Jeremy pressed his fingers against his temples like he was trying to physically prevent his brain from leaking out of his skull.
"Let me get this straight. The new system host is a toddler. A business prodigy four-year-old. Mark's brother. Who has a Mother System that literally farms points from his mom's failures... and converts maternal incompetence into animal mind control?"
Everly gave him an enthusiastic double thumbs-up.
"Nailed it! You're practically a human CliffsNotes! Unfortunately, his smartwatch then went nuclear with calls from his three siblings, and he made a hasty retreat. If you've got more questions, we can always arrange a playdate."
Jeremy let out a long, suffering sigh, pulling out a pen and a mini-notepad. He started scribbling furiously, trying to condense the hour-long saga of the Qin manor shenanigans, to her accidental breakdancing assassination tutorial into something resembling coherent notes.
While writing, Jeremy suddenly paused mid-sentence.
