Never Late, Never Away

Chapter 3254 Pretend Parents

“Here we are. This building is where the children reside in.”

The three of them came to the building right next to the director’s office. The four floors here were occupied by the orphans that had been taken in. Jake and Megan noticed that some rooms had their curtains drawn, and they could see the children sleeping peacefully through the windows.

At the sight of this, Jake didn’t want to rouse the children from their slumber. He then motioned for the director and Megan to turn around. However, a door flung open just as they were about to leave.

All three of their gazes snapped over to the opened door. There, a small figure rubbed her eyes as she walked out. The little girl wore pajamas that were clearly too thin to shelter her from the gusting winds. Her tiny body trembled ferociously whilst she stared at them with rounded eyes.

Megan’s face scrunched in concern. She wanted to scoop the child up and take her back into the warm room. However, the child darted behind the door frame before Megan could. The little girl managed a timid squeak, “M-mister director… are these my parents? Are they here to pick me up?”

Hearing this, the three adults fell silent. An inexplicable emotion flashed in Megan and Jake’s eyes as they locked gazes. They felt pity and were unsure of how to respond to the poor girl.

Maybe Megan was soft-hearted, or how the tiny girl stood hopefully whilst being blown by the cold winds. The girl reminded Megan of how she hid away and cried miserably after losing her parents. Forcing away these painful memories, Megan slowly crouched down before the little girl. She cast a gentle gaze whilst tenderly caressing the child’s cheeks.

supposed to pick you up. Please don’t be

thought to herself. She knew this feeling well enough from the countless times

feelings, someone else will

at the couple with big, round eyes. Bubbly laughter then came from her lips, shocking the adults. She continued, “That’s okay. Mister director says I should get used to these things. Although, you really do look like my mom and dad! Except

her age shouldn’t know of… Megan

voice sounded from behind Megan—it was Jake’s. “How about this? She and I will be your pretend parents

her peace of mind. She whirled around

could tell that she was shocked by his words, but

face? We’ve obviously gone past the point of sleeping innocently

he seriously say that in front of the child and the director? Megan’s eyes widened. She shot onto her feet and slammed a hand over Jake’s

through gritted teeth,

director. He cleared his throat to capture their attention before