Chapter 1254

The room went dead silent. Everyone stared at him. What happened to Elliana? When did he change targets?

Elliana gawked at Sunny like he’d just said he was moving to Mars.

Cole clenched his jaw so hard that it looked painful. If murder weren’t illegal, he’d already be digging a grave for that brat. First, Sunny was after his wife—now his daughter? Was he serious?

Ruben burst out laughing.

“Sunny, I thought you wanted to marry Elliana. What’s this sudden interest in my great-granddaughter?”

Sunny spoke in the innocent tone of a child, yet his words were oddly mature.

“I realized Elliana and I have a big age gap. She is already married and has kids—it wouldn’t be right to keep chasing her.” Then he smiled at Beatrice.

“But Beatrice and I are close in age. We’d make a perfect pair. We’ll grow up together and live happily ever after.”

The room stayed silent. Every pair of eyes landed on Sunny, stunned. This wasn’t how a four-year-old was supposed to think.

Jeff, at eight, was strange enough for wanting to marry Elliana—but Sunny? He was something else entirely. This kid was one of a kind.

Cole never believed Sunny was some oddball; he simply felt the kid needed a beating.

Sunny’s bold declarations made Cole bristle, because the boy talked as though marrying his daughter was already settled. As far as Cole was concerned, that would never happen. Whether today or decades from now, Sunny wasn’t getting anywhere near his daughter. With that overconfident face of his, he didn’t deserve her at all.

Elliana caught Cole’s expression and immediately sensed the direction his thoughts were heading. For once, she didn’t brush him off as over the top. She quietly turned her frustration toward Donovan and Seth, wondering what lessons they had drilled into Sunny’s head. How could they have instilled such absurd notions in him, creating a bizarre mix of childish arrogance and startling maturity?

Though he had thrown everyone off with his bold claim, Sunny didn’t look the least bit embarrassed. He finished talking to Ruben and then casually slapped Jeff on the shoulder.

That unexpected touch snapped Jeff out of his shock, and irritation surged through him. He felt an urge to shout at Sunny for being so outrageous. Who gave Sunny the right to think he could chase after Beatrice? It was laughable to even consider him in her league.

Before Jeff could say anything, Sunny flashed a bright smile.

“Jeff, we don’t have to keep acting like enemies. We can get along just fine now—there’s no reason for us to be at odds.”

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