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    And on top of that, n didn’t even have his phone. So how did he ask his mom anything?


    “What’s wrong?” n asked, noticing how serious Jesse looked.


    Jesse nced at him, thinking how cunning grown-ups could be. “It’s nothing,” he said.


    “You’re okay with it?” n asked again.


    “Yeah,” Jesse replied.


    “All right then,” n said casually, “I’ll tell Nina you said yes.” He spoke as if everything was settled,pletely unaware that Jesse had already seen through his lies.


    Jesse turned back to his book. “Go ahead and do whatever you want.”


    n paused, puzzled. What just happened? Wasn’t Jesse annoyed just a moment ago? How did his mood change so fast?


    “When you send her over, don’t forget her pillow and teddy bear,” Jesse added in a small, serious voice. “She can’t fall asleep without her pillow.”<fn72cb> The source of th?s content is f?ndnovel</fn72cb>


    n stared at him. “Wait, are you serious?”


    Jesse blinked, looking confused. “What do you mean?”


    n frowned, studying his face like he was trying to spot a crack in it. But no matter how closely he looked, Jesse kept up that wide-eyed, innocent act.


    “Never mind,” n said, giving up with a sigh. “I was joking. Even if Nina wanted to, I wouldn’t let her go.”


    It wasn’t right for a girl to spend the night at some boy’s ce just like that. Not only could it be unsafe, but it might also cause trouble for the other family. “Next time…”


    “You lie,” Jesse said inly. “At least make it look real. Start by pretending you actually called or texted my mom.”


    n paused, then it hit him—this kid was sharp. For a four-year-old, he noticed everything.


    “Jesse!” Nina’s voice suddenly rang out.


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    She came running over, her legs moving fast. Every time Jesse saw her like that, he couldn’t help but worry she might trip.


    He calmly closed his book and looked up. “What’s going on?”


    “Can I use yourptop?” Nina asked, giving him her sweetest dimpled smile. “Jerome said he knows a lot aboutputers. He said he can hack through firewalls too!”


    Jesse frowned.


    Nina pressed on, “I want him to teach me.”


    “I can teach you,” Jesse said tly.


    “But I want him to teach me,” Nina insisted. “I think he’s better than you!”


    Ouch! That hurt. Jesse couldn’t even reply.


    He snapped his book shut. Without saying a word, and with both Nina and n staring at him, he stood up and walked straight over to Jerome. Then he asked, right to his face, “Are you really good at hacking?”


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