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.

glistened with sweat. How long she

squatting here?” Melon

the girl offered

Melon extended the balloon toward her. “Should you deign to answer my question,

last, a reaction stirred in her. She raised her gaze, the balloon capturing her attention. Yearning lingered in

this doll-like girl, Melon found her actions not peculiar but rather an intricate play of silence

seemed to tether them, and he

adult figure in proximity, Melon

The girl remained silent.

silence shall

gaze bore into him, eyes blinking but devoid of

Melon’s joy was evident as he clapped his little hands. “My mom shall delight in this new

balloon to her wrist, and stood up. The fact that she didn’t protest made him happier. “Now that you don’t object, I’ll consider that a promise. So, consider this my

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