"Little Sis, I already taught you how to read that," Jim Thorne reminded her unhappily.
"I'm just testing Mr. Hawthorne to see if he's as smart as you."
'Tang Xiaonan felt a pang of guilt. This future titan could demolish her brother in a heartbeat. But her third brother, just like Phoebe Huxley, was someone you had to handle with flattery. You could only say nice things, otherwise he'd explode.'
Jim Thorne's expression softened a little. He snorted disdainfully, "How could he compare to me? He's never even been to school."
Adrian Hawthorne had never attended a single day of school. The official reason was that he couldn't afford the tuition, but in reality, he didn't feel comfortable leaving Rosalind Green home alone. Besides, he looked down on the village's elementary school teachers, figuring their abilities were so poor he was better off teaching himself.
