Chapter 4 "So... you're the kidnapped boy?" Ivy asked, her brow deeply furrowed as she stared at Vino in disbelief after hearing the brief account of his past from the man's lips. Vino nodded slowly, his eyes fixed intently on Ivy's face, filled with emotions that had remained locked away for more than a decade. "Yes. I was that boy. You gave me water and comforted me in that old warehouse, Ivy. And for years, I kept searching for the brave little girl who gave me food when I was starving." A faint, weary smile appeared at the corner of Ivy's lips. "Oh... so that's how it was. Come to think of it, you were crying in fear in the corner of the room back then. I even had to scold a crybaby like you to make you stop crying," she murmured softly, a hollow laugh slipping between her heavy breaths. Vino smiled faintly at the childhood teasing. "And that brave little girl is now standing before me in a state like this." The man suddenly fell silent, then, without warning, pulled Ivy's frai
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