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

squatting here?” Melon asked,

girl offered no

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

stirred in her. She raised her gaze, the balloon capturing her attention. Yearning lingered in her eyes, yet she remained in

her actions not peculiar but rather an intricate play of silence

tether them, and he

the surroundings and finding no adult figure in proximity, Melon

The girl remained silent.

pressed on, “Your silence

still gaze bore into him, eyes blinking but

was evident as he clapped his little hands. “My

fact that she didn’t protest made him happier. “Now that you don’t object, I’ll consider that a promise. So,

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