"How was the little one supposed to have a good impression of them?
The youngster wasn't much exposed to people around him. Even though he was smart, he didn't have much experience in conversing and understanding the underlying implications in their words.
He needed to have experience, after learning certain social subtleties, in order to grasp the nuances hidden within their words.
Regarding Mila Harrison's words, the little one instinctively felt that they were not spoken in goodwill.
Yet, he didn't have the experience to respond to such words, so he simply obediently sat beside Samson Zhekova.
Samson Zhekova had just been listening to Gabriel Zhekova speaking, and since he wasn't qualified to interject, he got a bit bored. So he peeled a lot of melon seeds for the little one to pass the time.
Now, he has peeled enough to fill a small plate.
Samson Zhekova felt sorry for the little one, who was experiencing such negativity on their first meeting.