NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 138 Do you want some candy?
"My dear Leah, do you really not need me to accompany you?" Aunt Narcissa looked gentle, touching Astoria's soft face with concern.
"It's really okay. I can wait for my sister at Florin's Cold Drink Shop." Astoria has always been unwilling to trouble others, so she obediently raised the corners of her lips at Aunt Narcissa and smiled softly.
"All right,"
"Perhaps you can come to Malfoy Manor when you have time in the future. I will always welcome you." Draco also stepped forward and gave Astoria a gentlemanly smile. The Malfoys on the side were very satisfied with Draco's gentleman's performance and nodded silently.
"Okay, thank you for the invitation." Astoria nodded slightly, looking a little excited. After all, she was looking forward to learning more about her mother with Aunt Narcissa.
After separating from Draco and Aunt Narcissa, Astoria quickly came to Florin's cold drink shop after shopping for school supplies.
"A cherry jam cookie crumble ice cream, thank you!"
Astoria took the ice cream from the young waiter, stuffed the bonus candy into her pocket, and then sat quietly in a comfortable corner by the window of the cold drink shop, savoring the sweet and delicious ice cream.
The waiting time is always long, but luckily there is dessert to accompany you. In fact, even Astoria herself didn't know if Daphne would join her as she said, but she had no other choice.
Somehow, under such a hot weather, the ice cream in the glass still showed no sign of melting, maintaining its exquisite shape for Astoria to enjoy.
The snow-capped mountain-shaped ice cream is sprinkled with fine biscuit crumbs, and the top is inlaid with a crystal clear red cherry. Astoria didn't use a spoon, leaning over to bite off the top cherry and large slices of creamy ice cream. In an instant, she couldn't help but close her eyes and reveal a contented smile.
Her shoulders were slightly shrugged, her small nose was still stained with some pink cherry jam and biscuit crumbs, and she was shaking her head happily.
Little did she know that her slightly exaggerated appearance was also exposed to the eyes of the young man passing by the roadside outside the window.
Theodore didn't know why he stopped inexplicably. He stood upright a few meters away from the glass window, staring intently at the face of the girl in the room.
Candy girl…
Theodore muttered to himself. He didn't know the girl's name, but he still recognized her exaggerated expression after eating sweets and her cute actions.
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four years ago……
Knott Manor is holding a solemn and grand funeral, which belongs to the mistress of this manor.
It was obviously a funeral, but Mr. Nott showed no sad expression or atmosphere. On the contrary, he was extremely active in dealing with the visitors, as if he wanted to use this funeral to win over the family and consolidate the position of the Nott family.
"Mom, why are we here?" The young Astoria was still very dependent on her mother. Looking at the strange and scary decorations and buildings everywhere, she couldn't help but hug her mother's arm tightly.
"Leah, don't be afraid. This is the home of a friend of my mother. Maybe we need to be more serious..." Her mother's eyes looked a little sad. There were guests coming and going around her who greeted her, but she just responded indifferently.
But little Leah still discovered that Mr. Nott didn't seem to welcome her mother very much, but he still made way for her mother with a cold face, allowing her mother to see Mrs. Nott for the last time.
Little Leah also hid quietly behind her mother's back, revealing a pair of blue eyes and blinking at the beautiful woman surrounded by flowers in the coffin.
She looked like Snow White from the fairy tale, with shiny black shoulder-length hair hanging on both sides, a soft face, and she looked like she was just sleeping quietly in the crystal coffin.
Leah was keenly aware that her mother, who had always been strong, shed tears rarely. The atmosphere around them gradually solidified, and everyone, without exception, fell into a sad mood.
Leah couldn't stay any longer. Along the dimly lit corridor, she quickly came outside and welcomed the fresh air and bright sunshine again.
Leah turned a corner comfortably, but suddenly she bumped into a figure that couldn't be ignored on the steps in the corner.
The thin boy sat curled up on the steps, his head buried deep in his knees. In the silent environment, only his slightly shaking shoulders could tell that he was sobbing.
Leah didn't know whether he should leave, but Theodore on the steps was already startled by Leah's movement. He suddenly raised his head and stared at Leah in shock, with tears on his face and a trace of doubt in his eyes. .
"Um...do you want some candy?"
Leah retracted her steps, slowly walked to the steps and sat down, smiling awkwardly at Theodore on the steps. Theodore was still staring at Leah quietly with his lake-blue eyes, which was a bit strange.
Leah was a little restless. She swallowed unconsciously and glanced at the boy from time to time. Just when she mustered up the courage to escape from this place, Theodore suddenly reached out and took the delicately wrapped candy from Leah's hand before she could put it away.
"Thank you..." Leah suddenly turned her head to look at Theodore. The expressionless look on his face as he chewed almost made Leah think she had just heard an auditory hallucination.
"Ahem... Bah!" Theodore suddenly spit out the chewed candy in his mouth uncontrollably. His face wrinkled up and his expression was extremely uncomfortable.
"Are you okay?" Leah squatted in front of Theodore in surprise and handed him the handkerchief.
Theodore didn't answer, nor did he take Leah's handkerchief. He just silently took out a tissue from his pocket and wrapped the candy on the ground.
"Sorry, that one seems to be wine-filled chocolate, I took it by mistake!" Leah stared at the boy nervously, her hands tightly clenching the corners of her clothes, trying to make some remedy.
"It's right this time, relax!" Leah took out the candy wrapped in star paper from her pocket again, but it was obvious that Theodore would not give Leah another chance.
Theodore did not answer, but silently put his hands in his arms and turned his back to Leah.
Leah awkwardly circled the outstretched hand and took it back, then peeled off the candy wrapper and threw the candy into her mouth.
The sweet taste filled her entire mouth, which also brought Leah a pleasant and pleasant mood. She shrugged uncontrollably and shook her head to express satisfaction.
"Did you know? My mother once said that everyone important to you will hide in the night sky and guard you silently after leaving." Leah said to herself.
Theodore frowned slightly, seemingly not accepting Leah's inexplicable comfort. Leah didn't seem to notice, silently sitting next to Theodore and lightly bumping his shoulder.
"Hey! When you can't sleep at night, look up. Maybe the first star you see is the person you miss the most!"
Leah's clear voice spoke slowly as if telling a story. Theodore couldn't help but turn his head and glanced into these sapphire-like eyes.
"Leah! Leah!" Her mother's call came from far away. Leah immediately stood up and responded towards the end of the corridor, "I'm here!"
Leah didn't pay attention to the boy anymore, and quickly disappeared along the corridor in front of Theodore, as if he had never appeared before.
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At this moment, the candy girl appeared again, only separated from Theodore by a window.
Theodore didn't react much, but blamed himself for wasting time by pausing. Just as he was about to look away and leave, Astoria, who was happily enjoying ice cream in the room, suddenly raised her head.
The two looked at each other, and Leah looked awkwardly at the familiar-looking boy outside the glass window, not knowing how to react for a moment.
"Um...do you want some candy?"