A Lifetime With You - Chapter 73

“Hazel!” Alex He ran towards her as he saw her in the field. “You’re here. Come on over. The games are going to start soon. You haven’t chosen the one you wanted to participate in, right?”

The expression on Neil’s face changed upon seeing a boy holding his niece’s hand. Before he knew it, the boy had pulled his Hazel away and entered the crowd of children. Fortunately, his height allowed him to locate where his niece went to, but it was still stifling to see that someone had snatched his adorable Hazel.

Noticing the cold air around him, Assistant Shawn who has been trailing after his boss was starting to feel agitated.

At this time, several parents were wanting to get close to Neil, but upon seeing his expression, they dare not to get close and initiate a conversation.

“What are you standing here for?”

A voice snapped the two of them off their trance. Both Neil and Assistant Shawn turned around simultaneously and saw that Edith stood beside them with a puzzled expression.

Edith shifted her gaze towards the direction where the two men were looking earlier and walked over to Neil. “President Mo, you need to go to Hazel and pick a game or two that you two wanted to participate in.”

Neil did not move forward despite hearing her words. “The boy just now. Who was he?”

Edith looked at the students and quickly located Hazel and Alex. The little boy and Hazel stood side by side as they stared at the board where the games for parents and children were listed.

“That’s Alex He,” Edith said. “President Mo, you have met him a few times. Last time, you came to his house to pick up both Hazel and me, don’t you remember?”

A slight frown appeared on his face as he tried to recall this scene. It was then that he remembered seeing the boy a few times. It was no wonder that this boy seemed very familiar.

“Alex He,” Neil repeated the name. His eyes narrowed and Neil picked up his pace and walked over to his niece.

As he was approaching, the parents pulled their kids away to make way for him until he reached Hazel and Alex’s side.

“Hazel,” Neil called out her name and the two children turned around.

“Uncle, Teacher Qian said I should choose and join some games. If we win, we will get a prize,” Hazel said. She shifted her gaze back towards the board. “Which one do you think we should choose?”

Neil did not turn to look at the list of games, but instead, his gaze met with the short boy beside his niece. The little boy looked at him with unafraid eyes and finally straightened up his posture.

“You’re Hazel’s uncle,” the boy spoke. “Hello, Mister Mo. My name is Alex He, Hazel’s classmate.”

Neil nodded at him. His gaze then fell towards the boy’s hand which was still holding Hazel’s tightly. Before he could react, Hazel had tugged at his hand, gaining his attention.