Young Lady Albert Is Courting Disaster: Volume 7 by Saki

Author:Saki [SAKI]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2024-07-24T00:00:00+00:00

“Big Sis Mary...” Anna choked out through her sobs.

Suddenly, someone called out, “What’s going on?” It was Adi. The noise must’ve woken him up, but based on the low sound of his voice and the way he’d mumbled, he must’ve still been half in a dream. He got out of bed and approached the sofa. His movements were sluggish, so he probably wasn’t fully awake yet.

Anna was still clinging to Mary, and she glanced up at Adi fearfully. “I’m sorry,” she said, apologizing for having woken him up. This must’ve deepened her feelings of guilt even more.

“It’s okay. Nothing bad is happening,” Mary told Adi. “We were just talking for a bit.”

Adi paused. “Let’s go back to sleep...”

“Indeed. Come on, Anna. You come back to bed too,” Mary encouraged her, speaking gently to calm the child down. But then, someone’s arms reached out towards them.

Needless to say, they were Adi’s. He nimbly picked Anna up. Then, just like that, he tottered back to the bed. Mary had no choice but to follow him. She gazed at the familiar sight of his back, where two unfamiliar hands were holding on to him tightly. It was the strangest feeling.

“Time for bed... We’re getting up early tomorrow...” Adi muttered.

“Good night,” Anna said after a pause.

“Good night, Anna,” he responded once they were both in the bed, gently patting the child. However, the movement of his hand didn’t last for long, stilling while his breathing grew deep. He’d been partially asleep the entire time.

Mary smiled to herself, and carefully got into bed so as not to wake Adi. She lay down on the other side of Anna, so that the little girl was between her and Adi. Anna, who’d been looking at Adi, rolled over to face Mary. Her eyes were still a bit red, but she’d calmed down now that she had been put to bed. She wasn’t sobbing like she had been earlier.

“Big Brother Adi is already asleep, right?” Anna asked, keeping her voice quiet to avoid awakening him.

“Yes, that’s right. He falls asleep easily,” Mary replied.

“I wonder if daddy was as nice as Big Bro Adi...” Despite her young age, Anna spoke wistfully with a sigh.

Mary’s breath hitched at those words. She gently reached out and patted Anna’s small, warm body soothingly underneath the duvet. Anna didn’t know why her father had abandoned her and her mother. She still believed that he was working somewhere for their sake. Her mother probably couldn’t bear to tell her young, pure daughter the truth. The thought of how her mother must’ve felt looking at Anna, who’d never stopped believing in her father, broke Mary’s heart.

“You know, Anna... If you two would like it, maybe your mother could work in my home,” Mary suggested.

“Really?”

“Yes. After all, your mother’s got years of experience on me when it comes to raising a kind child.”

“A kind child?”

“I mean you, Anna. Just like your mother, I want to raise this child into a good, kind person,” Mary said, withdrawing her hand from Anna and rubbing her own abdomen to show the girl what she meant.

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