Chapter 321: Mrs Mercer
Unexpectedly, as the woman caught sight of him, her eyes widened in shock and she fell to her knees.
Erasmi hurried forward and extended a hand to the lady," Are you alright, miss?"
As he got a careful look at her, he realized that this was probably not the woman he had come looking for. This person looked too young. Maybe she had been scared of the boys, he deduced, relieved that this was not a reaction from seeing him. However, in the next moment, he could not help but doubt himself.
The girl looked at his hand, then him and then the surroundings before slowly shaking her head and trying to get up on her own. Her eyes almost seemed to be accusing him to wanting to harm her. She moved to kneel and stand up, however, before she could, she was wracked with coughs which made her small body shake.
Erasmi looked down at the frail looking fay-like girl and wondered who this was. Could it be that the couple had adopted another child along with Caius. He crouched down in front of the girl and gently tried to pat her back, to help her breathe.
The reaction this time was even more alarming because she jumped to her feet and ran back towards the house with an alacrity that would have made the fastest sprinter surprised.
Erasmi watched the girl disappear into the house, bewildered by the unexpected turn of events. Did he look that bad? He’d even taken care to shave himself before coming here...He stood up, unsure how to proceed now. Should he knock on the door or should he go back and come at another time?
The decision was taken out of his hand when the door opened again, the girl walked out and said," You can come in."
Cautiously, Erasmi stepped into the threshold of the house, calling out, "Miss, I didn’t mean to frighten you. I’m sorry, I’m looking for someone..."