After buying the earth [Comprehensive British and American]

Damian didn't know how to react.

Should he act surprised?But he wasn't surprised at all—it was almost expected.Damian would doubt whether he could satisfy his father, would doubt whether he could become his father's preferred heir, but he would never doubt that his mother could get his father—as long as she wanted to.

Damian had seen the sapphire ring that was placed in the center of the old palace and was almost fully formed.

He knows what that thing is, and he's even touched by his mother's romance: Damian, in his conscience, can't be as generous as his mother, giving such a good thing to his partner as a gift.

He had no doubt that, as long as father wanted it, mother would give him everything she had.From this point of view, father is indeed a well-deserved strong man.

The thoughts in his head have already turned around, but in the real world, it only shows a slightly stopped expression.

Everyone stared at Damian intently, as if expecting his reaction.

——So, what kind of attitude should he show?

Damian still kept holding the knife and fork, his face was calm: "...Oh."

"Oh?" Dick couldn't help repeating, "That's it? This is your reaction? Damian? This is a great thing, isn't it a surprise to you?"

Damian turned to look at his mother: "When will you get married? What do I need to do?"

"What do you need to do?" Hilda was overwhelmed by the question, "... I have no experience, who knows what children should do at their parents' wedding?"

"Flower girl?" Tim swallowed the beef with difficulty, "Not everyone has the opportunity to attend their parents' wedding."

Damian was obviously very dissatisfied with this arrangement: "...Is there anything else I can do? I can be responsible for the security of the wedding venue, and I can even be your personal bodyguard—"

"Sorry, dear," said Hilda, "do you think I need your protection?"

"Maybe my father needs it." Damian replied, "Because he is just a helpless capitalist. I heard that mother, you were deceived by your father before?"

Bruce frowned, and he subconsciously went to look at Hilda—although the two of them had talked, who knew if Hilda was still worried about being concealed and deceived?

...Why does this brat love to jump around the minefield so much?

Hilda: "...who did you hear that from, Damian?"

Damian's eyes fell on the two elder brothers, and when they stood upside down and prepared to explain immediately, they retracted quietly: "No one, I found it myself."

Dick & Jason: "..."

——This is definitely Damian's revenge!

"Really?" Hilda's eyes also turned around on Dick and Jason, smiled, and continued to ask, "What else have you heard?"

"I heard that you were the father you chased back then." Damian blinked, "I did a lot of things for him to stand out from the crowd of suitors. Even after we got together, you did a lot for him, so, Mother—I have a question."

"what?"

"My birth," he said bluntly, he didn't even care about the eyes of the bystanders, but stared at Hilda persistently, and asked the guess that had been circling since he started collecting information by himself, "is it you A gift for your father? You hope to make me, to replace Jason Todd, to be the support of that incompetent father in your heart, not only an emotional support, but also a security support, right?"

Damian may be the person who understands Hilda best in the world. He understands her way of thinking better than anyone else, so when he has access to enough information, it is not surprising that he came to the above conclusion .

But he still wanted an answer to confirm all his guesses.

The atmosphere at the dinner table is very strange now.

The dinner time has just begun, and the dinner prepared by Alfred is extremely delicious under the lights, but now no one can continue to eat in this atmosphere.Everyone was surprised by what Damian said: alien technology created man already surprising enough, according to Damian's words, he is still Hilda's "gift" to Bruce ?

Although people often say that children are a gift from God to their parents, but-it is definitely not the meaning of giving children as gifts!

Bruce glanced at Hilda intently, she looked very calm, this kind of calm was almost equivalent to acquiescence.

He didn't think it was that unexpected. …Since he was with Hilda, his bottom line for her has been constantly lowered.In the past, Bruce would have felt that this matter was unacceptable, but now when it is placed on Hilda, he can only feel a little peace:

...it was Hilda after all.

"As expected of my child," replied Hilda, "very clever, you guessed it, yes. However, before you were actually born, I discovered your father's second identity, and he was not In need of any kind of protection or support, whether physical or spiritual—perhaps there is no stronger man on the face of the earth."

Bruce: "..."

He pretended not to hear.

Everyone began to wait for Damian's reaction.For the first time, Jason felt that Damian was really miserable. Although he had both parents, one was more unreliable than the other. Hilda's original expectation for him was that he could protect Bruce well. It is not surprising that Mian made any move——

"Sure enough, I know." Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Damian nodded, thoughtfully, "Father is right, the brain is far stronger than the force."

Hilda couldn't help but look at Bruce: ... Does this mean her?

"...I said this to let you not be too obsessed with fighting skills and advanced equipment." Bruce said, it was the first time he discovered that Damian was so good at digging holes for people.

The bear child shrugged: "Maybe. You're all planning to get married anyway. Is the past so important?"

Bruce: "..."

"And in fact, whether you get married or not doesn't have that much influence on me," he continued to comment, "What changes is the relationship between the two of you, and the blood relationship between me and you will not be changed because of this. This matter Grayson and the rest of them have had a bigger impact than me."

"No, no, no," said Grayson who was suddenly cueed, "I fully support your marriage. In fact, this matter doesn't affect me that much—I'm flying solo."

"I'm flying solo too." Jason followed, then cleared his throat, "So when do you plan to set the wedding date?"

"Bruce, will you invite members of the Justice League to your wedding?" Dick was more curious about the question.

Until now, the dining table has returned to the state Alfred envisioned: warm, lively, and full of the noise of life.

He looked at Master Bruce who was having a headache and obviously didn't know how to answer these questions, and couldn't help showing a gratified smile. He really hoped that Wayne Manor would always be like this in the future.

late at night.

Damian stared blankly at the ceiling.

At this moment, he was lying in the middle of the big bed in the bedroom. On the left was Hilda who had fallen into a deep sleep, and on the right was Bruce Wayne lying flat—he was not asleep.

Damian knew his father was definitely not asleep, and his father knew he was not, they just weren't talking.Neither of them are used to this situation, neither Damian nor Bruce have ever experienced sleeping in this state.Although Damian's bed is big, it's still a bit uncomfortable to sleep three people.

And the experience of sleeping together is so intimate that it makes both Damian and Bruce feel uneasy.

In fact, Hilda, who was able to fall asleep under such circumstances, was the most incomprehensible.

Damian finally couldn't take it anymore: "...Father."

Bruce moved slightly, but said nothing.

Damian: "When are you going on night watch?"

Bruce heard the urging from his tone: "..."

Still getting no response from his father, Damian couldn't help but raised his hand and pushed him: "Father, stop pretending, I know you're not asleep."

"...It's late now, Damian." Bruce replied in a breathy voice, "You should close your eyes and go to sleep."

"I can't sleep," the little boy was very dissatisfied, "I can't turn over because you are so crowded, this is my room—so why on earth do you have to come to sleep with me?"

How could Bruce tell him the truth?

So the father replied, "Because we think you need your parents' company."

"I don't need it," Damian said angrily, "I haven't needed such a thing since I was born."

"So we're making it up to you now." Bruce didn't change his face, "If you need a story to fall asleep—"

"No! Don't treat me like a child."

"Don't say such stupid things, Damian, you're just a child."

"..."

"About what you said tonight... I'm sorry, Damian," Bruce said softly in the darkness.

"There's nothing to be sorry about, those are the facts." Damian pursed his lips, "I don't really care, because I know my mother's thoughts are always changing, maybe her original purpose was indeed that, but later she didn't Changed her mind... Anyway, she sees me as her heir."

"I'm glad you thought of that."

"I said those things at night, not to accuse her or anyone else." The little boy whispered, "I just want you to know what she has done for you."

"..."

"You can't deceive a person who never defends you." He said, "She is my mother, no matter what, I will protect her——I have inherited your wisdom, and I will not deceive her with you."

Tonight's night was dark, Bruce listened to Damian's words, but his heart was as gentle as if soaked by moonlight: "I won't, Damian."

"...you'll be together forever, won't you, Father."

"Yes," he promised, "not just me and Hilda, but you, Damian, we'll be together forever."

"..." Damian fell silent.

Bruce didn't know if he was satisfied with this answer, he turned his face to see his son, he knew Damian had a face similar to his, but he still wanted to see now—

"So when will you go to watch the night?" Damian's voice sounded again, full of confusion, anxiety and earnestness, "Father, if you don't go, I really can't sleep."

Bruce: "…………………"