Chapter 206 - Remember, I will always love you (1/2)

Before he went to look for his young master, Butler Douglas burned down the house to get rid of any evidence that might implicate Ghost.

As he watched the house burning from above a hilltop, he did not feel any remorse or guilt for what he did.

Instead, he felt relieved that he managed to arrive in time before his young master could do anything.

Butler Douglas waited until the house was almost completely burned down before making a call to the Fire Department.

There was no reason for other people to suffer any losses because of a bastard like that man.

Truth was, Grandfather Luo had been sending people out to look for her but there was no clue.

Butler Douglas used to tell Ghost that his mother was on holiday or was doing something.

He was curious as to Ghost's lack of interest in the subject. Turned out, his poor young master had known for a long time.

Butler Douglas cursed himself for never noticing anything.

"Idiot!"

If he did not made this trip, he would have never known about the truth behind his young master's pain.

When Ghost did not return to his presidential suite at Hilton, Butler Douglas decided to wait for his return. After all, the young master was really angry at him.

So even though he was unable to sleep, he just sat at the lobby and waited patiently.

However, after one night and afraid that Ghost might be in danger, Butler Douglas sent people out to look for him.

It took him three days to track his young master down.

Turned out, his young master spent all his cash on a flight ticket to Tokyo and had been sleeping in the streets for the past couple of nights.

When Butler Douglas found him, Ghost looked more like an empty shell.

Disheveled, he had sunken cheeks and he reeked of alcohol as he slept at a corner of the train platform.

From the light bruises on his face, he must have gotten into a fight with some hoodlums.

Afraid that his young master would run off, Butler Douglas approached him quietly.

"Hmm-mm nnn~"

He heard Ghost humming a tune softly as he rolled the empty can of beer on his stomach with right his hand.

The latter's eyes were closed the entire time as if he was trying to sleep.

Butler Douglas recognized the tune.

.....

When Grandfather Luo and him went to pick Little Ghost up that many years ago, the boy's mother was singing it to him as he slept with his head on her laps.

Her eyes were so focused on her son that she did not notice the men walking towards her.

When she finally looked up at them, there were tears glistening at the corner of her eyes.

Butler Douglas noted her puffy looking face and thought, "She must have been crying the entire night...Why would she send him away if she obviously loves him?"

Before she handed the boy over, she taught the song to Butler Douglas as she gave him the instructions on how to take care of Little Ghost.

As she patted the sleeping boy's chest, she smiled ruefully at Butler Douglas, "He might try to act brave, but he gets upset easily. He would never admit it but my Xiao Ying is afraid of the dark, so please make sure that you never leave him alone in a dark place..."

Grabbing her son's shirt tightly, she looked at her son's face while tears rolled down on the boy's cheek. With a choked up voice, she added, "...Please look after him for me."

When Butler Douglas picked up the sleeping boy, Little Ghost's mum smiled and kissed her son's forehead before saying to Grandfather Luo,

"I'm afraid he would get upset so I fed him some cough syrup to make him sleep. You promised that you would protect him for me. Please don't ever forget that..."

Looking at the boy with tears in her eyes, she whispered, "Bye, my adorable Little Xiao Ying. Remember, Mama will always love you."

.....

Butler Douglas hummed the song as he walked towards Ghost.

When he heard the humming, Ghost slowly opened his eyes. There was emptiness and confusion in his eyes when he looked up at Butler Douglas.

"Mama...?" Ghost called out as he reached out towards the figure.

Butler Douglas took his hand and helped him up before saying, "She's not here…Let's go home, Young Master Guang Ying…"

Ghost did not say anything. He did not resist when Butler Douglas picked him up as if he weighed nothing.

Granted, he had not eaten any solid food for the past three days and he probably lost a considerable amount of weight from the self-induced starvation.