Chapter 141: Geraldine meets Knox
After a week, Knox and his companions finally returned home. The kids in the orphanage were saddened by their leave, especially Aresh who became a constant presence to them during that whole week.
Knox still failed to convince the director, but he still didn’t give up. He promised the director that he’d find a way to adopt Aresh, and to Aresh, he asked him to wait. He explained the situation to the six-year-old kid and he was answered with a grateful yet lonely smile.
Aresh understood, and he accepted it without throwing a tantrum. As he and Knoa waved goodbye to Aresh, the little kid’s eyes were noticeably reddened, hammering a nail in his chest. Knoa looked at him tearfully, "Can’t brother Aresh just go with us?"
With a heavy heart, Knox rubbed the kid’s back and shook his head slightly, "For now, he can’t. But next time we come again, I’ll make sure that he’ll be coming home with us. I promise."
It was a promise he would fulfill, Knox told himself. He consoled the little kid as he watched the passing trees outside the vehicle’s window. Until they spent their whole vacation, the two guards didn’t find out about Azrael, and he was grateful to Rian and Ragel for always covering them up.
’Now that I remember, Ragel and Edna don’t seem to talk as much as before. Did they fight?’ Knox pondered. He fell asleep wondering about the two. When he woke up, the van was already entering the premises of the mansion.
Knox sprung up, looking behind to check Alex and Franz from the back. The guard on the passenger seat noticed him awake, so he explained, "We already dropped him off at their houses, young master. They didn’t want to wake you up, so we let them go."
Knox nodded, "How about Shawn?" He adjusted Knoa’s position on his lap and sighed in relief that the kid didn’t fall. He must have been so tired that he fell asleep during the entire travel. Knoa squirmed and groggily rubbed his eyes.
The vehicle stopped at the entrance.