Chapter 194 Kitchen
James Brown had always been an early riser, and even on days when he felt like sleeping in, he would wake up on time and then take a little nap. That morning, upon waking up, he felt someone sitting beside him. Without opening his eyes, he stretched out an arm and pulled the person into his embrace, reckoning it must be Emma Campbell. He certainly didn’t believe that the young girl Sarah Grandy could get out of bed that early.
The girl beside him immediately draped herself onto his chest, and James Brown quickly opened his eyes. His senses were very sharp, and aside from the twins, Gina Lopez and Emily Lopez, whom he found hard to tell apart, he generally had no trouble distinguishing others. As soon as he embraced her, he knew he held Charlotte in his arms.
He pushed Charlotte away and, slightly annoyed, said, "What are you doing up so early and not sleeping, coming here for what?"
Charlotte opened her eyes wide and retorted in extreme dissatisfaction, "Look here, uncle, it was you who hugged me first. I haven’t even said anything about it, and you’re scolding me? Isn’t that like the guilty party filing the suit first?"
James Brown was momentarily lost for words at Charlotte’s rebuttal, but he was fairly familiar with this young girl’s antics. He surely knew she had done it on purpose. Annoyed, he gave her a glance and said, "Then what brings you here so early?"
Charlotte lifted up the piece of clothing in her hand, which was one of James’s T-shirts, and pouted her lips, "I was feeling cold this morning and wanted to find something to cover you up with, but no good deed goes unpunished, does it?"
This T-shirt had been in the wardrobe, not lying around, which in a way confirmed that what Charlotte said was true. This made James feel a bit embarrassed. Blushing, he responded, "Thanks for that. I thought it was Lemon, so I hugged you."
Upon witnessing James’s apology, the mischievous girl was invigorated. With an eyebrow cocked and a smug expression, she said, "No worries. I also want to be your mistress anyway. Shall we hug again?"
His face turned stern as James replied, "Stop joking around. Of course, I should apologize when I do something wrong, but I’m warning you, don’t say such things again, or I will kick you out immediately." He had taken Charlotte in for the past couple of days and had to ensure she didn’t get too comfortable; otherwise, she might cause some sort of mischief.