Lycan King's Regret: Punished The Wrong Daughter novel Chapter 80

Chapter 80: 80- Chipmunk

Arabella Toussaint

"Aria," Mr. Kane called me from behind the counter.

"Yes, sir?"

He handed me a tray of fresh bread, "The shelves look better these days. Thank you," He nodded toward the display section.

Wow. He complimented me. Toby would be jealous.

I smiled to myself as I carefully took the tray from him.

He must have noticed because he immediately grunted, "Don’t let it get to your head."

I laughed quietly.

Toby’s shift was already over, and I was supposed to lock the bakery tonight. The weekend was about to start, and I couldn’t wait to continue Maya Hunt.

That was what Tessa had named it. Toby and Talia truly felt like gifts sent to me by the Moon Goddess.

"Aria! Stop smiling and put those loaves on the top shelf. And don’t forget to rotate yesterday’s bread to the front."

Mr. Kane had already gone back to barking orders in the same screechy voice. Tony hated it. He always joked that Mr. Kane’s voice could scare the bread into rising.

"Got it, Mr. Kane!" I gave him a playful salute and hurried off. But then I heard him mutter, "You’re finally becoming useful around here."

Ah! That tiny bit of praise made my whole day.

***

"Have you ever considered that you decoded the message wrong?" I looked up from the small piece of Saffron colored chit in my hands.

Toby had just returned with the paper cups of tea. He handed one to Tessa before offering the other to me.

I took it from his hand with a tired sigh, "I don’t think so," he said beside me on the curb, "We’ve been playing these code games our whole lives," I said quietly, "Maya and I used to leave each other messages all the time."

Toby still didn’t seem convinced, "So you’re saying you’ve never made a mistake?"

I shook my head with a frown, "No."

"Neither has she?" 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

I kept sipping my tea without giving him an answer. Tessa leaned closer, "What if we are missing something? Like there must be one or two letters that got mixed up."

I looked between the two of them, not knowing what to say. Another day had ended in disappointment, and I hadn’t even considered what I’d do if I never found my best friend. It had gotten dark, and we needed to get home now.

Toby took the paper from my hand and tapped on it, "Forget Angela for one day, Aria," he finally raised his eyes to look at me, "Tomorrow we will search every place whose name matches these numbers."

Tessa was already nodding her head, agreeing with her brother, "He is right. Tomorrow we’ll consider other letters too. You won’t believe how people name their businesses nowadays."

I slowly nodded.

Toby threw his arm around me, "Don’t worry, Aria. We’ll find your friend soon. Don’t worry."

"Yes," Tessa also tried to force some excitement into her voice, "We won’t let you give up."

Both the siblings were crazy. Every chance they got, they’d squeeze me between them.

"Stop ganging up on me!" I glared at both of them, but they were not ready to listen.

Brats!

***

Maybe I should give up. I thought to myself.

ANGELS

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