Chapter 537: Reiner – Love and Warmth
Just like all the time when we arrived on this island, the weather was perfect. Because I wanted to save on Reiner’s energy, I refused his offer to fly us over and had a pilot do the work instead. It was very difficult for me to contain my excitement and I ended up almost running down from the plane when we landed.
The orphanage had changed quite a bit compared to the first time that I was here. The most noticeable change from the outside was that the garden was now much smaller and less elaborately decorated. That was one of the decisions that I made to cut some maintenance cost. To compensate for that, a part of the garden had been remodeled into a library and activities room for the children instead.
As time went by, the children grew up. From the babies and young toddlers, these children will one day grow into young teenagers and then young adults. As the children grew older, their support and educational requirements also changed. To prepare for that, I had built in facilities that would facilitate their learning as well as hired teachers.
“You’re finally here!” Kat cried out happily before throwing her arms around my neck and hugging me tight.
“It’s great to be back here,” I replied before I started to laugh.
“Welcome back, Knight,” Nick greeted Reiner with a polite smile.
Miraculously, the first batch of staff that followed Reiner and me to the island were still there and the team had gotten even bigger from then on. Some of the teacher who were free also came to greet us. Everything was progressing so well and smoothly now that it was hard to believe that this place used to be in shambles.
“We have a small batch of children arriving today, right?” I asked enthusiastically.
It was always a little joy of mine to welcome new children to the orphanage. It was a bittersweet feeling knowing that some misfortune had led these children here, but at least, we could provide them with some help now.