Chapter 15: Remember to Act Cute!

"I know." This time it was Mateo's turn to interrupt Lucas. "Is it the handsome uncle who looks a bit like Michael?"

Lucas grunted. This definition of a handsome uncle who slightly resembles Michael left him feeling slightly uncomfortable.

Still, he nodded, "This man is extremely tough, I'm afraid even the three of us together wouldn't be a match for him."

"And me!"

Just as Lucas got to this point, Victoria raised her hand.

Please, it seemed like Michael and Mateo were discussing something interesting. Though she couldn't understand much of it, she definitely wanted to add her input to the conversation.

Mother Victoria raised a finger, "According to the great law of passwords, we need the help of an Oxygen Mother at crucial times, in order to succeed."

Mateo and Michael had already crowded round Victoria, hugging her, cooing like kittens, "Mommy——"

Victoria ran her fingers over their little heads, "Babies——"

Lucas flipped the table.

"This is not the time for motherly love! All of you, behave yourselves!"

He could tolerate Victoria's antics at any other time.

But in this urgent situation, could she please act sensibly?

And furthermore, once the mother goes off the rails, the two babies follow suit.

Could this be the legendary mother-and-child telepathy?

No, no, no, Miss Mateo and Young Michael definitely inherited their mother Victoria's traits. If not for their father's strong genes, they wouldn't be geniuses.

All because they had Victoria for a mother.

Lucas often felt that Miss Mateo and Young Michael were the perfect combination of Crayon Shin-chan and Detective Conan, always catching him off guard.

Suddenly, Mateo stood upright.

"Someone's coming in." An alert expression flashed across her large eyes.

This is something Lucas greatly admired about Mateo.

Mateo's perceptual ability was more than ten times that of an average person, truly at the level of a wild animal.

Mateo now stood up, her delicate eyebrows knitted into a furrowed frown.

She clenched her small fist, "Let me handle him."

Lucas stopped her, "Mateo, are you sure someone got in?"

Mateo raised her head proudly, "Hmph! His footsteps might be as light as a cat's, but they can't escape my acute ears."

Lucas shook his head, "No, Miss Mateo, don't go. Let's use the tunnel. I'm afraid...the intruder might be Hank Clegg."

Lucas considered his hearing to be quite exceptional.

An enemy that could evade his hearing...probably isn't someone Mateo can handle.

Even if her abilities were exceptional for her age, she was still just a six-year-old Lolita.

But Mateo, undeterred by inexperience, has only ever heard of Hank Clegg and hasn't really encountered him before.

For all her life, other than Lucas, she has never met a rival.

"Let Miss Mateo go," in this moment, Michael stood firmly by his sister's side without hesitation, "The tunnel is a one-way street. If we use it, our home...will be destroyed."

Hidden beneath the villa, there is a secret escape route for emergency situations.

But if they were to use it, they would have to activate the explosive devices, blow up the entrance to prevent pursuers from entering the tunnel.

The entire villa would also be destroyed.

Having grown up here, this house was the true home of Mateo and Michael, both babies wouldn't want to lose their home.

So they weren't willing to use the tunnel unless it was absolutely necessary.

Lucas was still hesitant, but Victoria at his side waved to Mateo.

"First precious Mateo, go, take care of yourself. If the enemy is weak, beat them up badly. If the enemy is fierce, remember to act cute, ok?"

Mateo and Michael were so moved they nearly burst into tears.

At times like this, only their mother truly understood and cared for them.

Mateo rubbed her head against her mother's arm, choking back sobs, "Thank you, Mommy. Mateo will remember to act cute."

But Victoria leaned in closer to her babies and whispered, "How was that impromptu speech just now?"

Oh haha, the Silman family is definitely made to be the star of the show.

Mateo: "..."

Michael: "..."

Lucas: "...Very good."

But, no one would complain about Victoria's cluelessness. Both children knew that their mother has suffered head trauma.

Lucas had told them that their mother used to be very formidable.

Facing terrifying terrorists, she showed no fear and even used her beauty and intelligence to win them over.

Only after the accident that damaged her brain did she become this out-of-touch.

But still, she has tried her hardest to give birth to the two of them, and even managed to do an incredible job.

So their mother is the greatest mother in the world, the most deserving of Mateo and Michael's love.

Of course, Lucas has never told the children that the legendary terrorist was him himself...

Anyway.

When Hank Clegg got to the staircase all alone.

For the first time in his life, he encountered Mateo.

Mateo came down the stairs like a bolt of lightning, her sharp movements and fearless momentum were shocking. Who would ever think that this was a girl of merely six years?

Then, she blocked Hank Clegg's path, raised her eyebrows fiercely and then...

...suddenly sucked her thumb.

Blinked twice...

"Wah wah wah——"

She burst into loud sobs.

How unfair!

How unfair!

Although her mother reminded her to act cute when facing a fierce enemy,

Mateo was so scared she forgot to act cute.

Should she just turn on the tears instead?

Even the boxing king in her fighting system was scary enough, but the uncle in front of her, was a thousand times scarier than the boxing king!

She hadn't even stabilized her stance when the uncle's hand blade was only a millimeter away from her neck.

If he hadn't suddenly stopped, Mateo's neck would have been grabbed, and then like breaking a straw, snapped with a casual twist.

Mateo and Uncle's gap between them.

Isn't it about the same as the gap between the Himalayas and the Mariana Trench?

Definitely not!

Mateo was so scared that she couldn't stop her tears, and for the first time since becoming aware of her surroundings, she stood in one place bawling her eyes out.

As Lucas said, Mateo had the perceptual ability equal to a wild animal's.

This ability includes, when faced with danger, her subconscious could instantly detect it and choose the best action to protect herself.

The gap between Hank Clegg and Mateo probably resembles the difference between a lion and a mouse.

So, Mateo was instantly defeated by the other party's tsunami-like murderous intent and the uncontested aura, all that was left for her to do was to bawl her eyes out.

And Hank Clegg, in that instant, was also shocked by the Lolita in front of him.

When she jumped off the second floor, he only saw a flash before his eyes and sensed the immediate danger.

He almost reflexively reached out, his fingertips barely touching the Lolita's neck, before he forcefully stopped himself.