The crystal boots inlaid with fine gembuds and the pale pink skirt make the little Silky standing at the door look even more cute and playful.

But in the face of Stacy's clear inquiring eyes, Raymond suddenly felt sadness and regret.

"Stacy, come and sit. Raymond, who softened his tone, greeted the little girl who was a little afraid. "Don't call me an adult in the future, just call me by my name in the future. ”

As if she had just learned the etiquette of a lady, Stasi, who was holding the corners of her skirt with both hands, stood on tiptoe, her body shook and wanted to bend down to salute, but the pale pink skirt that was lifted made her little panties leak out.

Frances, who was standing on the side with an indignant face, also became sad when she saw this, and he immediately walked up to the little girl Stacy, squatted down to hold her steady, and whispered to her with pity. "Is the manor in the Northwest fun?"

Stacy, who was obviously a little afraid of him, became very reserved. "Thank you for the arrangement, I liked everything in the estate very much. ”

"That's good, that's good......" Frances, who was a little embarrassed, quickly stood up, smiled bitterly at Raymond, and then quickly left.

"Mistress Raymond, where's my grandfather?" said Stassy, a little girl who seemed to have some kind of fear of Frances, and only regained her smile when she saw him leave, and ran up to Raymond, muttering softly. "I miss him so much!"

The little girl Stacy with her head tilted and an expectant look on her face made Raymond's heart sour for a while, and he reached out and picked up Stacy who was standing in front of him and put it on his lap, explaining softly to her. "Because I have important things to explain to him, I can't return to you for a short time, and I will take care of you for the time being, is it okay?"

A hint of doubt flashed in his clear, bright eyes. Little Silky asked with a thoughtful expression on her face, a little cautiously. "Lord Raymond, did my grandfather leave me a message?"

The one who was asked was stunned, and looked at the little girl Stasi, whose face turned a little gloomy, and Raymond quickly seemed to think of something. "Oh, yes! Jonas told you that you must be obedient until he returns, so that he will bring you a lot of toys when he returns!"

"I don't want toys!" said Stacy, who pouted, and the expression on her face became even more odd. "But I'll be obedient!"

Stroking Stassy's silky hair. Raymond, who held her in his arms, didn't want her to see his sad expression.

Raymond, who fell into the silence of the room and felt the soft body of the little girl Stasi, fell into confusion unconsciously.

But after a long time, Stacy, who saw that Raymond had not yet let go, began to writhe in Raymond's arms and yelled. "Lord Raymond. Can I go to Sister Susie and play? I made an appointment with her to go to the garden......

Raymond, who quickly let go of the little girl Stasi, asked curiously. "Susie, is she your friend?"

"Yes!" said Stasi, a little girl with a strange expression on her face. His eyes widened and he shouted. "She is the little granddaughter of the housekeeper's grandfather. It's just that she has a bad temper, and she'll be angry if I'm late!"

Stasi, whose face was full of seriousness, made Raymond laugh.

Raymond, who casually wrapped the snacks on the table and handed them to her, smiled and opened his mouth. "Remember, if anyone dares to bully you, come back and tell me, and I will help you!"

Joy appeared on his face. But Stacy, who was holding a snack in one hand and the corner of her skirt in the other, wanted to salute as she spoke. "Xie Lu, Lord Xie Raymond, then I'll go!"

But her strange posture made Raymond feel even more uncomfortable, and he quickly waved his hand and turned away. It's a promise.

The sound of small footsteps quickly left the room, but Raymond, who was standing in the room, fell into deep thought.

Hobson's death left his only granddaughter in the world, Stasi, an orphan, a lovely little girl with strange genes that make it difficult for her to live longer than twenty years.

"No matter what, we must relieve this hidden disease in Stacy's body," Raymond, who made a decision silently, had a feeling of suffocation in his chest. "If I can't protect the people around me, then what's the point of trying to improve my strength!"

Stassy's thoughts became a little ethereal, but soon Raymond heard a faint sobbing sound from the corridor outside the door.

Stunned, Raymond hurried out of the room, following the source of the sobs, and soon he saw the little girl Stasi sitting on the steps at the corner of the stairs.

With her hands over her face and her shoulders swaying, Stacy was sobbing quietly, her suppressed and mournful cry made Raymond feel a thumping heartbreak.

Without opening his mouth to persuade him, he suddenly realized that the little girl Stacy must not be as young as she looked so young, and sat down on the steps of the stairs with her, and took the little girl Stacy in his arms with his arms.

Raymond's presence was felt, but it was a moment before the weeping Stacy muttered in a choked voice. "Grandpa really isn't coming back, is he?"

Raymond, who didn't know how to answer, was silent.

Stasi, a little girl who seemed to have figured it out, began to talk to herself.

It turned out that Hobson had instilled something in her when she was very young, so that she understood the existence of this hidden disease in her body, and Hobson even told her that if Hobson could not appear in front of her one day, then it would mean that she needed to face everything outside alone.

"Grandpa said, you must be strong!" the sobbing little girl Stacy tried to calm herself, and after she broke free from Raymond's arm, she looked at Raymond with a very serious expression. "I will do laundry, I will also make porridge, I will work hard to support myself in the future, I will not be a drag on you, please don't abandon my ......"

Raymond, whose heart was crushed in the twilight, took Stacy in his arms and shouted loudly. "I won't abandon you!Stassi, you will grow up happily, you will become the most enviable girl, you will have a new life!"

Little Stacy trembled a little in her arms, but she suppressed it and stopped making a sound.

But the warm liquid felt at the neck made Raymond understand that this little girl was still not free from her grief, her tears were flowing, and her silent sobs were stinging Raymond's heart that should have been hard...... (To be continued.) )