a distinctive color, but this one is another whole level.
The sun was already at its peak, and it was still one o'clock in the afternoon. He could see three colors in the sun's ring circle—Blue, purple, and yellow. What a unique color, he thought.
Unfortunately, with the car running, Vincent couldn't take the picture he wanted. So he just took it for granted.
Once he arrived at the hotel, he wanted to make sure no one found out his identity as Regnz.
"Don't worry, sir. Only I know, while others only know that you are a professional photographer employed by the CEO of Star Risen."
"Very well. You can go."
Not wanting to wait anymore, he walked into the main lobby of the hotel. There he saw a teenager running after two giggling twins while another girl looked at them with happy smiles. Even those eyes showed an amused laugh.
Catherine?