Persephone looked at that man shyly. She had many questions flashing through her mind at the moment.

'Mommy said I should have good manners. Should I call him "sir" now?

'No, he looks much older than my uncle! So should I call him "mister"?

'But I've smudged my whole ice cream on his jacket. Maybe I should say sorry first?'

The ice cream was vanilla-flavored, and she had taken only a few licks.

The man spoke first. "Little girl, you're Persephone, right?" His voice was deep, like a cello. She was shocked.

He smiled mysteriously and glanced at his jacket, then heard a man and a woman screaming, "Sephy! Are you okay?"

Nervously, Toph and Arya rushed over. They checked if she was hurt, then noticed the ice cream on the man's black jacket.

sorry, sir!" Toph apologized, nodding. "Your jacket is dirty now. How about we exchange phone numbers? I'll have someone send you a

man shook his head. His eyes were enigmatic, impossible to

wasn't an ordinary man. There was a hint of melancholy

being an artist, drawing attractive young men in his comics, this middle-aged man before him was someone he had

the charming gentleman seemed to be

correct?" he

man, but how had he known her name instantly? Lina had told her not to talk to strangers and

chin

voice made the man

Arya were perplexed. "What's going

man waved and placed his hands behind his back. He then

you getting

Sephy tugged on Toph's clothing.

couldn't figure it out, but Arya was on alert. She gently picked up

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