"No."

Alexander rejected her outright. He knew it—kids were never as obedient as they claimed to be.

"Uncle, I wanna ask a question only grown-ups can understand. You don’t wanna answer it? Are you afraid you don’t know the answer? It’s okay, I won’t judge you!"

Hearing that, Alexander turned his head to look at her. "Go on."

He never thought a little kid could actually bait him into answering. Now he was a little curious—what kind of ...