King of Hollywood

Chapter 290 - 290 17 I Want to Be Your Woman

?Chapter 290: Chapter 17 I Want to Be Your Woman Chapter 290: Chapter 17 I Want to Be Your Woman “That one! I want that one! Ed, go for that one!” Emma, her face full of excitement, tugged ceaselessly at Adrian’s sleeve while she eagerly stared at the huge Winnie the Pooh hanging on the wall, completely disregarding the teddy bear she was already holding in her hand.

“Alright, alright, don’t rush,” Adrian said placatingly. He glanced at the shopkeeper, whose laughter was bursting at the seams, and let out a helpless sigh. A sudden chuckle erupted from behind him, but by the time Adrian turned around, Kate had already looked away, pretending to know nothing.

Shrugging his shoulders, he decided to take out a 5 British Pound bill and exchange it for fifty 10-pence coins from the shopkeeper. Then he started aiming at a far square. With a ting, the coin struck the upper right corner of a white square—miles away from his intended target. Adrian shook his head, sighed deeply, took careful aim at the target’s yellow center, and threw again.

Ting! Still a miss; another throw, still a miss; continued, a miss; and again, a miss… In the blink of an eye, the 50 coins were spent, and Winnie the Pooh still hung on the wall, its mouth curled into a smirk, as if laughing at his poor skills.

“Your skill is really poor,” Emma pouted unhappily.

“Don’t complain to me,” a downcast Adrian pinched her cheek in response.

The little girl retaliated with a punch, though she probably knew it lacked any real force, so she immediately made a face. After looking at the hanging Winnie Bear, she waved her hand like a little adult: “Let’s just forget it, I can’t bear to watch anymore. Let’s go play another game.”

Despite her words, her lingering glance at the plush toy didn’t escape Adrian’s notice, so he immediately took out another 5 British Pounds and handed it to the beaming shopkeeper: “How about we try once more, Emma?”

“Try once more?” Emma blinked, “I think even ten more tries might not work.”

Talk about a demoralizing comment. Adrian felt a bit irritated while looking at this tiny person with a grown-up attitude, only four years old yet already much smarter than her peers, no doubt a result of her own experiences.

“It seems so,” Adrian sighed, glancing at Kate who had just chuckled softly again at the little girl’s comment. “So, I think, we need some outside help.”

Emma also looked towards Kate, her lips involuntarily pursed high. Although she had grown a bit and had come to understand many things, she still instinctively felt some aversion towards Kate, not knowing why.

Once again, Adrian gently pinched the little one’s cheek and, straightening up, he bowed slightly to Kate: “Would you mind helping out, beautiful miss? To fulfill a little girl’s small wish.”

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