Angelia was startled and turned back in shock.
“You…”
Echo gave her a smile.
“Did you really forget about me? Didn’t you promise me that you will listen to my singing when you were a kid?”
Angelia’s eyes widened.
“Brother Echo…When did you recognize me?”
“I knew it was you from the first sight I saw you.”
Angelia took a step forward, said disappointedly, “I’ve shown up in front of you so many times, but I didn’t expect that you couldn’t recognize me.”
“I recognized you, but…”
Angelia grabbed on her skirt, said embarrassedly, “I’m not Angelia now.”
Echo gazed at the person in front of her.
Ever since he left the orphanage, he had been working hard for his goal, and he had always wanted to leave the best seat for her when he succeeded.
But he didn’t expect that they would meet at such scene when he returned.
He reached out his hand to pull Angelia and whispered, “I don’t know why you’re hiding your identity, but is it something to do with the orphanage?”
Angelia hesitated for a moment and nodded.
If there was anyone in the world who could protect the orphanage with him, it must be Echo.
“The orphanage is going to be torn down.”
“I know.”
Echo had been investigating the orphanage and Angelia over the past few days, and he could vaguely guess the connection in between.
Angelia continued, “I have made a deal with Randall, as long as I substitute for Claudia until she returns, he won’t tear down the orphanage.”
“You trust him?”
Echo was a little suspicious as Randall was a cunning man.
Once the villa done building, it would bring him a great fortune, how could he really give it up?
Angelia of course knew about this, but there’s no other way.
“I can only trust him.”
Echo recalled Jonathan’s attitude toward Angelia that day and frowned in dissatisfaction.
There’s many rumours about Jonathan, but almost none of them were good.
If he continued to let Angelia stay by his side, she would get hurt sooner or later.
“But when can Claudia return?”
“I don’t know, but I’ve found some clues.”
Angelia quickly took out her phone and showed him the photo she took from Claudia’s computer.
“They went to S city.”
Echo took a closer look at it.
There was only purchase history on it, but if they checked the flight schedule, there might be a way.
“I’ll check for you. As long as she’s back, you can leave Jonathan, right?”
Angelia opened her mouth, and suddenly she felt a slight pain from her shoulder which she had been neglected.
The image of Jonathan carefully applied the ointment for her involuntarily flashed in her mind.
She gritted her teeth and nodded, clearing the image from her mind.
“Yes.”
But Echo didn’t notice the imperceptible hesitation in her tone.
He was determined to get Angelia away from Jonathan. Even if the orphanage was demolished, he could rebuild a bigger and nicer orphanage.
By then, he could truly protect Angelia.
Just as he promised when he was a kid.
He held her hand tightly, with his gaze flowing with intense affection.
“Don’t worry, I’ll definitely find Claudia.”
Angelia’s heart was in a panic, she didn’t notice Echo’s feeling for her.
“Alright…”
When Angelia returned to classroom, the others were discussing about Echo.
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