Not long after, Coco had gulped down an entire glass of iced wine, let out a satisfied belch, and comfortably collapsed into the glass for a nap.

"Coco!" Nathan exclaimed, twisting and shaking Coco, trying to get the sticky remnants of wine off its feathers.

Coco appeared a bit dizzy, its little red tongue sticking out, eyes spinning around.

"Nathan, put her down now," Mia demanded. As she slid off the sofa and scurried over with her short legs, fiercely snatching Coco away, "You can't shake her like that. She will get all disoriented." Mia didn't yet understand what it meant to be drunk.

"Fine..." Nathan replied, frowning slightly, and muttered under his breath about the complexities of girls, "Girls are such a hassle."

Micah cracked a smile, pulling Nathan to sit beside him. "Tell me, what else do you like?"

"I like guns," Nathan said with a serious tilt of his small head. "And planes, cars, boats... Pretty much, everything men like, including pretty ladies."

"Uh..." Micah was taken aback. "You're this young, and you're already interested in pretty ladies?!"

"Yeah," Nathan said proudly, his handsome little face beaming. "I have three girlfriends in kindergarten..."

Micah couldn't help but laugh, not realizing that the Clemens family had such genes. From his father to him, they were all heartbreakers.

Then again, it was rumored that his grandfather was quite a charmer in his youth...

Micah's train of thought was abruptly interrupted by the buzz of his phone. Glancing at the caller ID, he answered, "Hello?"

"Mr. Clemens, I" Victoria began.

"Micah, it's me," Amelia's voice came through the phone, tinged with agitation, "How long are you planning to avoid me? Even if you have something on your mind, you should at least have the courtesy to say it to my

face."

"I've told you not to come to my company," Micah replied, his brow furrowed in annoyance.

"I had no other choice. You wouldn't answer my calls, didn't respond to my messages, and even blocked my number. I had to use Victoria's phone to reach you..."

"It's no use calling me, we'll decide everything once Grandpa wakes up."

After saying this, Micah immediately hung up and turned to Nathan, who appeared slightly frightened. Nathan curled up into a ball, gazing up at him timidly. "What's wrong?" Micah asked with an amused smile.

"You looked really scary just now," Nathan said in a low voice.

"Well, I do tend to be quite serious when I'm dealing with business," Micah acknowledged with a slight smile, "But with you three and your mom, I'm always different."

Nathan breathed a sigh of relief, tilted his little head, and asked seriously, "So, are you Mommy's boyfriend?"

Micah didn't know how to respond. If he said yes, it wouldn't be entirely accurate because he was actually their father. However, they weren't married yet, so boyfriend seemed to be the right word.

"It's okay, anyway. That jerk of a dad might be dead for all we know. If you can keep being nice to Mommy, we can accept you..."

Nathan rambled on, completely unaware of the change in Micah's expression.

"Jerk dad?" Micah frowned, repeating the phrase, "What your mom told you about him?"

"Mommy never talks about Dad," Nathan said. As the subject came up, Nathan seemed a bit sad. "People made fun of us in kindergarten, and when I asked Brenda, she blurted out that our dad was irresponsible...

"Although Brenda quickly corrected herself, I remembered it. That man, he's not a good person. But you, Micah, you're different. You're nice to Mommy and us, and you're also Grandpa's oldest grandson. I've decided to accept you!" Micah was at a loss for words. He felt that he needed to talk things with Sadie soon, and then formally introduce him to the children...

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