Chapter 0007

Mary got up from the bed and hurried out, thinking that maybe she could still find her grandfather. Unfortunately, he had left the mansion several hours ago.

“Mary, my dear, where are you going?” Catherine asked

“I’m looking for my grandfather!”

“Sweetheart, your grandfather left last night. He only stayed for dinner and had to leave.”

Catherine’s heart ached when she saw the change in the girl’s expression. Mary was still wearing the school uniform she had arrived in, looking like a little girl who had just been taken to kindergarten and didn’t want to be separated from her father.

“My dear, come on, we need to have breakfast, and then we’ll go into town to buy some things for you.”

“I’m not very hungry.”

“Come on, dear. I’m not going to let you

back?”

would we tell your grandfather when he comes

back?” Mary asked, her eyes

that we can’t risk him being found. So he’s somewhere

able to see

course! Maybe when things calm down, we can find a place to meet up,

accept being alone in a different country, unable to communicate. She regretted not taking the

into town. We’ll buy you a whole new wardrobe, so you can finally take off that uniform. I’m sorry we didn’t have anything else for you to wear, but today you’ll have lots of new

shouldn’t go to so much

I always wanted to have daughters, but life never gave me

much for welcoming

home!”

if you called me Grandma. I’d like that very much, and it might help you

don’t mind?”

of course not! How could it bother

Catherine hurried Mary out the door to go into town. They visited

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