"Poppy, please stop." I'm starting to wonder on how Sylva got used to Poppy's actions.
Sylva seemed like the type to get easily annoyed, but she doesn't hate Poppy's childish actions.
Except when Poppy goes horseback riding on Maple.
Then Sylva has a thing or two to say to the energetic child.
By the time I entered the kitchen, Gemma noticed that I was struggling with Poppy in my arms.
"Poppy, come here." Moving over to us, Gemma reached out and gently held Poppy in her arms. "Now you can't just do that to Lu..."
Gemma paused and realized her mistake. Gemma then corrected herself in the process.
"Howard needs to prepare for his journey." Although Gemma didn't have to, she would always remind herself that whenever I'm disguised and call me by Howard.
Not my true name.
"You don't have to call me Howard until Nico arrives Gemma." In fact she didn't need to do so.
"Ah, but the walls have ears Lucia." Gemma warned me, "You'll never know when someone is listening in."
"She's right."
Ah, Sylva arrived for breakfast too.
"Nico may not seem much, but he's pretty observant."
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Clock Work (Book 2)
FanfictionIt was not a mere accident. I was supposed to head home like all of the other good children, but I saw bad men picking on a dog while leaving with my earnings. I tried to save the dog, but I ended up getting hurt in the process. When I woke up, I fo...
