Chapter 882 - Who Is Summers Mother? (1/2)

After the ice cream was finished, both Nicolae and Summer remained seated at their table. Apparently, the cafe owner gave them presents of ch.i.p.s and sweets for Summer.

He was very happy because their presence made more and more guests visit his shop until there was a snake-like queue in front of his shop.

”You must not eat all the sugar,” Nicolae said, wiping Summer's smeared lips from ice cream while smiling in amus.e.m.e.nt.

He really had never seen a child as beautiful as this one. Even when she was smeared in chocolate and cream, Summer looked even more adorable. It was as if there was nothing could make her look ugly.

Summer nodded obediently, but her face looked sad as she pushed the bowl of sweets to the end of the table. Nicolae tried to distract the girl from the sweets and pointed toward the park opposite them.

”Do you want to go for a walk? We can look for mushrooms or count how many blue tulips that bloom in the garden,” he said.

Summer nodded happily. She got down from her chair and immediately held Nicolae's right hand. Nicolae put the money and tip for their ice cream on the table before walking out with Summer and cross the road to the park. They both still attracted many people's attention as they walked away.

The small park in the middle of the city was very shady with lush trees. Many people went there to hang out and chat with friends or family.

Some even threw picnic blankets and put food and drinks that they consumed while chatting. Some bought crepes and ice cream and then enjoy it while watching people passing by.

Besides the locals, the park also had many tourists who were basking in the beauty of the park. Summer gleefully ran, looking for tulips that grow on the side of the park and counting how many blue tulips were blooming.

Nicolae managed to keep her busy by counting various objects inside the park, from tulips, mushrooms, how many people wearing yellow clothes, women with their umbrellas, people wearing glasses, and so on.

Summer was familiar with numbers, but she was not yet good at counting, so she made several mistakes. Nicolae patiently corrected the answer.

The longer Summer was with Nicolae, the more she seemed to trust him. She no longer looked awkward or worried, and her attitude towards Nicolae became relaxed and open.

Apparently, after spending a day together, Summer began to feel that Uncle Nic was a good person and could be trusted completely. She began to let Nicolae dote on her and happily pulled his hand everywhere.

”Uncle Niiiiiiccc... look, there's a squirrel over there!! I want to catch it...” cried Summer, releasing Nicolae's hand and running after something toward the West.

Nicolae immediately panicked and chased after Summer. With all his strength, he ran and quickly caught the little girl's energetic body.

”Gosh .. Summer, don't run so suddenly ... You startled me,” he blurted out without being able to hide his anxiety. ”What if you disappear and I can't find you? You'll make me worry to death.”

Summer, who was caught by him, immediately laughed in amus.e.m.e.nt because, as it turned out, Nicolae's hand caught her waist, which felt s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e and ticklish. Summer's cheerful and unrestrained laughter instantly made Nicolae's anxiety disappear.

Gosh ... this kid .. Judging from how she could laugh so cheerfully like this, no one would have thought this child faced such a serious problem of being held captive by criminals just the day before. For a moment, Nicolae was stunned.

Involuntarily, he heaved a sigh of relief. He was grateful that Summer did not seem to have experienced a deep trauma due to being held captive by criminals. She also seemed distracted from her sadness being separated from her mother because Nicolae invited her to play in the park.

They had counted so many things, and Nicolae was very happy to hear her cheerful little voice mention all the numbers in her head. Ah, this child's parents were so lucky to have such an adorable daughter like Summer.

Gosh, now it's Nicolae who was feeling sad. He believed this child's mother must be worried sick for losing her child. As a father of two teenage children, he could imagine how worried he would be if something happened to Altair and Vega. He was not sure the police would be able to find Summer's parents quickly.

He felt he had to do something so that Summer could meet again with her mother.