A Second Life, A New Power novel Chapter 214

Derek came today for one reason only—to ask this question. Everything else had just been small talk leading up to it.

Ever since he saw the furious WhatsApp message Felix had sent Charles, he had been itching to get to the bottom of it.

Felix was already a grown man, yet he hadn't even held a girl's hand before.

On top of that, he was ridiculously picky, what people these days would call a total straight-laced nerd.

The family was genuinely worried he'd end up alone.

Felix only needed a second to realize who Derek was referring to.

"Uncle Derek, don't be ridiculous. She's only 16," Felix frowned.

"Yeah, sixteen. Still young, I suppose. But not that young. Kids these days start dating way earlier," Derek said with a grin.

Felix remained silent.

"Of course, we're not that kind of people. Just wait two more years, and she'll be an adult," Derek continued, carefully watching Felix's expression.

Unfortunately, Felix had always been a master at keeping a straight face—cold as ice, completely unreadable.

"Uncle Derek, it's not like that between us," Felix said seriously.

Not like that? Then why did Felix blow up the moment someone messed with her?

"Well, obviously not now, she's still young. But those brats at school don't care about age. They might start chasing after her any day now. And if someone…"

Derek trailed off deliberately, studying Felix's expression before adding, "Want me to have Charles keep an eye on her? Make sure none of those punks try anything?"

Felix instinctively started to say no, but something made him change his mind before the words fully left his mouth. "Keeping an eye on her wouldn't hurt," he said.

After a brief pause, he added, "Just so she doesn't get tricked by anyone."

The moment Felix finished speaking, Derek burst into hearty laughter.

For someone who always complained about Felix's cold demeanor, Derek wasn't much better himself.

Moments like this—where he actually laughed out loud—were rare.

But watching Felix fall head over heels and still stubbornly refuse to admit it? Now that was comedy gold.

If Felix knew what Derek was thinking, he'd be completely speechless.

"Alright, I'll talk to Charles about it later," Derek said with a grin.

Felix stayed silent. Why was he even discussing this with Derek? He could just tell Charles himself.

Besides, he and Demi weren't like that.

He just felt responsible for looking out for her. She didn't have parents to do it, after all.

Not that Derek would believe him even if he explained.

After that, Derek enthusiastically launched into a lecture on interacting with girls and winning their favor.

Felix listened in silence the entire time, and Derek assumed it was because he was shy.

But Felix still learned some useful information, such as how to choose the right gifts or decipher the hidden meanings behind certain things girls said or did.

Demi ate in the middle school cafeteria while casually adding more meat to Timothy's plate.

Timothy, seeing that it was too much, silently put some back.

Demi just placed it right back again. "Eat. You're still growing."

Charles fell silent, and his two friends were also silent.

Was it that serious?

It wasn't like they couldn't afford meat.

"If it's such a big deal, why don't you both just get an extra meat dish? It's on me," Charles said.

He was about to tease Demi, "Is Timothy the only one growing? What about you?"

However, he held back.

"No need." Demi waved him off.

The truth was, she had long since started spiritual fasting and didn't need food. She only ate three meals a day so people wouldn't think she was weird.

Charles' phone, sitting on the table, chimed with a notification.

He casually unlocked it. It was a video sent by one of his friends.

"The hell? Why are you randomly sending me videos?" he muttered while clicking on it.

"Annie, is Demi your housekeeper? Why would she attend the International Program in our school? She's just a housekeeper. Does she deserve it?"