Adie sneered and gave him the side-eye. �Hmph! You�re a scaredy cat. Why is a grown man afraid of caterpillars?�

Stefan felt offended. He tried to defend his ego. �Who says I�m afraid of those things? I�m just too busy for that.�

As their father, he had to maintain his heroic image in front of them. There was no way he could let them find out he was actually afraid of tiny insects. POtherwise, it�d be downright embarrassing!

�I don�t believe you. You�re a scaredy cat who�s afraid of insects. You can�t protect Mommy or Abby. Mommy�s decision to leave you was the smartest one she�s ever made!� Adie crossed his arms while he criticized Stefan. He wasn�t holding back.

Stefan had never felt this humiliated. To make matters worse, the person humiliating him was his own son.

�Listen up, kid. I�m more than capable of protecting the three of you. I used to train in the wild. You weren�t even born when I wrestled a tiger with my bare hands!�

�Wrestling a tiger with your bare hands? Don�t you think that�s too big a bluff?� Adie continued insulting him without fearing the consequences.

�You wrestled a tiger with your bare hands, but you can�t even catch insects. Indirectly, that means you�re inferior to insects. How can you even say you�re able to protect the three of us? This is the biggest joke I�ve ever heard!�

�I already told you. I�m not afraid of insects�� He just found those soft, furry creatures to be very disgusting.

�If you�re not afraid of them, why don�t you pick them up with forceps like Mommy and feed them to the fledglings? If you do it, I�ll believe you!� Adie made it impossible for Stefan to refuse.

Stefan secretly thought to himself, �Like father, like son! You�re just as evil as I am!�

�Hahaha!� Renee burst into laughter when she saw Stefan being forced into a corner by Adie. �Stefan, Adie�s right. If you have what it takes, come and feed these fledglings. If you can�t do it, you�ll have to admit that you�re a coward!� Renee exclaimed in an attempt to further provoke him. Stefan felt deeply embarrassed. �Renee, you�re going to be in trouble!�

�Am I going to be in trouble?� Renee laughed hysterically before wagging her finger at Stefan in a playful manner. �No, no. Stefan, you�re the one who�s going to be in trouble.�

After saying that, she picked up a black caterpillar and �accidentally� dropped it.

It happened to land on Stefan�s collar. �Ahh! It�s disgusting. Quick, get it off!� Stefan instantly broke down. As if he was paralyzed, he stood still and didn�t move an inch. He kept shouting.

�Oh, dear. I�m so sorry, Mr. Hunt. I accidentally dropped the insect�� Renee tried to hold her laughter. She climbed down the ladder and began �consoling� the man who was about to go crazy.

�Don�t worry. It won�t hurt you. It�s just wiggling around on your collar. It�s exercising!� She added.

�Renee, remove this thing immediately, or you�re dead!� Stefan warned with a gloomy expression on his face.

Renee crossed her arms while she seemingly admired the state of �helpless rage� he was in. �Mr. Hunt, you�re still being so fierce. Didn�t you say you�re not afraid of insects? Why don�t you just remove it yourself?�

�Damn it!� Stefan stood frozen in place. Never mind removing the insect. He couldn�t even bring himself to look in its direction. His entire body was beginning to itch. He was terrified that the insect would crawl under his shirt. Feeling helpless, he had no choice but to sacrifice his ego for now. JrNovels.com