A Beauty With Multiple Masks

Half an hour passed before the ray of light dimmed. Even till then, Arielle still could not figure out what caused those complicated emotions.

She shook her head, deciding to stop thinking about it. Standing up, she turned on the lights, took out Pat’s letter, and read it silently at the desk.

Pat always loved to use that kind of paper for his letters. At the top, he even drew a red heart.

When Arielle saw that, her heart melted.

My dear sister, it’s been ages since I’ve met you. I really want to go to Chanaea and meet you, but Daddy and Mommy said that you’re doing something important, so I shouldn’t disturb you. Alright, then. A mature kid shouldn’t disturb an adult from doing something important. Still, I have a lot of things that I want to tell you and I don’t know when you’ll see this letter…”

Pat drew a sad face after that. Arielle chuckled as she continued reading

I made a new friend this semester and even found myself a girlfriend. Her name’s Sofia and she’s the one who pursued me. Since she gave me a packet of milk each day, I agreed. However, she’s really clingy! She would insist on playing with me every day after school. Since I’m already her boyfriend, I have to take responsibility for her and bear with her clinginess. Don’t tell Daddy and Mommy about this! This is a secret between both of us. Yesterday, I heard Daddy and Mommy say that Reya from next door is going to get

to get

Arielle smiled bitterly.

was even starting to feel worried about her

got married, she stopped bringing me to the playground. When will you come back? I can already help Mommy with the chores. I clean your room every day too! My friend gave me a gift, but I haven’t even unwrapped it yet. Let’s unwrap it together after you come back. Ariella, come back quickly. I really, really,

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reading the letter, she was surprised

but

tears with a tissue before folding the letter neatly and

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person replied courteously, “Teddy’s progress is a bit slow. He’s barely found half of the items. Without your instructions, we don’t dare to intervene either. Do you think

alert the enemy unnecessarily. There must be Henrick’s men there too, so you mustn’t