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Chapter 277
Chapter 277 ReunionDalton didn’t think much of Fabian’s arrival, believing that the old man. was here for Elliot. As such, he rose to greet Fabian.Fabian hurried over to their table, gripping his dragon-headed cane. Raindrops glimmered on his gray hair and shoulders.
He did not look as imposing as usual, but he still looked every bit the patriarch of a prestigious family. Even more noticeable wasthe
hopeful look in his widened eyes.Out of courtesy, Dalton stepped forward to greet Fabian.
However, Fabian brushed past him. He cast a gentle and almost desperate look at Wynter, surveying her face. He spoke soquietly that his voice trembled. “Little princess, I’ve finally found you!”
Dalton was preparing a plate for Fabian when he heard this, and his hand froze mid-air. At once, emotions flurried past Dalton’shandsome features.
His gaze fell on Wynter, who looked indifferent. Little princess? Could it be that Wynter was his former mysterious fiancee?Dalton frowned. What had he told her earlier? That the engagement to
Ms. Quinnell had been called off, and that Wynter had nothing to
worry about. He gripped the plate tightly as his dark gaze flickered.
Meanwhile, as Fabian drew closer to Wynter, he assessed her and
remarked, “You’ve grown up a lot better than | expected.” His voice cracked. “I couldn’t sleep after you were kidnapped. | kepthaving
nightmares of you screaming and starving. Thank goodness, you'restill...”
Alive. He couldn’t bring himself to say the word. He recalled howworried he had been the year following Wynter’s kidnapping.
He wouldn't let go of a single lead, whether it was a girl of similar age.that had been found or a body that washed up by the river.
There were even times when Fabian had comforted himself that nonews was good news because that meant his granddaughter was stillalive somewhere.
He had feared that if the traffickers found out about his franticpursuit, they might lash out and do terrible things to hisgranddaughter.
Fabian reached out tentatively to caress Wynter’s face. His eyesturned red with tears. “You don’t have to be afraid anymore, littleprincess. I’m here to bring you home.”
Wynter stood there and quietly listened to Fabian, not at all mindinghis outpouring of love and regret. However, she didn’t seemoverwhelmed either.
Instead, she told Fabian, “If only you’d shown up a little sooner,Grandpa. Even three months ago would have been good enough.”He couldn't understand why she said this. He wanted to know whathad happened in the last three months, but he realized he didn’t havethe right to ask her about it.
“I'm doing well,” she added.
She couldn't bear to see him sad, especially since he had yet to recover. “And as you can see, my grandmother loves me dearly.I
don’t think it's feasible for me to go back with you now, but you'llalways be my grandfather.”
The tears that had been welling up in Fabian’s eyes finally rolled down
his ch*eks when he heard the last part of Wynter’s sentence.
“| read up on the village when | arrived. It’s practically a smugglers’haven,” he explained. “It's my fault for coming too late, little princess.It's my fault that | let this go on for over a decade.”
Wynter had grown up without her real family for over a decade. TheQuinnells had as good as abandoned her.
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She had treated patients to make ends meet, not to mention juggling between studying and caring for her grandmother.
Fabian had admired Wynter for being so strong and responsible despite her young age. At the time, he had expected her tobecome
someone great.His heart ached at the memory, and every breath he drew threatened
to shatter him.