Miracle Cutie Chapter 435: He's Really Not A Good Guy

But after spending more time with Nelson, Daniel had started to think of him as his own kid, too.

Nelson sat on Daniel's lap and, trying to lighten the mood like before, he made an effort to strike up a conversation with him.

Nelson and Daniel were more familiar with each other, so their conversation flowed much more naturally than his earlier one with Lester.

They started talking about Benjamin.

Once Benjamin came up, Daniel couldn't help but warn Lester.

"Lester, you need to stop messing with Benjamin," he said.

"I'm telling you, he's really not a good guy.

"Wait, no, that's not right. I mean, he's really not someone to mess with!"

Daniel had misspoken.

That slip-up was thanks to all the times he'd complained about Benjamin to his buddies.

He was so used to grumbling about Benjamin to his friends that he couldn't switch gears fast enough in front of an outsider.

Daniel corrected his mistake.

After fixing it, he made Lester agree not to tell Benjamin about looking after Nina.

Otherwise, Benjamin would absolutely lose it on Lester.

Daniel made Benjamin sound pretty scary.

But Lester wasn't scared.

Not only was Lester unafraid, he actually got a weird kick out of provoking Benjamin and making him angry.

He didn't know why, but seeing Benjamin annoyed gave him a strange sense of satisfaction.

"Daniel, shut up for a minute," Lester said, cutting him off. "Benjamin's here."

Lester's announcement that Benjamin had arrived made Daniel choke.

He didn't dare look back.

His body went stiff as he sat facing Lester.

"Lester, you're messing with me, right?" Daniel whispered, his voice strained. "Why would Benjamin come here? He was still at home when I left."

Daniel was sure he hadn't slipped up or done anything that would tip Benjamin off.

While Daniel was still in denial, Lester looked up and greeted Benjamin, who was walking toward them.

"Long time no see, Benjamin," Lester said.

Even though Lester and Benjamin had been clashing in business for years, aside from one video conference back in Averton, they'd met in person very, very few times.

Over all these years, they hadn't seen each other much.

They knew everything about each other, but they had zero interest in what the other looked like.

Meeting up was something they avoided whenever possible.

Now that they were face-to-face, the most nervous person by far was Daniel.

Daniel's butt felt glued to the chair with superglue. He couldn't seem to stand up.

"Benjamin, you, you're here," Daniel stammered, his voice shaky with nerves.

Since Benjamin was right in front of him, and even though he couldn't stand, Daniel managed to open his mouth.

"What are you doing here?" he asked, trying to sound casual. "I was just about to take Nina home."

"What a coincidence, running into Lester here," Daniel added, attempting to explain the situation.

But Benjamin ignored him.

Benjamin just glanced at Nina, who was still asleep in Lester's arms, and knew he couldn't take her right away.

Benjamin had plenty of experience with Nina.

He knew exactly how difficult she could be if she was woken up before she was ready. It was a nightmare.

Benjamin wasn't as clueless as Daniel.

He casually pulled out a chair, sat down, and waited for Nina to wake up on her own.

Seeing Benjamin sit, and before he could even say anything, Daniel eagerly poured him a cup of coffee.

"Here, have some coffee," Daniel said, handing it over. "Anthony's coffee beans are pretty good."

Behind Benjamin's back, Daniel complained about him to his friends in hundreds of messages.

But face-to-face, he was usually pretty well-behaved.

After all, the reputation of being beaten up since childhood wasn't for nothing.

Benjamin didn't touch the coffee.

He looked at the band-aids on Nina's small hands and cheeks, his eyes darkening, his voice turning cold. "Nina got hurt?"

At Benjamin's question, before Lester could even respond, Nelson, who had been with Nina the whole time, spoke up first, "Mr. Graham, here's what happened."

Nelson proceeded to clearly recount everything that had just occurred. His memory was excellent; he could repeat, almost word for word, what the adults and the children had said during the conflict.

When he finished, he added, "Nina already forgave Harry. We were all playing together."

Benjamin grunted in acknowledgment. He knew Nina often got into little scuffles with other kids, and after fighting, they usually just went right back to playing.

Daniel didn't blame Harry either. He focused his criticism on Anthony.

"Anthony is still as annoying as he was when we were kids," Daniel said sharply. "What if Nina wasn't our kid? Would he have really kicked her out?

"See, Benjamin? I told you this guy is the worst."

Daniel was clearly unhappy with Anthony.

Benjamin frowned slightly, also thinking Anthony's behavior was out of line.

While Benjamin and Daniel were talking about Anthony, Anthony himself was still in the main house with his fiancée. When he found out Daniel and Benjamin were both here, he nearly burst into tears.