Immediately after, Ruby Rowland's eyes curved into a bright smile. She nodded vigorously, her soft, tiny hands taking the two candies from her cousin's palm.
"Thank you, Kieran. I love them."
She would always remember the young man who had handed her a candy and walked away when she was completely helpless.
Kieran Russell rubbed her soft, smooth hair.
"It seems we are quite fated to meet," he said.
He never expected that the pathetic little thing he had met back then, squatting on the ground and crying her heart out while hugging her knees, would turn out to be his little cousin.
Ruby pursed her lips into a shy smile. Two faint blushes on her snow-white cheeks made her small face look as lovely as a ripe peach. Her smile was quiet, obedient, and incredibly sweet.
"Time to eat, Kieran."
"Go ahead and eat," Kieran said. "I've already had my meal."
"Okay."
