He had earlier that day received a letter from Reign, the young noble that he had once helped with the construction works at the docks. He, after learning that he was back in town again, contacted him, asking if he could take care of his little niece that he wouldn’t be able to keep an eye on for a day because of work. While the letter mentioned that she might be a little hard to handle, Victor wondered how difficult a child can be.
He shouldn’t have jinxed it.
Victor stared back at the blue wide eyed, puffy cheeked child with blonde wavy hair. She looked unhappy, a reaction that Victor had not seen so much on a girl that laid their eyes on him. She snubbed him at every chance that he tried to take to greet her, turning her head sharply away from Victor even when he played his princely smile part. She looked stubborn with a one track mind. Her mind had already placed Reign san at the top of her favorite peoples list and she didn’t seem like she wanted to change anything.
“I want my uncle!” she screamed, making Victor flinch a little. He was not used to taking care of such…such mysteries. Pushing back his initial irritation, he tried to reason with the child. He was getting paid for this. He needed to do this right, after all. “Ehh, it’s because Sophi chan’s beloved uncle has a lot of work to do. Big brother will keep you company today,” he told her, trying to get her to at least look at him. She did, but with an evil gleam on her eyes.
“Will you do anything for Sophi chan?” she asked, her voice suddenly going from shrill to forced cutesy. He understood forced cutesy! He used to do it all the time. What was this evil child going to do to him now?
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