“Ah, forget it. I’ll ask again when we get back.” Fortunately, Rufus let me go for now. He then leaned down and whispered in my ear, “But when we get back, I’m going to make you call me darling one hundred times.”
Shivers crept down my back and I sheepishly ran off into the orphanage without looking back.
“Let’s just talk about it when we return. First, we need to find her.”
I needed to ask Flora for help tonight. I couldn’t allow Rufus to take me away with all kinds of excuses again.
Sylvia’s POV
As expected, Rufus and I found Alva in the abandoned children’s park with Felix. Together, they were eating Alva’s favorite tiramisu cake at the stone table.
As soon as Alva heard my voice from afar, she instantly put down her fork and hopped off the bench, making her way to me.
“I’m here, Alva!” I smiled. I crouched down and caught her in my arms.
Alva nestled her face into my neck and placed her little hands on my arms. “Young lady, you finally came to visit me!”
I playfully bounced her up and down. “Of course. Have you been eating well, Alva?”
“Yes, I have! For two days, I’ve been eating pizza! My favorite!” Alva nodded enthusiastically, her lips still reddish pink from the coldness of the cream.
I brought out my handkerchief and wiped her mouth. I then scooped her up and walked back to the stone table.
Felix was standing there nervously. He didn’t seem to know what to do with his hands and feet. His eyes, which looked very similar to Alva’s, flickered with helplessness.
“What are you doing over there? You’re stiff as a piece of wood.” I playfully ruffled Felix’s hair and smiled.
As Alva wrapped her arms around my neck, she waved her hand at Felix. “Felix, why are you so quiet? Come here!”
Felix turned red and he avoided any eye contact. He didn’t want to look at me. After a long period of silence, he finally opened his mouth.
“Thank you. For the other day.”
I shook my head. “Don’t mention it. It’s all over now. What’s important is how we move forward.”
“Okay…” Felix awkwardly agreed and fiddled with his fingers.
Rufus checked his watch and suddenly remembered something. He turned to Felix. “By the way, do you know where I can find the director or whoever in charge of the orphanage? Can you take me to them?”
“Yes, I know where he is. He’s usually in the teaching building. I can take you to him, Prince Rufus.” Felix stood up straight and quickly offered to help Rufus.
Rufus gently kissed my forehead. “I need to have a talk with the director regarding an expansion of the orphanage. Just wait for me here.”
I nodded. “Go ahead.”
Rufus smoothed my hair before leaving with Felix.
I took Alva to sit with me at the stone table so that she could finish her tiramisu cake.
Alva loved eating it so much that her head and legs never stopped bouncing.
While feeding her, I told her some interesting stories of things that happened.
“I will always be happy as long as I’m with my brother,” Alva said with her mouth full of cream.
“From now on, you will always be with your brother,” I replied.
Finally, peace was restored on the border. Hopefully, things would return to normal in the near future. Children like Alva and Felix would never have to be separated from their families ever again.
“Oh!” Alva fished out a strawberry hair band from her pocket and handed it to me. “Young lady, could you help me tie my hair?”
I gladly took her hair band and fixed her hair. “By the way, Alva, what made you decide to escape with all the other children that day? How did you even do it?”
Alva’s answer surprised me. “It was all because the orphanage’s puppy went missing. We had to find it as soon as possible.”
“You snuck out because of a missing puppy?” I was confused.
Alva hesitated for a bit, her legs swaying. “Well, not exactly. We were actually playing a game.”
I didn’t bother asking any more questions, but the strange feeling in my heart grew stronger.
Suddenly, Alva took out a mobile phone and gave it to me as well. “You left this behind last time.”
Surprised, I took my phone back. I didn’t notice I had left it at Alva’s place.
As I looked at Alva’s innocent little face, the strange feeling came back again.
I looked back at the recent happenings and came up with a bold guess.
Had Alva known about Felix’s situation and things beyond the wall all along?
Sylvia’s POV
When I was about to ask her more questions, Felix came back. I had to stop talking with Alva.
“Prince Rufus asked for you to go there. He’s waiting for you downstairs at the building next to the gate,” Felix reported to me.
“Got it.” I nodded and gathered the rubbish on the table to take them away.
Suddenly, Alva tugged at the hem of my clothes and raised her head. Her big eyes were… dull.
I felt a little sorry for her. I squatted down and touched her cheek gently. Perhaps I was overthinking just now. Alva was still so young. How could she know that?
“I’ll come see you as soon as I have the time,” I told her softly.
This made Alva smiled brightly. “Yay! Don’t forget me, okay? I’ll wait for you.”
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