Nora was asking purely to divert Xander's attention from the conflict.
Little Xander was already close to snapping, no thanks to the pair of siblings' attitudes.
Cherry was worthy of her title as the thoughtful and understanding little baby, indeed. She instantly understood what Nora was trying to do and immediately said, "He showed up as a friend suggestion from 'nearby search' on my phone! Mommy, do you remember when Grandaunt Queenie took me to visit the British royal family? I had just gotten my cell phone and installed a messenger app back then and I really wanted to add some friends to it. So I looked at the list of friend suggestions from 'nearby search' and added Xander! This is such a fateful meeting!"
After speaking, Cherry walked up to Xander and grabbed his hand. "As it turns out, we had already met each other so long ago, Xander!"