Just as Ariana began to retract her hand, thinking the child would ignore the gesture entirely, Adele unexpectedly reached out and placed a small wrapped candy in Ariana’s palm. Surprised, Ariana looked down at the candy in her hand, her heart melting.

Adele’s bright eyes, gazing up at her, conveyed that the little girl had recognized and accepted her presence.

Ariana longed to embrace Adele warmly, but she restrained herself, mindful of Devin’s watchful presence.

Devin, too, appeared pleasantly shocked by Adele’s swift and open response to Ariana. A swell of hope filled him, suggesting that this new psychologist could truly be a positive, nurturing influence on the reserved young Miss.

Noticing Ariana was perspiring lightly beneath her mask and hat, Devin freshly brewed some cooling chamomile tea and kindly offered it to her.

“Please, remove those stifling things, Miss Edwards. Here, have some chilled tea to refresh yourself.”

With Sadie now absent, Ariana gratefully removed her mask and hat, allowing her face to breathe freely.

frozen, his normally steady demeanor shaken. His hand trembled slightly, almost causing him to

How had she returned to

hadn’t thought much of it at the time. After all, it was a direct arrangement from Holden, so he hadn’t delved deeper into it. Little did he expect that Doctor Edwards would

only had she returned, but she had also appeared by Holden’s

should have witnessed many grand occasions, so why

amiss?

was incredibly flustered and couldn’t conceal his astonished

yet and probably remained unaware that Holden Fredrick was, in fact,

have

couldn’t help but recall

passing, what troubled Aldus the most was Theodore’s memories. Aldus knew that Theodore had harbored deep love for Ariana, which was why he had entrusted Devin with the solemn request never to mention Ariana in front of

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