Chapter 226
Chapter 226
Keith might have spent only two days with Tina and Kara, but he felt warm and safe when he was with them. Those emotions had never appeared in the past five years of him living with the Langfords Unfortunately, he would be separated from them soon.
Tina finally got off work in the evening.
When she opened the lounge door, she noticed a small figure all curled up. Keith was already asleep on the bed, a faint smile on his stoic face. Perhaps he was having a good dream.
Tina didn’t want to wake him up, so she carried him gently from the bed. But no matter how gentle and careful she was, Keith still woke up in the end.
Still stuck between the folds of dreamland and reality, the feeling of being cuddled by a pair of warm arms made him exclaim happily, “Mommy, I finally found you…” The moment Keith lifted his head, the surprised delight quickly dissipated on the spot.
Tina felt her heart throb in pain. She didn’t expect that the little boy who looked so cold and mean was so vulnerable on the inside.
She couldn’t help but ask softly, “Did you come all the way here just to look for your mommy?”
Keith was used to concealing everything from everyone, but he found it difficult to lie to Tina’s face when she had been nothing but gentle and kind to him.
“Yes. I ran away from home because I wanted to look for my mommy. It’s been years since I last saw her, but it’s alright. I’ll be reunited with her soon. There’s no need for you to worry about me.”
Tina could tell she would miss such a well-mannered and understanding boy like Keith after hearing his answer. Still, she gave him her blessings. “Yeah. You’ll definitely find your happiness.” Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g
Kara was ecstatic when she reached the family restaurant. She grabbed Keith by the hand and exclaimed, “Let’s go play on the see-saw!”
“That’s too childish!” Keith looked repulsed by the very idea. He was a genius hacker, after all. How could he ever play such childish games? “I want to play with you, that’s all…” Kara looked aggrieved. Keith pondered for a moment. Since he would be leaving soon, he might as well fulfill the little girl’s wish.
“Fine. I’ll play with you for a while,” he finally relented. Kara continued happily, “I also want to play house with you! I’ll be the mommy!” “Then, what’s my role?” Keith asked.
“You’ll be my baby!” Keith’s expression became awfully dark in an instant. To him, playing house was the worst and childish game ever. Out of helplessness, he had no choice but to entertain Kara by partaking in various childish activities and games. When it was dinnertime, Keith didn’t expect to see a beautiful cake on the table. “What’s this?” he asked in confusion. Tina announced with a warm smile, “Happy birthday, Keith!” “But today’s not my birthday…” “This is to make up for yesterday’s birthday!” Kara explained eagerly. “Keith, I know you dislike candles and cake, but you still have to celebrate your birthday. I’ll eat your slice for
you!”
Stunned, Keith could only stare at the mother and daughter pair who were grinning from ear to ear. A foreign feeling surged into his heart at that moment. Those two were definitely idiots. They paid so much attention to a child of unknown origins like him, to the point they would do anything for him. Weren’t they afraid he might stab them in the back? That day, Keith finally experienced what it felt like to be a five-
year-old celebrating his birthday. Upon returning home, Tina told Kara a bedtime story as usual. In the other room, Keith appeared to have changed his mind. He opened the laptop and withdrew his order for the first time ever. “Forget about tracking down the mother and daughter pair’s intel. Also, if anyone else tries to dig up intel on them, make sure to protect them!”
At the same time, Arthur excitedlysent Keith a message. “Boss, I found the mansion where that woman’s staying in right now!”