Chapter 197 A Day With Uncle
"You really like Uncle that much, huh?" Janna poked Chicago's nose with a touch of jealousy.
Chicago muttered in response, "Of course, he's great."
He was so wonderful that Chicago wished he'd marry Mommy and become her husband, and Chicago's dad.
But she couldn't say that out loud. It seemed Mommy didn't really like Uncle.
While everyone was comforting Chicago, Charles was in a corner playing his game console, as though the noise of the world had nothing to do with him.
Seeing this, Fiona squeezed next to him, "Charles, do you want to go with Chicago?"
"Where to?" Charles asked.
"The amusement park," Fiona replied.
Charles's eyelids drooped, not bothering to lift them as he responded indifferently, "No."
Fiona opened her mouth as if to say something, but ultimately remained silent.
She just leaned against Charles, watching everyone fuss over Chicago.
Chicago was quick to flare up and cooled down just as fast.
In no time at all, Ashton had made her laugh so hard she blew a snot bubble.
Fiona watched with a mixture of emotions.
The next morning, Wendy, with Chicago in tow, arrived at the agreed-upon location.
"Uncle!" At the sight of Darwin, Chicago immediately sprinted over to him.
Wendy watched in wonder.
The young miss, though always adorable, rarely showed such affection to someone she'd just met.
Moreover, Wendy increasingly felt that Miss had certain similarities to Mr. Solomon, which made her suspect more and more that Mr. Solomon and Miss could be father and daughter!
Fiona sat in the car, watching her daughter being lifted high by Darwin, feeling a swell of emotion in her eyes.
After lifting her up, Darwin asked Wendy a question, "Where are her parents?"
Startled, Wendy quickly replied, "They're busy."
A clear disapproval flashed in Darwin's eyes.
No wonder Chicago was so clingy. Apparently, her parents didn't give her enough love.
Darwin took Chicago to her favorite sandwich shop that Fiona used to love shopping at, and afterward, to the amusement park.
Chicago might seem delicate, but she was fearless.
She and Darwin went on every possible ride suitable for children, even braved the haunted house that even the adults were scared of.
Leaving the amusement park, Chicago began to dawdle.
"Uncle, what's for dinner?" she asked, implying she wasn't ready to go home and wanted to have dinner with her uncle.
Knowing Chicago didn't want to part ways, Darwin patted her little head, "Want to see the kittens?"
Eagerly, Chicago nodded, "Yes!"
"Then we'll eat somewhere nearby!" Darwin said with a smile.
Chicago agreed enthusiastically.
Then, turning to an exhausted Wendy, she said, "Wendy, tell Mommy, okay?"
"Got it," Wendy nodded weakly, and called Fiona.
In reality, Fiona had followed the father-daughter duo from a distance throughout their day at the park.
Darwin was known for his bad temper.
And sometimes Chicago could be very stubborn.
She worried that after spending the whole day together, Chicago might irritate him. Fiona thought, if Darwin dared to be harsh with Chicago, she would immediately have someone take Chicago home, and Darwin could forget about ever seeing her in his life!
However, what she saw was an incredibly patient Darwin.
Whenever Chicago's hair became messy from playing, he would squat down to tie it back, albeit clumsily.
Then Wendy, unable to watch, would rush over to re-tie Chicago's hair properly.
Darwin would also shield Chicago from the sun and carefully feed her water. He bought her various little souvenirs and even waited in line to get her a limited edition children's meal just for the small toy inside.
And when Chicago couldn't walk anymore, he'd carry her.
In short, Darwin's every act and word throughout the day was that of a nurturing father.
Fiona answered Wendy's call.
Before Wendy could speak, Fiona said casually, "She wants to spend more time with her 'uncle'. Let her be, just don't be too late."
"Got it," Wendy hung up and told Chicago, "Miss says you can go."
Chicago was incredibly excited. She got into the car with Darwin.
Being a step ahead, Mr. Solomon had a child safety seat installed in the car today.
Darwin instructed the driver to set off while he sat in the back chatting with Chicago.
They eventually started talking about Chicago's art show.
"You're having your own art exhibition?" Darwin asked.
Chicago nodded, "Would uncle like to come? I can send you an invitation!"
"Of course, I would," Darwin replied without hesitation.
Chicago's little legs wiggled with happiness, "I'll invite uncle!"
"Then, thank you in advance, Chicago," Darwin said with a smile.
The driver, seated upfront, occasionally glanced back. He had been with Mr. Solomon for over a decade but had never seen Mr. Solomon smile so much.
It wasn't an exaggeration. It was more than he had seen in all the past years combined, especially these recent ones.
Mr. Solomon, not usually known to laughter and even less so since Secretary Woods passed away, was rare to crack a smile.
"Uncle, I'll introduce you to my mommy then!"
After a joyful day, Chicago was not only undeterred by the idea of pairing up her mommy with uncle, but she was even more determined!
"My mommy is the prettiest and best-looking person in the whole world!" Chicago proclaimed with pride.
"It's obvious! How could your mother not be beautiful when she has such a pretty little girl like you?" Darwin kept praising Chicago.
"You're right!" Chicago nodded in agreement.
Apparently not embarrassed in the slightest, Darwin let out a resigned smile.
The car arrived at the pet hospital.
Chicago insisted on not being carried by Darwin and jumped out of the car on her own.
Today, the kitten seemed to have perked up quite a bit.
Chicago crouched in front of the glass case and greeted her.
The kitten seemed to recognize her, scrambling towards her incessantly.
Chicago was both touched and saddened.
While wiping away tears, she said to the kitten, "Kitty, I'm going home soon. You take good care here, and listen to uncle, okay? I'm going to miss you so, so much!"
Darwin didn't disturb Chicago.
A new nurse, who hadn't heard Chicago calling Darwin 'uncle', thought they were father and daughter.
She commented to Darwin, "You've raised your daughter well. She's very caring."
Darwin paused for a moment.
For some reason, he didn't correct the 'daughter' reference.
"Yeah, she's very kind," Darwin replied.
After leaving the pet hospital, Darwin took Chicago out for dinner.
Chicago was adorable. Wherever she went, she attracted quite a lot of attention.
Darwin used to hate being the center of attention.
But today was different. He wasn't annoyed at all when people came over to compliment Chicago's cuteness. In fact, he was a bit pleased that so many people liked her.
Chicago had her dinner slowly.
Not that it wasn't delicious. But she didn't want to finish dinner too quickly, to have to part ways with her uncle so soon.
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