A False Heiress's Guide to Love and Power

Chapter 130

“I’m not going anywhere, so you can just relax. An old man like me isn’t about to hire someone who’s sick to work for him.”

“What about the person who brought me here?”

“You mean Alessia? She’s in the other room changing clothes. That little girl’s stronger than she looks–carried you all the way here. Mind telling me what happened?”

Six fell silent.

“I think I can guess,” Xander went on. “She’s young, but she’s got some sense of responsibility. What about your parents?”

“They’re dead.” Six’s reply was flat, with not a hint of emotion.

Now it was Xander’s turn to fall silent.

“You don’t have to look at me like that. Honestly, it’s probably better this way.”

“What’s your name?”

“Six.”

“Six? Like the number?”

“It’s just easy to say.” No last name, not even an attempt to pretend.

on the bed and gave

live? What school

alone, after all–what did it matter where he lived? “I

and the bad–he found them all

was at a loss for words. Just then, the door creaked open and

“Father.”

Did you drink

set a pair of shoes by the bed. She stood up and, pulling away the

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it, so here’s

tone was casual, as If she was

new ones.” Alessia draped

found himself

on, put them on. She already cut the tags off, and there

“…Thank you,” Six murmured.

supplements–are they for him?” Alessia picked up one of the bottles, sniffed it, and

in decent shape, just a bit malnourished. Let’s work on that first; once he’s eating

leaving soon anyway.” Six knew they were talking about

early. You know, if you never grow taller than five feet,

earned the money.” Six took off the towel and, this

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