Crystal short boots inlaid with tiny gem buds and a light pink skirt made little Stacie standing at the door look even more cute and playful.
But facing Stacie's clear searching eyes, Raymond suddenly felt sadness and regret.
"Stacy, come sit here." Raymond, who softened his tone, greeted the little girl who was a little scared. "Don't call me an adult from now on. Just call me by my name from now on."
As if she was just learning lady etiquette, Stacie held the hem of her skirt with both hands and stood on tiptoes, swaying her body and trying to bend down to salute, but the light pink skirt was lifted up, exposing her panties underneath.
Frances, who was standing aside with a face full of indignation, became sad when he saw this. He immediately walked to the little girl Staci, knelt down and held her steady, and whispered to her with pity.
"Is the manor in the northwest fun?"
Stacie, who was obviously a little afraid of him, became very reserved. "Thank you for your arrangement. I like everything in the manor very much."
"That's good, that's good..." Frances, who felt a little embarrassed, quickly stood up, smiled wryly at Raymond, and left quickly.
"Lord Raymond, where is my grandfather?" The little girl Stacie, who seemed to have some kind of fear of Frances, regained her smile after seeing him leave, jumped up to Raymond, and murmured softly. "
I miss him so much!"
The little girl Staci tilted her head and had an expectant look on her face, which made Raymond feel sour for a moment. He reached out to pick up Staci who was standing in front of him, put her on his lap, and explained softly to her.
"Because I have something important to entrust to him, I won't be able to come back to you for a short time. I will take care of you for the time being, okay?"
A trace of doubt flashed in her clear and bright eyes, and little Stacie, with a thoughtful expression on her face, asked cautiously, "Lord Raymond, did my grandfather leave a message for me?"
He was stunned when he was asked. Looking at the little girl Staci, whose face turned a little gloomy, Raymond soon seemed to have thought of something. "Oh, yes! Jonas asked me to tell you, after he didn't reply
Before arriving, you must be obedient, so that he will bring you many toys when he comes back!"
"I don't want toys!" Stacie pouted, and the expression on her face became even weirder. "But I will definitely be obedient!"
Raymond stroked Stacie's silky hair and held her in his arms, not wanting her to see his sad expression.
Falling into the silent room, Raymond felt the soft body of the little girl Staci, and fell into confusion unconsciously.
But after a long time, Stacie saw that Raymond still had no intention of letting go. She began to twist her body in Raymond's arms and yelled. "Sir Raymond, can I go and play with Sister Susie? I
I made an appointment with her to go to the garden together..."
Raymond quickly released the little girl Staci and asked curiously, "Susie? Is she your friend?"
"Yes!" Staci, the little girl with a strange expression on her face, shouted with her eyes wide open. "She is the granddaughter of the housekeeper, but she has a bad temper. She will be angry if I am late.
!”
Stacie's serious face made Raymond couldn't help but smile.
Raymond wrapped up the snacks on the table and handed them to her. He smiled and said, "Remember, if anyone dares to bully you, come back and tell me and I will help you!"
There was joy on her face, but Stacie, who was holding snacks in one hand and holding the hem of her skirt in the other, wanted to salute as she spoke. "Thank you, Mr. Raymond, I'll go then!"
But her weird posture made Raymond feel even more uncomfortable. He quickly waved his hand and turned around, which was regarded as a promise.
The soft footsteps quickly left the room, but Raymond stood in the room and fell into deep thought.
Hobson's death left Stacie, the only granddaughter he left in the world, an orphan. This lovely little girl still has a strange gene in her body, making it difficult for her to live longer than twenty years old.
"No matter what, we must get rid of this hidden disease in Stacie's body," Raymond made the decision silently, but there was a feeling of depression in his chest. "If I can't protect the people around me, then I will work hard to improve my strength.
What’s the point?”
The thoughts evoked by Stacie became a little vague, but soon Raymond heard what sounded like faint sobbing from the corridor outside the door.
The stunned Raymond quickly walked out of the room and followed the source of the sobs. Soon he saw the little girl Staci sitting on the steps at the corner of the stairs.
Stacie, who was covering her face with her hands and hunching her shoulders, was sobbing softly. Her suppressed and sad cry made Raymond feel his heart breaking.
Without opening his mouth to persuade, Raymond suddenly realized that the little girl Staci's mental age must not be as young as she looked. Raymond sat with her on the steps of the stairs and held the little girl Staci in his arms with his arms.
inside.
After sensing Raymond's presence, Stacie was crying for a moment before she murmured with a choked voice. "Grandpa is really not coming back, is he?"
Raymond, who didn't know how to answer, fell silent.
The little girl Staci, who seemed to have figured it out, began to talk to herself.
It turned out that Hobson had already taught her some things when she was very young, making her understand the existence of this hidden disease in the body. Moreover, Hobson actually told her that if one day Hobson could not
Appearing in front of her, this means that she needs to face everything outside alone.
"Grandpa said, you must be strong!" The sobbing little girl Staci tried her best to calm herself down. After she broke free from Raymond's arms, she looked at Raymond with a very serious expression.
"I can wash clothes and make porridge. I will work hard to support myself in the future. I will not be a burden to you. Please don't abandon me..."
Raymond, whose heart was suddenly crushed, hugged Stacie in his arms and shouted loudly. "I will not abandon you! Stacie, you will grow up happily.
You will become the most enviable girl and you will have a brand new life!"
The little Stacie in her arms was trembling a little, but she suppressed her voice and stopped making any sound.
But the warm liquid he felt on his neck made Raymond understand that the little girl was still not free from grief. Her tears were flowing, and her silent sobs were hurting Raymond's originally hard heart.
...(To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)