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12 - His Only Rescue
"I was about to tell you the reason, but it looks like I don't have to because you don't care. Get inside. I'll go ahead." Kalyx walked past him and went straight out of the gate.
He wanted to call after him and stop him from leaving but shyness had crept up on him again. Besides, why is Kalyx so angry?
Sidhiel shook his head and entered the house. He saw their long-time cook and helper, Mrs. Porter.
"Oh, Sid, you'd arrived. Have you talked to Kalyx already?" She asked.
"Yeah." He answered shortly.
"He'd been waiting for you since five pm. Have you seen the flowers and his gift for you?"
"What?" He exclaimed. "W-Where?"
"There." She pointed towards the sofa. On the center table was a bouquet of flowers. Beside it was a big paper bag.
He walked towards it and took it. He bid goodnight to Mrs. Porter and went up to his room.
He put the flowers in a vase and giddily stared at it. Then, he opened the paper bag and pulle
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"Since when is this happening?""Huh?" Sidhielwas confused. Why does it seem like his mother had calmed down?"Answer my question. Since when is this happening?""Just…now.""Go upstairs. Get some rest. We will talk about this later." She seriously said.He confusedly obeyed his mother. He needs to talk to Kalyx to tell him about the situation. He'll just take a nap. Then, he will contact the man immediately once he woke up. He needs to warn Kalyx.He will understand him. Right?*****A gentle tap on his shoulder, along with a call of his name was what woke Sidhielup."Hmm?" Sidhiel slowly sat up and stretched his arms up, yawning and rubbing his eyes with a closed fist. "What is it, Mrs. Porter?""Your mother called for you. They are all waiting downstairs.His eyebrows furrowed. "Who are 'they'?""You could've at least entrusted me with this secret, honey."
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