Chapter 126

"Violaaa......"

Jayden fixed Viola with pleading, glimmering eyes.

It was nothing more than a simple change in what to call her, and yet Jayden looked utterly aggrieved, as though he'd been suddenly cast aside.

Noah watched the exchange between the two of them quietly, holding his breath.

Handling a whining Jayden was no easy task — he wondered exactly how that Orchid Mantis planned to talk her way around it.

"Hm? 'Aunt' feels so distant. I like calling you Viola."

At last, she spoke up.

"Hmm, well......I actually feel like the new title makes us closer, in a way."

"Huh?"

"I'm 'Viola' to just about anyone. But I'm not 'Aunt' to just anyone."

"Gasp."

The storm cloud that had settled over Jayden's face cleared away in an instant. He immediately began bouncing around and threw himself at her.

"Viola! Ah, no. Aunt!"

"Yes, Young Master Jayden? Did you call for…