Nia Mitchell’s small face flushed. She pointed a trembling finger at Maxwell Peary. How could he be so shameless and say such things? What does he mean by having too much energy? "You’re the one with excess energy that needs exercise. Your whole family has too much energy!" Nia, thoroughly embarrassed, spoke without thinking. Maxwell Peary, uncharacteristically, didn’t get angry at her rudeness. He just kept smiling. "Aren’t you also part of my family?" Nia was taken aback and simply turned her small face away, refusing to look at him. Seeing her act this way, it was clear she was just shy. So he turned his head and continued driving, leaving the Royal Bay Villa behind. Nia kept staring out the car window, and they quickly arrived on a bustling Main Street. "I haven’t been to this street before. It feels so vibrant!" Nia rolled down the car window and stuck her small head out. Seeing her curious-kitten expression, Maxwell Peary reached over with his right hand and pulled her back in. "Can’t you behave for a moment? Don’t you know you’re not supposed to stick your head out of a moving car?" She was such a handful. Follow current novᴇls on 𝖓𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖑~𝖋𝖎𝖗𝖾~𝖓𝖊𝖙 "I just wanted to take a look! Besides, I only stuck my head out after I made sure there were no cars behind us." She knew her actions were somewhat inappropriate, which had made the old man worry. It couldn’t be helped; Uncle Peary had become a nanny, always thinking she was doing this wrong or that incorrectly. "If you’ve never been to this street, I’ll accompany you for a stroll here in the future, won’t that do?" Even though Maxwell Peary chided her for her dangerous behavior, he had taken her words to heart. Nia pouted. She had been in Capital Town for four years, but when she went shopping before, she only visited the markets near University A. She had never come over to this side. "What man enjoys shopping? I must be crazy to expect you to go shopping with me." Nia scoffed at the suggestion he had just made, absolutely refusing to believe him. Maxwell Peary awkwardly fixed his gaze on the road ahead, concentrating on driving. He admittedly wasn’t the type to accompany women on shopping trips. Taking her to the movies had already been his limit. "But Charles Northwood is an exception. He would go shopping with me and Fiona Sutton." Nia suddenly thought of Charles Northwood, who was in the USA. He was always refined, his entire demeanor like a gentle spring breeze, making people feel relaxed and at ease just by being near him. He was nothing like the CEO, who exuded a chilling aura that made people afraid to approach. They could only stand aside, nervously deferential, cautiously trying to guess his thoughts. She hadn’t expected two such completely different types of men to appear in her life. Little did she know, her simple, unintentional remark was like a venomous snake, striking straight into Maxwell Peary’s heart. "Anything Charles Northwood can do, I can do too." He tightened his grip on the steering wheel. Hearing his words, Nia turned to look at him, only to see the veins bulging on the back of his hands. She swallowed hard in fear, her little heart pounding like a drum. "Of course, you can, Uncle! It’s just that you’re busy with work, so you don’t have time to go shopping with me. I can go shopping with Evelyn Peary." She quickly tried to placate him, terrified that if he got angry, he would abandon her on the main road. "Besides, I don’t really like shopping that much either. In the past, it was mostly Fiona Sutton who dragged me out." She forced a smile, revealing her two rows of small, white teeth. Maxwell Peary said nothing more, letting her chatter on beside him. He enjoyed this feeling because, from her words, he could tell she was very afraid of him getting angry.