Chapter: 904

“Thank you, Ma’am!” With the prized balloon in hand, Melon’s grin illuminated his face. He could hardly wait to return to Ariana and share it with her.

On his way, a flower nursery caught his attention. There, nestled in a corner, was a young girl muttering in a low voice.

She was counting, and her counting seemed askew, for Melon observed a leap from twenty straight to fifty as he drew near.

A bemused smile graced his lips, and he inquired, “Engrossed in counting, are you?”

Unperturbed by his presence, the girl’s gaze remained fixed downward.

Craning his neck, Melon saw the girl his age in a pink bubble skirt on the grass.

fiercely, flushing her delicate face, which glistened with sweat. How long she had occupied this spot remained an enigma

here?” Melon asked,

the girl

“Should you deign to answer

attention. Yearning lingered in her eyes, yet she remained in a contemplative reverie without uttering

girl, Melon found her actions not peculiar but

them, and he couldn’t

the surroundings and finding no adult figure in proximity, Melon ventured, “Have you

The girl remained silent.

“Your silence shall be interpreted

gaze bore into him,

evident as he clapped his little hands. “My

made him

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