I was just a step away from my mother’s room. I reached my hand out toward the doorknob before lightly turning it open.
No, I could not go in now.
This was not the best time.
I pulled back my hand and turned to leave.
When I came back to the room, Rooney had just come out of the bathroom.
“I’m sorry to keep you waiting. My tummy was a little unwell,” Rooney apologized with a smile. Her smile seemed to put all the flowers to shame.
She was a really beautiful girl!
Her every move and action looked so beautiful to me.
For a moment, I could not help but be stunned by her.
“Wanda?”
Her voice brought me back to my senses.
“Let’s go look for Sylvester.”
“Alright.”
I followed Rooney downstairs. Sylvester just so happened to notice us and looked up. “Did you guys simply run about?”
Sylvester was obviously directing that at me.
Just when I was about to reply, Rooney beat me to it. “We didn’t. Wanda has been keeping me company in my room.”
“That’s good.”
Seeing Sylvester heave a sigh of relief, I started feeling suspicious. Was he afraid that I would have gone off on my own and discovered something?
Just when I was thinking this, I felt a hand tug me. Coming back to my senses, I realized it was Rooney. “Wanda, would you like to stay for dinner?”
To avoid Sylvester seeing through to my intention, I waved my hand. “No need. I still have some errands to run. Since Sylvester has looked over the project, I won’t disturb you two anymore.”
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