NovelStartCharlotte shielded her mother behind her small body, and the sight surprised the old man.
“] didn’t expect anyone to still be alive,” he muttered.
Charlotte was shaking uncontrollably. For a child of just around ten years old, the situation before her was too terrifying, but she
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtstill stood protectively in front of her mother without hesitation.
The old man, however, showed no hostility. Instead, he used a dark energy to heal her mother. Then, he approached the little girl
and asked, “Little one, your father has abandoned you two. You need to leave here quickly, or more people wille to kill you and
your mother.”
“Abandoned us? That's impossible! You're lying!” Charlotte shouted in defiance.
The old man said nothing more. He knew the situation was too much for the girl toprehend and did not immediately reveal the
truth to her. “When your mother wakes up, she'll take you away. When that happens, follow her.”
With that, the old man disappeared from Charlotte's sight.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmJust as the old man had said, Charlotte and her mother left the Western Territory. They moved from place to place, but their
pursuers were relentless. Eventually, Charlotte's mother used the thing the old man left behind to secure passage on a ship to
eous Country.
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