I was utterly devastated inside, terrified that the mission would fail because of this.
Once Kael left, the tension at the table finally eased a little.
By acting sweet and innocent, I made a good impression on Mr. and Mrs. Paulson.
When the meal ended, they invited me straight to their home.
lan nodded and said, ‘I need to pick something up at home anyway. Come with me, Scarlett.”
I had no choice but to agree.
But when we reached their estate, I found Kael was there too.
He was blind, but the company couldn’t run without him.
His assistant had to brief him on everything.
As Kae! listened, he skillfully tied two little pigtails in our daughter’s hair.
Ann grew sleepy listening to the assistant’s report and fussed to go outside.
Kael let her go.
The only problem was, she still couldn’t walk
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hbled along, and she absolutely refused to let
She finally made her way out and ran right into me.
She looked up and stared at me curiously, just as before.
Then she lost her balance and nearly fell.
The servant hurried to catch her, frightened.
Ann pushed her away and mumbled short words, “No… no…”
She struggled and was about to fall again. I stepped forward and held her without thinking
Ann went completely quiet
She seemed stunned
The servant apologized awkwardly. “Sorry, miss. The little one is shy around strangers. She only lets her father hold her
But the next second. Ann snuggled closer to me, grabbed my clothes with her small hands and closed her eyes
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Everyone froze for a moment.
lan laughed. “Scarlett, it’s rare for my little niece to warm up to someone‘
I replied calmly. “Yeah, kids have always liked me.”
lan didn’t suspect anything and went off to handle other things right away.
Ann buried her face in my arms for a while, then lifted her head and stared at me with her big grape–like eyes.
She kept looking at me, and I couldn’t help feeling nervous.
Could she recognize me?
No way. She wasn’t even one year old when I left.
She wouldn’t have any memory of me.
But right after that, Ann pulled a tiny photo out of her pocket.
I glanced over. It was a side–profile shot of me holding Ann.
Kael must have taken it secretly back then.
Luckily, the lighting was dark and the picture was blurry.
Ann looked at the photo, then at me, as if facing an impossible puzzle.
But she was only just two years old, barely able to walk or talk. There was no way she could recognize the blurn tace
Neither Kael nor I liked taking photos, so we had almost none.
I asked her uneasily, “Have you seen any other photos?”
Ann barely understood and shook her head, complaining angrily. ‘Dad mean not let me see”
I breathed a sigh of relief
Thank goodness she hadn’t seen more or she really might have recognized me
Just then, footsteps came from behind us
Kael finished his work and came right out to find Ann
He was genuinely surprised when he heard Ann in someone else’s arms. “Are you letting the servants hold you now
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Before I could figure anything out, my bag spilled open during the tug–of–war
Everything inside fell to the floor.
The bracelet tumbled out.
Ann ran over, but her eyes caught on something else.
She let out a soft “Huh?” and pointed at a little ugly kitten charm lying in the corner. ‘An ugly kitten charm Daddy has
one too.”
My heart lurched. I stared at it quickly.
That charm was something Kael and I had come across at a little stall during our early flirtatious days.
One charm was a puppy, the other a kitten. They were so uniquely ugly that I bought them on the spot. I gave him the
puppy one.
I’d kept the kitten with me ever since.
Ann picked it up and ran to Kael, “Daddy, look! It matches the puppy!”
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
