Chapter 552 - Five Hundred And Fifty-Two: He Smells Like Trouble (2/2)

Ailee hissed at her brother as a warning.

Neon searched his bed, ”It's not here,” then it hit him, ”I must have lost it in the hallways,”

”Neon, wait up!”

Before anyone could stop him, the boy had zoomed out of the room and hightailed it to the hallway.

The passage was long and never seem to end but Neon was not ready to give up. That locket was the only connection left between him and his mother, and he was not ready to lose it.

Hence, the boy was so immersed in his search that he didn't notice he bumped into someone the phone slipped from the man's hands and fell to the ground. Thankfully, it didn't break, Neon was relieved. Else mom Reina would think he had begun to break things few hours to his arrival - he hated to disappoint her.

”You kid, watch it!” the man barked at Neon before he even had the chance to apologize.

Neon was startled so he hurriedly apologized, ”I'm sorry, sir,” He didn't want to cause any trouble.

So to make up for his mistakes, Neon bent and helped him pick the phone. He was chatting with someone, it seems, but he didn't put it much thought and stood, only for the phone to be snatched out of his grip immediately.

Huh? This man didn't seem as nice as the others he had met so far in Lincolnshire. He had to leave such a bad-tempered man, Neon decided. However, the boy never expected that the man would ask him, ”Did you see it?” in a not-so-friendly tone.

”See what?” Neon was confused and suddenly terrified of the man. Why was he staring at her that way? Was he supposed to see something? God, his eyes were even more terrifying, he felt like peeing in his pant. What did he do wrong, boohoo.

”Neon!” he heard Ailee call his name and the boy had never been so relieved.

Sensing that he had friends, that scary man who had tried to corner him backed away at once.

”Prince Akim,” Lord Albert said, as soon as his eyes rested on the young boy alongside other kids he couldn't identify. But he sensed they must be important kids for the prince to be associated with them. Above all, they were close with that strange boy he has come to know as Neon.

”Lord Albert, what brings you here?” Akim asked, his eyes flickering over to Neon who almost seemed frightened. Did Lord Albert bully him? It was likely since Neon was new and was not to wonder about the palace's hallway.

”Just went to see your grandma the queen as usual when I bumped into your little friend,” He said, adding more emphasis on ”little friend”

Neon stiffened when his eyes met with that old woman but Ailee shouted at that moment, ”Found it!”

She picked up his locket and Neon forgot all about the scary Lord, focused on the necklace.

Hmmm, seems he knows nothing, Lord Albert noticed the boy was quite dumb. He had been worried over nothing. Thankfully, it wasn't Akim who saw that message else he would be beheaded by now.

But then, Fiona was right, they would always remain under the queen to survive. Unless they changed that.

”I'll be taking my leave now, your highness,” Lord Albert waved his sleeve and walked away, Akim and Allen watching till he was gone.

”I don't like that man,” Allen pointed out

”Why?” Akim asked him, intrigued.

”My nose keeps twitching. He smells like trouble.”

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