Zachary withdrew his arms lamely. Although he seemed very nonplussed on the surface, as though he couldn’t care less about the kids’ behavior, he felt very disappointed indeed.

Turning to Ruby, he said, “I’ll entrust the kids to you then.”

“Of course, of course! I’ll take very good care of them. Don’t worry, Mr. Nacht!” Ruby and the other higher-ups exclaimed at once, nodding vigorously.

Zachary took one last look at the kids before leaving.

As he walked away, Jamie stared after him. He opened his mouth to say goodbye, but seeing as Robbie wasn’t saying anything, he decided to keep quiet too.

“Goodbye, Uncle Zack!”

In the end, it was Ellie who opened her mouth first. She sounded a little cautious despite her adorable voice—nonetheless, she still managed to melt Zachary’s heart.

her,

Zack…” Jamie finally summoned up

look at Robbie, who had

He looked down at the ground instead of

turned

could confirm that the children did not detest

off,” Ruby said, leading the way back to the

students to settle down. “These

his hand and said, “Thank you to

at the children, only

little thumbs awkwardly, bowing her head

though he wanted to say something, but

smile gamely and chirped, “No problem!

whoop of happiness before returning

sudden wave of relief wash over him. Children were rather simple creatures. If you were kind to them, they would be nice to

when she heard a sudden

a convoy right outside the gates. Under the watchful eyes of the bodyguards, a group of workers was delivering a bunch

most of

confused, but

Mrs. Rawlston hissed urgently.

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