Arthur North saw that Charles Amos's mouth was moving, but no sound came out.
He laughed, sat down beside him, and casually placed the strawberry plate on the tea table on his lap, saying, "Eat."
Charles Amos looked at the fruit plate on his lap, then at Arthur North, and whispered, "Thank you."
Arthur North didn't answer him but looked at Clara Mitchell and said, "Last time in the Military District, you and your brother started trouble. Charles still has a bad impression of you. Children are sensitive."
In a few sentences, Arthur North removed Charles's crisis
Charles pursed his lips, thinking: for today's events, he wouldn't tattle.
Clara Mitchell courteously said, "It really was offensive of us."
Arthur North didn't quite listen to her words but directly said, "Miss Maxwell, I just heard at the entrance that you bought something for Charles."
