Chapter 1804

For safety's sake, Cyrus declared, "You're sticking by my side for the next few days. No wandering off." Aurelia tilted her head thoughtfully before quipping, "If I'm sticking with you, who's protecting who here? You're protecting me, or I'm protecting you?" "Stop joking around." Cyrus shot back. Pinching her cheek, he said, "With your limited intelligence, the enemy could outwit you in minutes! "Have you already forgotten the time you handed a homeless man 20 bucks, and he almost lured you away? Where do you even get that bleeding heart of yours?" "But!" Aurelia swatted his hand away, pouting. "That poor man was pitiful. He didn't have an arm, and it looked like he hadn't showered in days." "Lucky for you, Mr. Larson showed up in time. Otherwise, you might've ended up without an arm yourself." "That was ages ago! I was only eight! I'm almost 18 now. Cyrus, stop treating me like a little kid, just like Mom and Dad do," Aurelia huffed. Sitting cross-legged on the bed, sh