Stuck in Gotham: My Rise as a Shady Merchant
Chapter 157

That's not appropriate-she is your future stepmom, after all.

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"Seriously, what did you two see? Could you stop being so cryptic?"

Watching Zuo Ci and Diana exchange meaningful looks and say all sorts of bizarre things, Dick was completely lost.

Wasn't it just a bunch of plants over there? What was so interesting about them? Did they really warrant this much excitement?

"Fine. If you won't tell me, I'll look for myself."

With that, Dick, just like that old bat, produced a pair of bat-binoculars from who knew where, ready to investigate the scene himself.

"Hey, hey, hey! Put those down! You can't look at that!"

As he spoke, Zuo Ci snatched the binoculars away. Good grief. By now, the scene over there wasn't just unsuitable for children-it was barely suitable for adults.

Although Dick would grow up to be something of a heartthrob, just like that old bat, he was still a child now. There was no way he could be exposed to this stuff.

"Hey, what are you doing? You look, but you won't let me look, and when I ask, you won't tell me. What do you even want?"

Dick was getting genuinely annoyed. He really hated being treated like a little kid.

"Ahem. How should I put this? Actually, I'd love to tell you exactly what's happening.

"But it involves someone who might become your stepmom someday, so it really wouldn't be appropriate."

"Huh? What? My stepmom?"

Zuo Ci's words left Dick utterly bewildered. What did he mean, my stepmom? Was Bruce's girlfriend over there or something?

Although he had been adopted and Bruce Wayne really was raising him as his own child, it hadn't been very long. For now, he knew nothing about Bruce Wayne's tangled web of romantic history.

"Hey, which one over there is Robin's stepmom?"

Dick's brain had temporarily crashed, but

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