Adrian's mood darkened at once. His gaze lingered on the little girl's delicate face, her eyes large and bright like grapes, her skin pale as porcelain.
She was so strikingly beautiful that a thought surfaced unbidden. If she was not his, then whose child could she be?
"Heh. Keep dreaming." Aria's single line shut him down on the spot. She forced down the panic rising in her chest and steadied her voice as she asked the child in her arms, "Tell me, why did you call out to him?"
Lumi looked up at her with complete sincerity. "Grandma taught me. If someone is really handsome, you should call out to him so he notices you."
This girl had clearly been thoroughly trained by her grandma.
"Then why didn't you call me? I came all this way to pick you up."
"Big sis, you smell so nice today."
