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.

at her, his

summoned up

wave. He then turned to look

He looked down at the ground instead of Zachary, but waved politely

turned to leave at

he could confirm that the children did not detest him.

off,” Ruby said, leading the

at the students to settle down. “These

one of them raised his hand and said, “Thank

He turned around to look at the children, only

twiddled her fat little thumbs awkwardly, bowing her head

though he wanted to say something, but chose to remain

Jamie returned their smile gamely and chirped, “No problem! Hope all

another whoop of happiness

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

when she heard a

a convoy right outside the gates. Under the

that most of the items were

felt a little confused, but she didn’t ask

urgently. “Ms. Windt

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