This Time, I'll Be the Villain's Favorite Daughter novel Chapter 276

This Time, I’ll Be the Villain’s Favorite Daughter

Chapter 276 Nice to Meet You

A flash of surprise crossed Edric’s face.

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Seeing how serious Maya looked, he gently let go of her and bent down, lifting her onto his back.

She was very light.

At seven years old, she wasn’t particularly short, but compared to George, who had eaten like a little pig at that age, she seemed especially thin.

Alfred stood where he was and watched for two seconds.

He couldn’t figure out how things had developed in this direction.

Edric had shown up and carried Maya away.

Just like that?

Alfred was extremely dissatisfied.

It had only been him and Maya on the island.

Then Edric arrived and changed everything.

He always took everything away.

When they reached the helicopter, someone came to escort Alfred away to have his injuries treated and change into clean clothes.

Alfred didn’t say a word the entire time. He silently allowed the adults to apply antiseptic to his wounds. The cool liquid carried a sharp medicinal smell.

As soon as his injuries were treated and he changed into clean clothes, he immediately turned and headed outside, planning to find Maya. But the moment he reached the door, a servant standing guard blocked his path. It was obvious they didn’t want him getting any closer.

Alfred lowered his eyes expressionlessly and slowly pressed his lips together.

From this day forward, he decided to join George’s side and dislike Edric together with him.

Edric lowered his head and opened the medical kit. Inside, disposable cotton swabs, antiseptic pads, and gauze were neatly arranged.

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He took the items out one by one.

Then he crouched down and began treating her injuries.

His eyes remained lowered, and he was unusually quiet.

Maya sat on the chair with her legs dangling in the air, finding the scene strangely unfamiliar.

Not long ago, he had seemed distant and reserved. He had never lowered himself like this before.

He unscrewed the antiseptic bottle, soaking a cotton ball with the amber–colored liquid. “This training exercise ended early. I’ll send both of you home.”

His gaze settled on her face before he continued. “Maya, I’d like to talk to you.”

Maya asked, “About what?”

The past? Or the present?

She had thought he would never talk about the past with her again.

Edric said, “About what happened back then, Maya. I don’t know what those memories mean to you. But those memories are important to me.”

Maya lowered her head and didn’t answer. She quietly listened.

“It’s just that, Maya, I’m not the same kid you remember anymore.”

People changed with time. Even looking back two or three years could make your past self feel unfamiliar, let alone ten years.

Maya looked up at him and asked directly, “So?”

“So… can we get to know each other again?” Edric tried very hard to keep his expression calm, but uncertainty still lingered beneath it.

“Sure.” Compared to his hesitation and careful probing, Maya was much more decisive.

She happily held out her hand. “I never confused you with the Onyx I knew when we were kids.”

If life could remain forever like a first meeting, that in itself was an impossible wish. It was true for everyone.

Maya admitted to herself that she liked the younger version of him more. Back then, he had

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been clingy and sincere.

But he had grown up now. He was no longer the little boy following behind her.

In that case, getting to know him all over again wasn’t a big deal.

Maya smiled first and took the initiative. “Nice to meet you. My name is Maya.”

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Edric was momentarily caught off guard by her openness. Then he took a deep breath and suppressed the nervous tremor in his voice.

Following her example, he smiled too. The corners of his mouth lifted, and his eyes curved slightly.

“Nice to meet you. My name is Edric.”

The long–standing tension hanging in the air quietly dissolved.

The distance and unfamiliarity that had stood between them melted away like snow in warmth. The atmosphere immediately became much lighter.

“I want to ask you something.” Maya had actually been holding onto a lot of questions for a long time. But before, their relationship had felt too awkward and distant for her to ask them.

Now she finally had the chance.

“What do you want to ask?”

Edric’s voice was gentle and completely nonthreatening.

Even so, Maya carefully organized her thoughts before speaking softly. “The Edric I knew… did he get what he wanted when he grew up?”

As a child, he had never seemed to have any clear plans for the future. He had been soft- hearted and indecisive, like a blade of grass swaying in a storm.

She really wanted to know whether he had become happier after growing up.

Edric’s hand paused.

His head was lowered, so Maya couldn’t see his expression. But she saw his eyelashes tremble slightly.

His voice remained soft, carrying the faintest trace of hoarseness.

“Maya, what exactly does getting what you want mean?”

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Maya smiled. “For example, the things you wished for when you were little. Are you happy now that you’ve grown up?”

She had always wanted to know the answer to those questions.

“I don’t think… I ever had any particular wishes.” Edric quietly thought back to his younger self. “Growing up, I never really had any goals. There was even a period when I seriously thought about running away and wandering the world with you.”

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