Chapter 1271
Spoiled (Lily)
Chapter 1271 His Spirit Returned Cloud looked at his family in front of him. His parents were concerned about him, and his brothers had a hint of mischief in their eyes.
It was like they were saying, âYouâre finally grown up now, and youâve grown to be a fine. young man!â
Tears welled up in Cloudâs eyes.
He stood in attention and saluted his parents.
He owned his parents too much. Fortunately for him, his brothers were at home to accompany them.
âThank you, Dad, Mom,â he choked.
He turned to his brothers and said, âThank you, my elder brothers, for taking care of Mom and Dad.â
Gilbert said, âTsk, you missed me!â
Cloud put his saluting hand down and smiled. âNo, I havenât missed you. Itâs just that youâre the youngest, and weâre used to taking care of you.â
âDonât look down on me, heh,â Gilbert said.
Hugh was moved. It was the first time he saw his son in uniform. Tears were threatening to spill from his eyes, but he didnât want to show his soft side in front of his children. He assumed a stern face and said, âDonât worry about us, Cloud. Youâve already devoted yourself to the country. You should take care of yourself.â
âYes, you donât have to worry about us. Weâre all fine. You should take care of yourself,â Bettany said.
âDidnât you say youâre only coming home after Christmas? Why did suddenly come back? Anthony couldâve picked you up at the airport.â
you Cloud took the hot towel and wiped his face. âItâs fine, I can come back myself.â
He wanted to say, âAnthony is always busy with his wife. I donât have the heart to disturb. them, but he noticed Anthony and Lisa glaring at him.
âThings are pretty bad there. They wanted to bring us back after Christmas, but luckily we made it in time,â he said, changing the topic.
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Cloud handed the hot towel to Zachary. âAlright, Iâm going to eat! Iâm so hungry!â
âI hope you ate something on your way back here,â Bettany said. She patted the stray snowflakes on Cloudâs hair. âYou mustâve been so cold outside. Why didnât you come in straight away? Youâre not a child anymore.â
She took Cloudâs hand. It was slightly warm to the touch.
Bettany breathed a sigh of relief.
Cloud had wrapped his hands with the hot towel earlier. The warmth was not going to last for very long, but it was long enough to fool his mother.
He patted the back of Bettanyâs hand while his palm was still warm.
Zachary held the towel in his hands tightly.
It was already as cold as the snow outside.
Without showing any reaction, he walked away with the towel.
Anthony pressed his lips together. He understoodâ¦
Cloud sacrificed himself. Only his noble spirit returnedâ¦
He tried his best to suppress his emotions and held Jeanâs hand tightly with trembling fingers.
Lilly gave Jean the power. She should also know that Cloud isâ¦
Bettany brought a bowl of chicken soup for Cloud. âHere, have a bowl of chicken soup to warm the body!â
Lilly returned to her chair and said, âGranny, you should let Uncle Cloud taste the chicken I brought!â
The King of Styx nodded and said, âThatâs right! Thatâs no regular chicken. You donât get to eat something so exquisite every day!â
He grabbed the drumstick on his plate and gave it a huge bite.
The free-range chicken in the underworld is delicious, but the chicken in the Human Realm tastes really good too!
Bettany nodded. âThatâs right.â
O 23 Cloudâs appetite was half of Lillyâs. If she fed him too much food, he wouldnât be able to eat dessert.
Margaret took a bowl from the cabinet and handed it to Bettany, who filled it halfway with soup.
Cloud gulped down the soup made from underworld chicken, then finished the other bowl of soup made from normal chicken.
âPhew! That was amazing!â he said.
The normal chicken soup tasted like home, but the underworld chicken soup seemed to bring warmth to his ice-cold body, as though something was recovering.
âMm, can I have seconds?â Cloud said.
Bettany took the bowl and said, âYou shouldnât drink so much soup. Have some meat first!â
Liquids should go in last. It was best to fill the stomach with solids first.
Bettany put a âchicken drumstickâ the size of a lamb shank on his plate.
âEat up! If itâs not enough, let me know!â she said.
Suddenly, she noticed that Jean seemed to be crying. She said, âHuh? Whatâs wrong, Jean?â
Several people in the dining hall became nervous when they heard that.