Deal Reached

But who would have thought that the moment Solam heard this, he stopped in his tracks.

Not only did he fail to praise Lilith, his expression instead became terrifying! Even the hair on his scalp stood on end! The killing intent in his eyes was impossible to conceal! Lilith had never expected her uncle, who had always doted on her, to look at her so frighteningly. She froze in terror, and after a while, tears began to stream down her face. She thought Solam no longer liked her.

It was not until a minute later that Solam noticed Lilith was crying. He immediately cast aside the anger on his face, flusteredly hugged Lilith tighter, and freed one hand to wipe away her tears.

"Lilith, what's wrong? Why are you crying all of a sudden? There, there, don't cry, don't cry. You won't look pretty if you cry."

Unexpectedly, Solam's actions only made Lilith cry even harder!

"Waaah! Uncle, Lilith won't do it again! I'll never let anyone touch my tummy again! Waaah!" Lilith was a very sensitive child. She could sense that Solam had gotten angry because someone had touched her tummy. So she immediately promised Solam that she would never do it again.

Upon hearing that, Solam grimaced and painfully pulled Lilith in front of him so that they faced each other. He pressed his forehead against hers and said earnestly, "I'm sorry, Lilith. Uncle isn't angry at you. I'm... Forget it. No matter what, Uncle would never be angry with Lilith. Our Lilith is so adorable—who could bear to be angry with you?"

In the end, Solam had a hard time coaxing Lilith into calming down. After that, she fell asleep in his arms. Yesterday, the little girl had clung to Solam and made him tell stories all