Maisie’s gaze was crystal-clear, while her smile was just as pure as it was five years ago when he first laid eyes on her. However, her eyes now held no sign of longing, admiration, love, or hatred for him.

Daniel felt a sudden pang in his heart.

“Sir? Sir?” Maisie noticed his distraction and gently called out to him. “Sir, what’s wrong?”

Daniel snapped back to reality, offering a polite smile. He apologized, “I’m sorry. It was my mistake earlier. I shouldn’t have brought this teddy bear in. It distracted the children.”

“This teddy bear is adorable,” Maisie replied with a smile. “Not only do the children like it, but I do too!”

“Is that right?” Daniel’s usually cold eyes sparkled warmly.

The bear was a gift he had given her five years ago, and she didn’t recall anything about it.

“If you like it, you can put it in the classroom.” Daniel’s voice trembled slightly. “You and the children can enjoy it every day.”

Maisie was momentarily puzzled, feeling a strange sensation. The man seemed familiar, but she couldn’t remember him from her blank memory.

“Sir,” Maisie murmured. “I’ve never seen you before. May I ask who you are?”

“I’m here to pick up a child,” Daniel said, maintaining his smile.

Just then, Persephone hopped over like a little squirrel, clinging to Daniel’s leg.

Daniel beamed at her and lifted her gently into his arms. “Is school over? Let’s go home!”

“Wait a moment!” Out of her duty as a teacher, Maisie stepped forward to stop him. “Sir, you can’t—”

this child,” Daniel

rules, and unregistered individuals can’t pick up children. So far, only

of them from now on!” Persephone’s voice was sweet and bright, her big eyes blinking. She looked like a little

with clear pronunciation. “My granduncle is the one

filled with cotton candy-like houses, recently transformed by

visit it and unexpectedly encountered the owner

over. “Daniel, what brings

Persephone in Daniel’s arms, she couldn’t help but smile.

Daniel said with a hint

quarter of the

this! Sephy is so

eyebrow.

you were in school, I couldn’t get

“Is that so?”

introverted but determined with

voice softened. “I’m not like

he had changed, but she no longer knew how much he

child to him,” Ruth said with a beaming smile. “This is my junior, Daniel Quimby. Oh, you know about the newly renovated amusement park,

smiled politely as she repeated the name in

radiating through her veins for just a moment, too brief to

extended his hand with

hand

happiness. “Thank you, Ms. Squire. I’ll

waved goodbye

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