"I won't run off... Mom, I definitely won't. You can even put me on a leash."
Tang Xiaonan's witty remark amused Phoebe Huxley, who tapped her on the head. She really didn't know what to do with this little troublemaker.
Felix Thorne had originally planned to have his eldest son, Howard Thorne, go with them to the city. But they had two jobs to get to the next day, and his eldest was a good hand, so he had to send his second son, Patrick Thorne, instead. Of the three sons, the second was the most reliable; with him along, there would be no trouble.
Jim Thorne was incredibly envious. His second brother got to go to the city, while he had to go to the Hawthorne family's home and stand guard over some weepy, ugly woman. It really sucked.
That's right. In Jim Thorne's eyes, the delicate, weepy Rosalind Green was an ugly hag—not even as pretty as his mother, Phoebe Huxley!
