Fox contentedly put down her spoon and pressed her stomach in satisfaction.
"Hiccup!" She couldn't help but burp. With a blush, she coughed gently, but pretended as if nothing had happened.
"It's so good!" Gwen finished the last bite of her meal with contentment
Mike pulled out a tissue, wiped Gwen's mouth meticulously and asked Fox, "How's it? Was it good?"
"It was so good." Fox couldn't help but praise, "This is the best Asian food I've ever eaten."
...
While Mike washed the dishes, Gwen dragged Fox off to watch TV. And after Mike finished cleaning up and stepped out of the kitchen, he saw that Gwen had fallen asleep on Fox's lap.
"Sigh" Mike looked at Gwen dotingly and picked the little one up and put her back in her bedroom, tucking Gwen in and then carefully closing the door behind him. Watching the scene, Fox was beyond envious. She once had such a perfect family and a dad who loved her, but ...
"What's on your mind?" Mike walked over with two cups of tea, handing one to Fox before taking a sip himself and letting out a soothing breath. "Have a taste, it will help with digestion."
Fox looked at the pale green tea in front of him and said to Mike, "Gwen must be so happy to have a dad like you."
Mike looked at the door to Gwen's room and said, "I'm happy to have a child like her, too."
Fox smiled and took a sip of her tea, feeling a fresh aroma fill her mouth and refresh her whole being. Stealing a glance at Mike, she couldn't help but say, "Mr Kent, why did you leave in the first place?"
"Just call me Mike." Mike smiled and said "See Gwen, don't you get it?"
Fox was stunned and then laughed.
"What about you? Never thought about a different job?"
Fox shook his head and said, "No. Loom keeps giving targets and there are still plenty of targets to clear right now."
The Loom ... targets for The Fraternity were all given by the Loom of Fate, and after Sloan did the cryptic translation, the rest of the group took care of the action. Fox, on the other hand, is a firm believer in the Loom of Fate because of what happened to her in her early childhood.
As long as the target is given on the loom, even if the target is herself, she will not hesitate to complete the task. Kill one to save a thousand. This is their fate.
They believe that getting rid of the one target given by 'fate' will save a great number of people in the coming moments. So, in the eyes of the assassins of The Fraternity, killing was not purely about killing, but about saving.
Mike shrugged his shoulders, rather admiring Fox who had a strong faith.
"Mr. Ken... Mike!" Fox changed his address under Mike's gaze and hesitated, "Do you remember anything about Cross.
"Cross?" Mike cupped his chin in memory, "He was a very talented one, I had trained him for a while before when he joined."
Fox nodded, put down the glass in her hand and said, "He defected from The Fraternity."
"Oh." "And killed a man from the organization earlier."
"Oh." Looking at Mike's flat response, Fox couldn't help but say, "Aren't you curious as to why he did it?"
Mike shook his head and said, "I'm not with The Fraternity anymore, not that it matters to me."
Fox deflated and said, "I'm sorry, I got carried away."
"I just don't understand why he would suddenly betray after being in The Fraternity for over twenty years, he was one of the best assassins after you."
"If you don't know, I know even less." Mike smiled and shrugged.
Fox finished her tea and said, "Thank you for your hospitality, Mike."
With that, she lifted the paper bag she had been carrying when she arrived.
"I'll bring you and Gwen a present next time!"
With those words, Fox turned and left.
Mike looked at door.
Gotta pay more attention in the meantime, though. Cross was already in motion.
"Dad!" Gwen suddenly peeked her head through the crack in the bedroom door.
"Hmm?" Mike raised an eyebrow, "Not pretending to sleep anymore?"
"Yikes, Daddy saw through it!" Gwen spat out her tongue, then opened the door to the room and trotted over to Mike, lunging at him. Mike bent down to pick her up and said,
"Grinch, what do you want?" Gwen took Mike's face in her hands and said seriously,
"Is Sister Fox pretty?" "Of course you're more pretty." Gwen smiled happily and rubbed Mike's face hard with both hands as she said, "So are you going to chase her?"
"No!"
"Ah!" Gwen's face fell.
"Why would I want to chase her?"
Gwen let go of Mike and slatted her hand and said, "Sister Fox is pretty and she talks to me and I like her and she's cool ..."
Mike looked at Gwen strangely and suddenly said, "You've met Clark?"
"How come you're in the same key as Clark?"
"Clark? Who's that?" Gwen blinked her own wide eyes, full of questions.
"A brat who doesn't go home."
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