Chapter 572: Intis, come out!
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Bernadette had been watching Mr. Sparrow's expression. Seeing him frown, purse his lips, then look all huffy, she hesitated for a moment before poking him with a finger. "Mr. Sparrow, what's wrong?"
"Nothing!"
Edward answered casually, "Go back to sleep. I'm heading home."
"Hey, wait!"
She called out, sounding aggrieved, "Mr. Sparrow, where have you been all this time? I've been worrying about you."
Bernadette pouted and muttered, "You finally came back, and now you're leaving again without telling me anything. You're just as unreliable as Dad!"
Edward stopped, helped her sit down on the sofa, and said gently, "Sorry, Beibei. It's mainly that my current condition... there might be some problems. Once I've sorted them out, I'll come see you again, all right?"
Her little face immediately grew anxious. "Huh? What's wrong?"
He did not explain, mainly because things were too complicated, and there was much she could not know. Instead, he gave her a simple summary. "I just suffered a minor injury, but I'm fine now. I only need a little more time to recuperate."
"Oh, then hurry home and rest."
Bernadette quickly stood up and pushed Edward toward the exit.
"Okay."
Edward patted her head. "Good night, then."
"Good night~"
The little girl waved her small hand, watching Edward's outline fade away.
Back home,
the awkwardness and sense of constraint had almost reached their limit, leaving him feeling somewhat suffocated, as though he could not breathe. Yet Edward knew perfectly well that he had not actually suffered any harm.
To draw a simple comparison, it was like someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder seeing a room full of clutter and feeling an urgent need to tidy everything up. Yet the stronger that urge became, the stronger his inner defiance grew.
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