Mia gently bugged Madisonâs pants. âAre you feeling sad, Madison?â
Madison shook her head âNot at all.â
not too much. She felt she might have gotten it wrong. Even though Mia scrunched up her face. She could sense peopleâs emotions Just now, Madison seemed a bit down, but not too much sheâd been dead for decades, still thought like a child.
After moving pasti, Mia brushed those thoughts away and cheerfully looked around.
Startled, she screamed in fear hid behind Madison, then peeked out at the dashing Sebastian, âDo you have a kept man in your , Madison? I mean, kept ghostâ
Hearing that, Madison started blushing. âYou donât know what youâre about! Stop talking nonsense!â
Mia didnât like being seen as naive. âIâm not making things up. Even though Iâm young, Thave seen a lot.â
Madison choked on her spit and covered Miaâs mouth with her hand.
are you babbling about â
Sebastian, who had been keeping an eye on them, took With her mouth covered, Mia blinked her eyes in confusion. It looked like she was asking if she did something .
Madison was left speechless. She released Mia and tried to act , putting on her usual demeanor. She gently patted Miaâs head and , âNo more saying things like that. Kids need to away from such nonsense.â
Mia looked puzzled, but she was wellâbehaved and nodded obediently, Madison briefly introduced Mia to Sebastian and then went to wash up.
ones she had seen before. But she Mia a little afraid of the tall and handsome Sebastian. Even though they were ghosts, Sebastian was different from her and any other on couldnât quite put a finger on what made him different To , it felt seeing the kindergarten teacher she dreaded, giving her a strong urge to run away.
Mia obediently sat on the chair with her leg swinging back and forth. Her eyes darted around, and she would sneak glances at Sebastian from time to time. âYou got a question for me?
Mia nodded.
Sebastian a big fan of kids, but he had a bit more patience for the adorable and wellâbehaved ones. âAsk away.â
Mia flew up to Sebastian. She instinctively raised her head and her adorable eyes.
âWhy was Madison mad when I said you a kept ghost?â
Sebastianâs expression froze.
Mia continued, âAs you nurture your cultivation alongside Madison, youâll eventually succeed and live happily ever after with her, right?â
Sebastian simply didnât know how to respond.
Like a curious child, Mia gazed at Sebastian with eyes brimming with a thirst for knowledge.
Kids really spelled trouble.
Sebastian felt the urge to explain about a romantic relationship, but he didnât think it was his place to educate Mia. After all, she wasnât his child, Miaasked, âAmInot getting it right?â
The bathroom door was about to . Even though Sebastian did nothing, he inadvertently felt diffident. âYou got it right, but donât mention it again.â Mianodded in a daze.
As Madison walked out of the bathroom, warm steam waited out behind her. With her head tilted, she dried her wet hair with a towel as the smell of the shampoo and body wash filled the air.
Warmed by the steam, her smooth skin carried pink hue. As she tilted her head, her exposed, graceful neck accentuated her beauty.
Sitting quietly in the chair, Madison leaned closer to listen to Mia, her expression was gentle and calm.
Even though Sebastian was ghost, he somehow could feel his heart pounding It had to be the fit of Mia spewing nonsense.