"Yes, mom and my little brother came over early this morning."
Shanna answered truthfully.
She had already spent the whole morning touring the city with her mother and little brother. They had only returned after little Al had worn himself out and fallen asleep.
"..."
William silently glanced at the Quartz Clock hanging on the wall. Its hands pointed to 2:18 in the afternoon.
I %&()￥...*
"Sweetheart, could you call your Gege over? There are some things I absolutely have to tell him personally!"
As Bell had once again used his little sister as a shield, William, as his father, simply could not stand it anymore.
"But Gege just told me that while little Al is asleep, he needs to help him clear and expand the Magic Power channels in his body. He can't be disturbed right now."
"..."
William felt as though all the spirit had drained out of him.
Why did that little brat Bell always have so many excuses? The problem was, even though he knew they were excuses, there was nothing he could do about them.
He could not seriously risk injuring his younger son by forcing Shanna to drag Bell over, could he?
Sure enough, only his precious daughter was the best in this family. She never actively caused trouble normally—she merely got dragged into trouble while following Bell around—and she never made him worry either—all his worry was spent on Bell. She was well-behaved, clever, sensible, and obedient. Tell him, how could his daughter be this lovable?!
"Sweetheart, how have things been for you these past few days in that... what was it, Dalaran? Have you been eating well? Sleeping soundly? Having fun?"
William asked Shanna warmly.
Since that little brat Bell did not have time to be scolded right now, he would wait