Chapter 22 Little Fish

“Leah, your grandma isn’t wrong. When it really matters, you’re the one we can rely on!”

Valda’s face lit up with pride. “Exactly! Leah is our lucky charm. With her around, everything always works

out!”

Leah’s smile widened at the compliments, her pride álmost impossible to hide.

Charmaine gave Rex a few tasks to take care of. During that time, the Reads called twice. Charmaine glanced at the phone and blocked the number without hesitation.

Just then, there was a knock at the door, and a servant’s voice came from outside, “Mr. Emyr’s pets need to be fed daily. The trainer’s on vacation, so you’ll have to handle it today.”

Charmaine mumbled under her breath, “Emyr is such a creep, and yet he actually has pets?”

When she stepped into the massive garden in the back mountain, designed to resemble a tropical

rainforest, and laid eyes on the enormous crocodile, at least six feet long, lying completely still in the pond with its mouth wide open, she felt disgusted.

I doubt that Emyr has a heart.

That’s as absurd as thinking Milo could ever grow a brain!

A servant nearby pointed to a small wooden bucket in the distance and gave her an encouraging look. “That’s where Little Fish’s breakfast is. You have to bring it right to its mouth, or it won’t eat.”

Charmaine thought she heard it wrong. “This thing is called Little Fish?”

Mr. Emyr named it himself.”

injured, he started to raise

Emyr asked for this as a birthday gift when he was seven, from Old Mr. Cross.”

Unbelievable!

twisted since

Just like him–won’t eat unless it’s

a disgrace to the crocodile family!

iron gate, and carried

study in a small villa. An international conference

were fiercely debating a development project in various languages.

resting on the armrest, listened with an air of

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Alfred, to say something. Alfred looked worried, glanced at Emyr, then hesitated.

as he monitored the surveillance feed from a small window,

stood in stark

back comfortably, indulging in a moment of distraction.

after Charmaine entered its

stayed vigilant and cautious. Instead of slowing

about six and a half feet away, the crocodile clearly began to move

and tossed a small fish

glanced at the fish, remaining

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