Chapter 516
Mistaking a Magnate for a Male Escort
âHere,â offered Zachary, who turned on an app on his tablet and handed it to Robbie, âSee if you can understand everything here.â
âOkay,â replied Robbie. The second he saw the content, his eyes glowed, and he informed, âThis is a VR proposal and design for an electronic gadget! Where did you get it?â
âYou actually understand it?â blurted Zachary in amazement, âThis is my companyâs design for our new product. It is meant to be an educational device for kids, but we have encountered a few problems that we still canât solveâ¦â
âWhat are the issues you faced?â asked Robbie as he played on the tablet.
âThe R&D department hit a blind spot,â lied Zachary to lead the boy to think, âI havenât pinpointed the exact issue. Try identifying it. If you can pinpoint the issue, I will grant you one wish.â
âReally?â asked Robbie. He had always kept his cool, but at that moment, his little face lit up with a level of excitement that no one had ever seen before. His eyes glowed with a bizarre light when he asked, âCan I ask for anything?â
âYes,â answered Zachary while nodding.
âOkay, Iâll try,â said Robbie. He had lost all interest in his breakfast and focused on the tablet immediately.
âRobbie, finish your breakfast first,â reminded Charlotte sweetly, âYou can play with it after youâve eaten.â
âMommy, Iâm full,â replied Robbie.
He never looked up, and his tiny finger kept swiping on the tablet as he examined the blueprint of the new product.
âYou had one hot cross bunny and didnât even drink a drop of milk. You havenât eaten your oatmeal either. How can you be full?â said Charlotte in an annoyed tone, âFinish your breakfast now, or Iâll confiscate the tablet.â
After that, she scolded Zachary, âLook at what you did. Getting the kid all excited during breakfast. You made it so that he wonât even eat properly.â
âUhmâ¦â That was the first time Zachary got scolded in front of everyone else, but he didnât dare to object to anything. He could only remind Robbie sternly, âCome now. You can play with it later. Finish your breakfast first, or your mommy will lose her cool.â
âOkay,â murmured Robbie. He had no choice but to put the tablet aside and focused on his breakfast.
âUncle Zack, I want a wish too,â requested Jamie. He was jealous of Robbie, but he didnât sound too confident when he admitted, âI am not as smart as Robbie, and I cannot understand complicated electronic components, but I am a good fighter. I can do martial arts!â
âReally?â asked Zachary with his brows raised, âYou know martial arts despite being so young?â
Kids at the time would, at most, go for a few low-level taekwondo lessons. Martial arts was not popular, and it was rare for anyone to practice it.
âItâs true! I can do it. Iâll prove it to you.â
Jamie got a little agitated. He swung his tiny fist to prove his words, but his legs hadnât recovered yet, and he was on a high chair, so his moves were restricted.
âNow, now, you still havenât finished your breakfast,â reminded Charlotte as she got some more food for Jamie. She later smiled at Zachary and informed him, âHe actually knows martial arts. An elderly master lives in Mrs. Berryâs village, and he taught the boy martial arts.â
âAh, no wonder,â said Zachary with a grin, âThen you gotta heal up soon. Weâll compete with one another after youâve recovered.â
âYou know it too?â asked Jamie excitedly.
âMy training was specialized, and Iâve never learned martial arts before,â replied Zachary. He sipped some coffee before adding, âStill, every fighting technique in the world is founded on the same basis.
There is plenty I can teach you.â
âReally? Thatâd be amazing,â cheered Jamie, but he soon said in a worried tone, âBut I am not as smart as Robbie. Will you be frustrated with how stupid I am?â
âEvery genius has his journey. Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, so there is no need to compare yourself against others. Robbie has his strengths, but so do you. All everyone has to do is to work on their own strengths,â advised Zachary.
He handed some fruit to Jamie.
âThank you, Uncle Zack!â
Jamie was so touched that tears welled in his eyes. He looked exactly like Robbie, but the latter was much smarter, so he never really got compliments from others.
As time passed by, Jamieâs confidence took a hit.
It was a sudden revelation, but he finally realized that he had qualities that others admired as well.q