Chapter 66 Letâs Have Hotpot , Itâs My Treat South grinned, snickering quietly. It was rare to see Camila looking embarrassed. Thus, Silas couldnât hold back his laughter. âI guess it wasnât easy for you to survive this long.â South murmured vaguely, âThatâs right. Fortunately, I have a lot of friends. Otherwise, I might have died of hunger or froze to death by now. Still, I know Mommy didnât do it on purpose. According to Mommyâs senior, itâs a miracle she hasnât accidentally killed herself.â
Upon hearing that, Silas couldnât help roaring with laughter. On the other hand, Camilaâs expression immediately turned murderous, and she fiercely threatened, âSouth Brooklyn! Havenât you been eating my cooking daily recently? If you continue talking nonsense, you wonât get dinner tonight.â South pouted and said innocently, âBut, I didnât say that! I was just repeating what your senior said! Mommy, you canât pick on me just because your senior isnât here!â She was sweating bullets. âWhen did I ever pick on you?
You are the one tattling about all my shortcomings!â He retorted, âYou threatened me with dinner!â Then, she glared at him. âWell, why donât you go and look for those friends of yours? You were brought up by those friends of yours after all. It wonât matter whether you have dinner or not.â Thus, South turned to look at Silas. âUncle Silas, will you treat me to dinner tonight?â Silas laughed. âSure, Iâll treat you both to dinner.â âSouth Brooklyn, that Uncle Silas of yours is my friend.â Camila glared at South. In response, South puffed out his cheeks, pouting as he lowered his head to eat. âThen, I better eat more now, seeing as I wonât be eating tonight.â She was a little speechless. Iâm starting to notice that itâs getting harder and harder for me to control this little b*stard. However, Silasâs expression was filled with warmth. He liked the way they interacted with each other-it was very nice. Reaching out, he ruffled Southâs little head. âYou are a boy. Boys need to take good care of girls; do you understand?â Then, he leaned over and whispered, âRight now, your wings are still growing. So, you need to scheme and act docile for the sake of getting three meals a day. Itâs not wise to offend your parents who feed and clothe you!â Camila was utterly speechless. I can hear everything, okay? What is with this method of education? South smiled widely. âI understand.â After that, he obediently turned toward her and said, âMommy, I was wrong. You are the best mommy in the world!â She said nothing. Why do I feel so embarrassed?! Silas smiled. Then, he slowly put all the items they ordered into the hotpot. He was very particular about how long each item should be cooked. Therefore, he was very clear about which item should go in first, and which item should go in later. In the end, Camila decided not to continue struggling against them anymore. Well, if Iâm bad at taking care of others, then so be it. Iâm just going to be a carefree little glutton, okay?
Not far away, a woman secretly took a picture of them and sent the photo to Nicole through WhatsApp.
Along with the photo was a message saying, âNicole, I saw Silas. Heâs eating with a woman and a child.
Look; is that a relative of his?â Soon, she received a reply. âThatâs the doctor that helped cure Silasâs grandpa! âOh; if I didnât know any better, Iâd have thought they were a family of three! âTake another picture and be sure to choose an angle where it isnât too obvious that itâs them in the background. Then, post it up on Instagram.â Nicole sent another message in reply.
The woman immediately understood her intentions. Thus, she turned sideways and took a selfie, including Silas and Camila in the picture while she was at it. Although it wasnât too obvious, they could clearly be seen in the photo if it were enlarged. Posting it up on Instagram, she wrote a caption under it:
âLetâs Have Hotpot; Itâs My Treatâ. In this digital era, two mutual friends can make a photo viral very quickly. Thus, the photo became a trending topic among their friend circles in the blink of an eye. It was no secret how difficult it was to approach Silas Nolan. Aside from Alex, even the friends he grew up with didnât dare to joke around with him. Therefore, the photo of him eating with a woman-especially since it was a woman with a child-instantly became sensational news. Everybody thought that the woman was quite amazing to be able to get so close to Silas.
As a result, the photo was reshared several times, and Aleena saw the photo too.