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,

finally summoned up the

He then turned to look at Robbie, who

little aloof. He looked down at the ground instead of

Zachary turned

not detest him. This meant

you off,” Ruby said, leading the way back to the drop-off

teachers called, gesturing at the students to settle down. “These are from Robbie,

them raised his hand and said, “Thank you to Robbie, Jamie, and

He turned around to look at the

her fat little thumbs awkwardly, bowing her head to look

to say something, but

their smile gamely and chirped, “No problem! Hope

The students let out another whoop of happiness before returning

a sudden wave of relief wash over him. Children were rather simple creatures. If you were kind

was resting at home when she heard a sudden

the gates. Under the watchful eyes of the bodyguards, a group

most of

little confused, but she didn’t ask any

Mrs. Rawlston hissed urgently.

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