Chapter 66. Conversation with Phoebe

"Uncle Ian!" Elisse cooed upon seeing Ian enter the house.

Ian then smiled at her and patted her head. "Hello there, Elisse. Are you going to school now?"

"Yes, Uncle!"

"Oh, that's good. You should behave at school and defeat all your classmates, okay? Make them see how smart you are!"

I laughed. "Coming from someone who used to skip classes in middle school, huh?"

"H-Hey! What skipping classes are you talking about? We both know I'm one of those smart kids before."

"Oh, come on, Ian. Don't try to lie to Elisse anymore."

He sighed. "Fine. But that's why you shouldn't be like me. You need to be smart and be better than everyone!"

"That's right. Don't be a fool like your Uncle Ian." I said while looking teasingly at Ian.

The three of us laughed. We didn't even notice Matthew, who just went downstairs from his room.

"Uh-hum! Elisse, let's go now. You'll be late if we don't hurry up." he said without even looking at