"Observant?"
"It means that boy can't be fooled easily by mere lies."
'Lies.'
As I watched Sylva put out five plates on the table, I guessed that Nico also eats breakfast together with Sylva, Gemma, and Poppy whenever he visits.
'But...if he can't be fooled easily.'
'Then will my disguise even work?'
'He'll probably ask why I'm dressed as a boy.'
Noticing the worried face I was making, Sylva then added. "However since I'm making the request, he'll be more focused on the job than the way you act."
"Why do you say that?"
"He's a hard worker." Sylva finished by ending, "It's rare to see a children like you as well as him in these times."
Rare?
"Not many children around your age are wandering alone and thinking of what to do next." Sylva began as she placed the silverware down, "They're either obediently listening to their parents or play around and ignoring everything that goes around them."
Watching Poppy play around with her spoon, Sylva sighed. "Ignorance is a bliss...in a time of amiss."
Before I could even ask again on what Sylva meant, a single knock on the door made me squeak like a mouse.
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Clock Work (Book 2)
أدب الهواةIt 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...
