"What did you say?" Daniel asked.

Persephone seriously repeated, "You're not as handsome as the prince!"

"You little rascal!" Daniel raised his hand as if to spank her, but it was all in jest.

Persephone couldn't avoid it, and she was lifted up and tickled, laughing uncontrollably.

Sadly, the ice cream cone met its end, falling entirely onto Daniel's coat.

Persephone froze, her empty hand and Daniel's coat catching her eye. Her face turned beet red. After a few moments of silence, she began to cry.

"Sephy, please don't cry!" Daniel had never comforted a child, let alone a preschooler with such a loud voice.

The passersby gave him strange looks, wondering if he was mistreating the little girl.

"Oh, Sephy!" He quickly tried to console her. "Don't cry!"

Persephone pushed his hand away.

"Stop crying!" Daniel raised his voice sternly. "That's enough!"

"Wah—"

"Why cry over something so small? If you want more ice cream, I'll get you another one!"

fists on him. "You... You tickled

"Brat!"

temper. "Even if you buy

taken aback. The one

child understood the idea of something being irreplaceable, something he

appeared somewhat

ice cream had melted on

her loud crying had scared

his side and

cast down without a

are you sad?

as he took in Persephone's serious and endearing expression. He pinched her cheek softly and said,

not as handsome as the prince. If I

you're quite

into his eyes. "My

good quality of admitting mistakes must be reserved only for your

quite understanding what he

and got ready

grabbed his hand. "Granduncle, you're just a bit

just childish talk. But Persephone continued. "That prince is younger than you! I saw his

"What did you say?"

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