Miracle Cutie Chapter 318: Targeting the Children

Nina was a bundle of energy, and the boys kept up with her just fine.

As they played, a young man who looked about Daniel's age came over and struck up a conversation.

"Barry, is this little chubby girl in the dress your aunt's kid? You seem to really like her." The speaker was Felix Hawn. He'd recently started seeing Mia.

Though Mia wasn't as stunning as Amelia, her looks were above average.

Felix was a playboy, and he didn't mind that Mia was no longer the Wilson family's daughter. They were seeing each other discreetly.

When others had spoken up for Mia earlier, he'd wisely kept quiet.

Now, having used those people to gauge the Wilson family's stance, Felix approached Barry.

Mia wanted to return to the Wilson Villa.

Felix had promised her he'd think of a way.

"Nina is my sister," Barry said proudly, pulling Nina up from where she was squatting in the dirt, poking at the ground with a stick.

When Nina arrived, she was a clean, pretty little girl.

Now, her little face was smudged with dirt, the neat bun Amelia had carefully styled was coming loose, and her puff-sleeved dress was dirty.

But Nina didn't care one bit.

Once standing, she offered Barry the worm she'd dug up. "For you."

Barry was afraid of worms, so he jumped back as if he'd been shocked.

Seeing this, Felix raised an eyebrow, stepped forward, and took the worm himself. "Can I have this? I'll use it for fishing."

Hearing "fishing," Nina immediately chimed in, "Nina fish!"

Whether it was scooping for fish or fishing, both were Nina's favorite things.

Seeing her respond, Felix smiled, "Sure, we can go fishing together."

Nina was thrilled. She handed the worm to Felix and even happily held out her chubby little hand for him to hold.

Just as Felix was about to take it, Nelson silently intercepted.

He took Nina's hand first.

Lucien also reacted, pulling Nina behind him.

"Nina can't go fishing," Lucien stated. "Fishing is dangerous. She is too small."

Lucien himself loved playing in the water.

He could swim, but his family never let him play in water outdoors.

Lucas had even spanked him once for doing just that.

Back then, he hadn't understood why.

Now, with Nina wanting to go, Lucien finally grasped the danger.

Barry also politely refused Felix. "Nina can't go fishing."

With all her brothers against it, Nina frowned, her chubby face falling.

"Fish!" She really wanted to go.

Seeing the kids start to squabble, Felix smiled and tried to smooth things over.

He said, "Okay, no need to argue. I have a very big pond at my house. You can fish there. And there will be people watching you, so you'll be safe.

"Of course, you have to ask your parents first. Only if they say yes."

After saying this, Felix pulled a handful of candies from his pocket. "We can talk about fishing later. For now, have some candy."

With the fishing offer and now candy, Felix was clearly targeting the children.

Seeing the candy, Nina reached for it without a second thought.

Her brothers stopped her again.

"Nina is sick. She can't eat any candy," Barry explained.

He knew Nina had been sick and couldn't have cold or sweet things.

She wasn't completely better yet.

Lily had told him to keep an extra close eye on Nina today and not let her eat anything she shouldn't.

"Alright then. We'll save it for when Nina is all better," Felix said, seeming reasonable as he put the candies back in his pocket.

Nina, who loved candy, watched her prize disappear. Her eyes went wide, and her little expression crumpled.

"Nina's candy!" She stared at Felix's pocket, her mouth trembling as she demanded, "Nina eat!"

"Nina, you can't," Lucien said, hugging her to soothe her. "You can eat later. I'll buy some for you."

Nina didn't care about "later." Her chubby finger pointed at Felix's pocket—she wanted it now.

The boys took turns trying to calm her down.

But the more they tried, the more upset she got. Finally, she tilted her little face up and burst into loud, heartbroken sobs.

Round tears rolled down her cheeks.

Her eyelids and the tip of her nose quickly turned red.

Ever since she got sick and Benjamin and Amelia kept her home, Nina had been on a restricted diet for days.

Benjamin and Amelia didn't even give her snacks.

All she could have was regular meals.

Even though the meals were tasty, without any treats, Nina had lost her usual enthusiasm for eating.

Now, finally seeing candy right in front of her, candy that was almost hers, her brothers wouldn't let her have it.