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Chapter 589 New Family Member “What’s a mother?” Seeing Peter’s innocent and ignorant look, Charlotte felt a pang in her heart. She gently stroked Peter’s head and said, “A mother is someone who will love you unconditionally, just like your master.” “Really?” Peter asked softly. “But… can I see my master again?” Charlotte fell silent for a moment. “Yes, you will. Someday, you’ll meet him in another world.” After helping Peter pack his things, Charlotte held his small hand and walked to the temple’s entrance. “You probably won’t be coming back here for a long time, so say your farewells to this place,” Charlotte whispered to Peter. Peter walked quietly to the courtyard gate, carefully taking in every inch of the surroundings. Then, he devoutly chanted, “Amitabha.” As he stepped out of the courtyard gate, Peter burst into tears. The child’s sorrowful cries echoed through the mountains as if bidding a final farewell to the temple with his heartwrenching sobs. Because Peter was found in the mountains by his master and had never obtained any identification, he remained undocumented to this day. Charlotte had no choice but to take him to the nearest police station to report his situation, asking for help to reissue identification documents like his ID card. However, the police needed to verify the details, and it would take at least a month before any official documents could be obtained. During this time, Charlotte decided to take him back to the villa to live. Enter title… To the surprise of Ben and Anna, their parents had only been gone for two days, and yet they returned with a child. “Mom, is this my little brother?” Anna curiously circled around Peter, pointing to his head and asking, “Why does he not have any hair?” Charlotte could only explain briefly to them, “This is our new family member, Peter. You mustn’t bully him and have to take
care of him, okay?” Anna welcomed this sudden appearance of a new brother very warmly. Finally, she was no longer the youngest in the family! In a gesture of welcome, she even took out her favorite dress, intending to give it to Peter. Peter, who was curious about everything on his first trip down the mountain, took it and examined it carefully. “Is this a dress? Why is it different from what the Bodhisattva wears?” “The Bodhisattva? What’s that? Can we eat it?” Anna asked, astonished. Peter was startled and quickly recited a Buddhist chant for Anna’s forgiveness. “Amitabha Buddha! Children’s words are innocent. May the Bodhisattva bless you.” Seeing Peter’s actions, Anna imitated him in a funny way, so Peter had to patiently teach her how to do these rituals correctly. The two children huddled together, and it turned out to be quite amusing. Charlotte lowered her gaze to look at Ben standing beside her and asked softly, “With a new little brother suddenly appearing, will you get used to it?” Ben shook his head. Anna was mischievous anyway, so one more or one less sibling didn’t make much of a difference. But… Ben looked up at Charlotte with a serious expression. “Is he an orphan? You didn’t buy him just because you thought he was cute, did you? My teacher said that human trafficking is illegal.” His expression was unusually serious as if Charlotte had committed some heinous crime and she needed to turn herself in immediately. Charlotte had to explain Peter’s background carefully to Ben. “You don’t need to ask about this anymore to avoid bringing back sad memories.” “I understand,” Ben said, turning to look in the direction of Peter and Anna. “I will take good care of my little brother.” Charlotte affectionately patted his head.
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