Tristan Grayson looked at Kiki in the passenger seat and asked with a smile, "Where do you want to go play?"

Holding a baby bottle in one hand and stroking his chin with the other, Kiki thought for a long time before saying, "I want to see a mermaid."

"A mermaid? Okay, then let’s go to the aquarium."

By the time he drove to the aquarium, it was already past one in the afternoon.

The mermaid show didn’t start until after three in the afternoon.

Tristan Grayson first took Kiki to eat at a nearby restaurant before they entered the aquarium.

In the afternoon, it wasn’t very crowded. The people they occasionally ran into were mostly young couples or families.

Kiki would stare a little longer whenever he saw a child holding both their parents’ hands, but he would snort with particular disdain at the sight of a couple hugging. Noticing this little gesture, Tristan Grayson crouched down and asked with a laugh, "Kiki, what’s that supposed to mean?"

"My eyes!" Kiki exclaimed, lifting his little hands to cover them.

Tristan frowned. "Who taught you that?" ’He’s so young, how does he already know things like that?’

However, Kiki suddenly pulled his hand away and ran forward, shouting, "Auntie!!!! Auntie!"

With a cold expression, Tristan Grayson stood up and looked in the direction Kiki had run. He saw Tiana and Leo Joyce.

He stuck his hands in his pockets and strode over.

By then, Tiana had already crouched down with her arms open and caught Kiki. She asked with a smile, "Kiki, what are you doing here too?"

"I came with my dad." Kiki raised his little hand and pointed at Tristan Grayson.

Hearing Kiki’s words, the smile on Tiana Grayson’s face stiffened. She stood up, glanced nervously at the very calm Leo Joyce beside her, then turned to Tristan Grayson. "Brother."

"Tiana, you’re supposed to be in class right now. What are you doing here?"

"Brother, I..." Tiana lowered her head nervously, clutching Kiki’s little hand.

Seeing this, Leo Joyce took a step forward, shielding Tiana behind him, and said in a cold voice, "I brought her here."

At his words, Tristan Grayson sneered. "Leo Joyce, I don’t object to you and Tiana being friends. But even friends should have proper boundaries."

’At first, I didn’t oppose their friendship because I knew very well that Leo Joyce liked Amelia Avery. I just figured that even if he hung out with Tiana, he was only looking after her for Amelia’s sake.’

’But lately, my sister’s strange behavior has made me suspect that Tiana might have fallen for Leo Joyce.’

’Leo Joyce can play games, but my Tiana can’t afford to.’

Tears immediately welled up in Tiana’s eyes. She hastily explained, "Brother, don’t say that. I was in a bad mood, so Leo brought me out to cheer me up. Brother, if you don’t like it, I’ll go back right now."

Seeing Tiana on the verge of tears, Tristan Grayson’s heart naturally softened. He could only say helplessly, "Tiana, just this once. Next time, you are not to skip class again! And you are definitely not to be alone with Leo Joyce." 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

"Leo isn’t a bad person. Why can’t I be with him?"

Exasperated with her, Tristan Grayson snapped, "If you keep hanging out with someone like Leo Joyce every day, do you ever plan on getting married! You’ll ruin your reputation!"

"What’s so wrong with her being with me? Tristan Grayson, your sister—I’ll marry her! She’s mine! So that ’problem’ of yours doesn’t even exist!" Hearing this, Leo Joyce couldn’t take it anymore. ’So, being with me is going to affect her future marriage prospects? And why the hell should Tiana marry anyone else? If she’s marrying anyone, it’ll be me!’