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

squatting here?” Melon asked, his

girl offered

you deign to

the balloon capturing her attention. Yearning lingered in her eyes, yet she remained

presence of this doll-like girl, Melon found her actions

unexplainable kinship seemed to tether them, and he couldn’t just

the surroundings and finding no adult figure in proximity,

The girl remained silent.

pressed on, “Your silence shall

still gaze bore into him, eyes blinking but devoid of

Melon’s joy was evident as he clapped his

to her wrist, and stood up. The fact that she didn’t protest made

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