A Heart Full of Thoughts

Sunny had her back to Maud, kneading Beli's chubby cheeks with both hands.

Beli looked miserable, his short limbs flailing weakly.

"Mm, mm..."

"Big Sis, the meat in the fridge was all eaten by Boss..."

"It wasn't me, really, it wasn't me!!!"

"Mm, I was wrong..."

Beli struggled weakly, as if he were drowning.

Sunny lowered her head and watched him, seemingly able to imagine the scenes that might have happened through Beli's few words.

A faint smile unconsciously appeared at the corners of her mouth.

Compared with a few years ago, the little guy had not changed much—he was just a little fatter.

When she thought of the days in Mad Hatter Town, the smile on Sunny's lips grew warmer.

But, perhaps remembering something, the smile spreading across Sunny's face slowly faded, eventually disappearing altogether.

She released Beli and gently stroked his little head instead.

Under her tender caress, Beli gradually quieted down, satisfaction showing on his little face.

Maud watched the scene with a smile.

It was as if something had changed, yet it also seemed that nothing had changed.

This made him recall those days in Mad Hatter Town.

But...

Maud's smile slowly faded.

He looked at Sunny's back, struggled to adjust his emotions, and then put on a smile again.

Where he could not see her, Sunny was adjusting her emotions as well.

After a moment, a faint smile appeared on Sunny's delicate face. She withdrew the hand resting lightly on Beli's head and slowly stood up.

Maud looked at Sunny.

He had thought that after standing up, Sunny would casually pick Beli up and put him on the bed.

Instead, Sunny merely took the blanket from the bed, covered Beli with it, and then climbed onto the bed by herself.

Maud silently watched Beli lying