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 had occupied this spot

here?” Melon asked,

the girl

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

her. She raised her gaze, the balloon capturing her attention. Yearning lingered in her eyes, yet she remained in a contemplative reverie without uttering

actions

them, and he couldn’t

no adult figure in

The girl remained silent.

silence shall be interpreted

bore into him, eyes blinking but

he clapped his

wrist, and stood up. The fact that she didn’t protest made him happier. “Now that you don’t

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