Chapter 129: Knoa’s first scuffle
Knoa waved from the kids who watched them leave. He was sad they were leaving already, but after looking at his father’s weary face, he didn’t complain and just walked back to the van. At the corner of his eyes, he saw the grumpy and scary-looking kid staring at them.
Knoa waved at the kid as well, but the boy just ignored his goodbye greeting and turned his back to him. He ran somewhere, leaving Knoa with a sad look. It was the first time he met someone who blatantly disliked him.
He couldn’t help but ask himself, ’Did I do something he dislikes?’
"Knoa, what are you doing? Why aren’t you climbing up yet? Do you need help?" Knox came from behind Knoa, peeking down at his son’s face. Knoa looked up, showing his sad face.
Worry quickly flashed in Knox’s eyes. He carried Knoa by his armpits and placed him inside the van. Then, he wiped his sweaty face with the towel he brought while he asked, "Why do you look sad? You don’t want to go home yet?"
Knoa lowered his head. He mumbled slowly, "I didn’t get to see Daddy before leaving."
Knox’s chest pounded. He glanced at the open door of the driver seat and sighed in relief that the guard in charge of driving was still outside, talking on the phone. Knox lifted the kid’s chin and guiltily commented, "We can just meet him here tomorrow again, baby."
He made sure to tell Azrael where they live and how long they will be in that province. Now, the next thing he needed to do was to get rid of his guards. Knox already had a plan in mind. He cupped the cheeks of his cute son and whispered, "Daddy will play with us tomorrow. So, don’t be sad, hm?"
"Okay..." Knoa answered, yet the vigor in his eyes wasn’t returning.
’Is he tired?’ Knox worriedly asked inside. "Why are you still sad? Is there another matter, baby? You can tell Papa."
Knoa glanced outside the back window of the van, in the direction where the older kid disappeared. He sighed and confided to his father, "Papa...I think someone doesn’t like me. I waved goodbye at him, but he ignored me. The other kid said he was rude and scary, but I thought he was just shy, so I tried to approach him, after he heard my answer, he went away with a frown. What did I do? I just wanted to play with him."