Chapter 634 - 14.30

"UWAAA! Uncle Reed bought all princesses for me!?"

"Ahahah, of course! You said that you want princess dolls, right?"

"Yes! Thank you so much, Uncle! Arte loves Uncle!"

Artemis jumped from the bed and hugged her Uncle Reed, who immediately caught her and carried her on his arm, "You're still feverish. You shouldn't move too much."

"Hehe, Arte is fine! Because Arte has dolls now!" Artemis said happily as she started counting the dolls on the bed. "Umm… Ariel, Aurora, Mulan, Princess Tiana, Cinderella, Snow White…"

Gaius sighed when he saw Artemis, who looked lively after Reed, offer her a lot of dolls. Truly, a child's happiness could be as simple as some random toys.

After the doctor gave some usual medicine and vitamin, Gaius spoon-fed her for lunch and let her sleep surrounded by the princess dolls. Artemis' fever finally went down significantly. That magical power of making her happy was enough to give her a good sleep, which Clarke failed to do. 

Reed told the doctor to leave first because he still had something to talk about with Gaius.

Gaius closed Artemis' room as carefully, so he wouldn't make noises. He stared t Reed who was sitting on the couch, staring at him. 

Gaius felt guilty that he had to beg for someone other than his husband to take care of Artemis. But he knew that Reed was a lot more reliable than Clarke. 

"S—So, what do you want to ask?" Gaius confronted Reed,. Since he said that he had a question. 

"It's about Clarke," Reed sighed. "It seems that he's too busy nowadays, right?"

"Yeah, he has been too busy. He doesn't even know what's happening inside the house..." Gaius replied. He was still guarded around Reed. His gut feeling said that Reed had a hidden intention. "Why do you ask?"

"Hmm… it's just…." Reed looked worried. He was contemplating whether he should say this or not, but in the end, he just shook his head, "It's nothing. Never mind."

Gaius got suspicious of Reed's hesitation. This man was obviously so shameless and unscrupulous before, but he suddenly acted so worriedly when the topic was about Clarke. 

"Just spill it. What do you want to ask?" Gaius pressed him further. Reed finally yielded after he took a deep breath. 

"It might be a slight misunderstanding. But I saw something inappropriate when I wanted to visit my brother's company this morning."

"Huh? Misunderstanding?" Gaius' frown got deeper as he thought this man might've been making stuff up. 

"Yeah, when I wanted to visit my brother, I saw his car in the parking lot, still with the machine roaring. So I approached his car…." 

Gaius had just remembered that Clarke still used his old car. However, he could just fly because he still had to maintain that humble persona as Clarke Gaist, not Superbman. 

"And?" Gaius asked, still naive enough to not understand what Reed Implied. 

"And I saw someone else inside that car with him," Reed said. He paused for a moment, so Gaius could absorb this information, "A young woman, probably around her early 20s. And they look so close inside that car…."

…

…

"A-Ah, I see," Gaius tried to hide his shock after hearing that kind of information. But he was surprisingly calm, which got Reed wondering.

"Your reaction is a lot less than what I expected," Reed mentioned. 

"That's because I trust Clarke. He's someone who would never cheat on me and would stay loyal until the end. It's our wedding vow, "Gaius replied innocently. "Maybe it's just one of his colleagues or someone from the office or League of Justice. He's superbman, remember?"

"You won't question who's that woman?" Reed tried to urge Gaius, hoping that he would get restless and suspicious. 

"I mean, I don't want to burden him even more. He might've been careless about the kids, but he's still a responsible man for this house," Gaius said. 

Reed blanked for a moment. He was actually quite surprised that Gaius could be that trusting. Maybe that was the reason for this long marriage because Gaius was too kind and loyal to Clarke. 

Gaius sighed, "Reed, you see, I'm not someone who can get easily jealous or suspicious. I know that Clarke is a loyal husband of mine. Though I understand your concern, don't worry about him, okay?"

"But…" 

Reed wanted to argue even more, but Gaius suddenly walked to the kitchen. He checked the fridge and picked a pack of meat. Gaius started dicing the meat and said, "Reed, thank you for making Artemis happy. I can't do much to repay you since I'm just a normal housewife. But I can always cook you a good lunch," Gaius said. 

[Pupa: Ding! Reed Ville's Fatemeter increases to -30%.]

[He's actually quite similar to Clarke, especially the type of partner that he wanted.]

[Pupa: So you mean, he wants a hoe wife?]

[Hey, that's me as Yunyu! I mean, both Clarke and Reed love someone who's caring, obedient, and just down to earth.]

[They fell in love with someone with motherly nature. A man like Gaius, who didn't seem to have any big dream other than having a happy family, was their type.]

[Pupa: I'm quite surprised that they'd fall in love with someone so simple, even in the story, aside from his side job as Naturally Hoe superhero, he doesn't do much. He's just a regular housewife… or househusband.]

[Hmm, I don't think being a regular housewife is lesser than anyone. They work so hard as well, you know. And someone like Clarke really needs someone who can take care of the house while he's working, knowing how careless he is. He doesn't even know that his daughter is sick!]

[Well, aside from that… Clarke and Gaius are really a perfect couple. Too bad he's not the master of this world…]

[I feel so dirty because this world forces me to cheat someone who's actually a good husband....]

"Reed, what do you want to eat with the meat? Maybe mashed potato? Or do you want me to cook vegetable side dishes?" Gaius asked, in case Reed had a request. 

Reed kept staring at the back of his brother-in-law, who was busy with preparing for lunch. He never thought that Gaius was attractive, not at all. He wasn't an earthshakingly gorgeous man. He wasn't also someone high-profiled. Despite his job as a superhero, Naturally Hoe, he was just a regular housewife for Clarke Gaist.

But Reed understood why his brother seemed to be so in love with this man. Because Reed also thought that seeing Gaius cooking for the family was very pleasing to the eyes.

Maybe it was his motherly nature, perhaps because of his simple mind and happiness, or it could also be because Gaius was so trusting to someone he loved. 

All those elements made a very attractive person in Reed's eyes, a lot more than those he played with in the past.

Now, there was something in his heart that changed his goal just a bit. 

Instead of ruining the whole family altogether, he wondered what kind of expression would Clarke make when Gaius finally left him. 

He didn't love Gaius, not at all. He could just ditch this man after obtaining his love.

But he was curious what kind of expression Clarke would make.

'Oh, I bet it'd be fun to watch, hahaha!