The curtain next door was pulled open, revealing a tall figure, who was the butler of Sherlock's grandmother's house.Robert recognized his face when he lifted the curtain.

"Hello, Earl Lecter." Butler Ryan said his name first, with a decent smile on his face.

Robert was very surprised. He glanced at the person on the hospital bed. He thought it was Mrs. Holmes who was sick and was hospitalized, but it turned out that it was just a child of a few years old.

Hannibal peeled another pear, deftly and with the flesh intact.

Sherlock's grandfather was a country gentleman for generations, well known in this area.Robert nodded in return, "The last time I saw you was last month. It seems that I haven't visited for a long time. It's really rude... Please say hello to the old lady for me."

"You seem to be very busy recently," Ryan replied, Sherlock coughed in his ears, and the butler looked back worriedly, "Master Sherlock, do you need anything?"

He was answered by a cough.

Robert picked a few pears and handed them over, "Eating pears will make you feel better if you cough."

"Thank you so much!" Ryan took it, and Robert handed over another knife.

"you are welcome."

Hearing the cough next to her, Mia's throat felt itchy again, she coughed twice, and Hannibal wiped her mouth.

The sun didn't come out today, and the weather outside looked gloomy. Robert and Hannibal put on some extra clothes when they went out, and brought a coat for Mia by the way.

Billijit was going to watch the night tonight, and Hannibal was also driven back by Mia. If he was asked to watch the night, he would probably stare at her all night and wouldn't sleep.

It was Carlisle who was on night shift again. This time, Mia saw the handsome and gentle Dr. Cullen soberly. His appearance was flawless, and the way he smiled made Billijit forget to blink.

"Do you feel better today, Mia." He said her name easily, and also in Lithuanian.Mia stared into his golden brown eyes, and she blinked, "I feel better doctor."

Carlisle laughed listening to the stuffy milk voice. He seemed to like the child very much. After checking her, he rubbed the top of her hair, and Mia felt a chill.

"Dr. Cullen is really young," Billijit lowered her voice and praised next to Mia after he left, "he is also very skilled in medicine... There is no one in the town who doesn't like him."

"It's a pity that I'm already married," Billijit sighed. She had no intention of getting married. Robert never seemed to say anything about getting her married. There seemed to be a story hidden in her eyes.Billijit went on to say, "Ms. Esme—the wife of Dr. Karen, she is also very beautiful. The Karen family are all favored by God."

"Kar... Lun?" Mia didn't know why she reacted so quickly all of a sudden, she wanted to turn her head to look at Biligit, but the maid was braiding her hair, so she pushed her head back, "for now Don't move Miss."

Mia faced Sherlock who was lying on the bed with his eyes closed. She felt that the name Karen was very familiar to her, but her head was like a block of wood, and she couldn't figure out where she had heard it before.

"The Karen family moved here last year," Billijit said, pinning a vintage leaf-shaped hair clip on Mia's hair. It was bought at the market yesterday, and she thought it was very suitable for Mia. "Mia is so pretty... Oh, where did I end?"

Mia flicked her legs and answered her, resisting the itch in her throat, "They moved here last year, Billiget, you've reached this point."

"Yes, I've just talked about this." Billijit kissed the top of Mia's head, "At first we all thought that the nobles came from the world, their temperament, appearance, and attitude towards others... Back then When I went to visit with my wife, Mrs. Esme smiled at me. You don't know that I was stupid at the time... It's really embarrassing to be so rude in front of the master's house."

"But they don't mind at all, really, just like the count and lady, I believe that even if they don't pay wages, there will be many people vying to work at Dr. Karen's house," Mia felt that this might not be realistic, But he didn't interrupt her, "But the strange thing is..."

Billijit suddenly lowered her voice, "Doctor Cullen's skin is cold, and I heard that they have a special physique from the Antarctic...and ah," Billijit suddenly realized that Mia was just a child , She shouldn't have talked to her so much, but for a maid who has not finished her doubts hidden in her heart, this is simply too difficult.

While admonishing herself not to say so much to the children of the master’s family, she couldn’t control herself to speak out and share, and moved her body, “And the children of Karen’s family are independent and never talk to other children. Talk, or have any communication."

"Maybe it's a nobleman." Billijit added her own conjecture at the end.

Mia didn't speak, she added in her heart, 'Maybe it is. ' But until now she has not remembered the origin of the name.

It sounds so familiar, but I just can't remember it.

Then don't think about it, she is stupid anyway.

Mia dreamed again, and this time she returned to her previous life.

Dilapidated but for an orphanage where a few-year-old children could not escape and did not dare to escape, she sat on the stone steps facing the courtyard gate with her braided hair tied up, looking at the scene outside the wall, but the wall was very important to her. It's too high, except for the clouds in the sky, there is a wall that is taller than the wall...the wall.

But she sat on the stone steps like a little fool and watched, because she vaguely remembered that the mother who sent her to stand at the entrance of the orphanage tied a red balloon tied with a rope to her hand, "Xiaoyin, stand on the stage Wait here for mom, don’t lose the balloon, otherwise mom won’t be able to find you.”

Until now, the balloon has been broken and turned black, and her mother has not come back to find her.

She felt that after a long, long time, when she couldn't open her eyes, a red balloon suddenly appeared on the wall, bulging and shaking in the air. She was so happy that she didn't know how to describe it. She couldn't see the way and stumbled towards the door. When I ran, I fell when I was about to open the door. The scene in front of me changed, and I suddenly fell off the cliff.

It was a dream full of memories and mixed with horror. Mia kicked forward and woke up.

Billijit had fallen asleep, and she looked so tired from the day that she was breathing evenly when Mia got out of bed.

The crickets outside were still chirping at a slow pace, perhaps hiding in the crevices of the haystacks on the hospital wall, and couldn't find them.

Mia wiped the sweat from her forehead. The window of the hospital was opened a crack. It was not very big but it could let the outside wind blow in and dissipate the sickness and foulness inside.

She got up to go to the toilet. There was a transparent visible window glass on the door. Mia walked out of the toilet and could still see the light reflected on the wall in the corridor outside.

That was the duty room of the doctor on duty next door, a handsome doctor named Carlisle Cullen.

Mia felt that Dr. Cullen was a very friendly person, but there was always a voice in her head that resisted him, don't get too close.

This is probably the only intuition that Coward can survive till now.

But Mia couldn't sleep and wanted to talk to Dr. Cullen, she tiptoed to open the door and walked out.

Under the torment of coughing, Sherlock turned over and saw the door that was not closed tightly and the next bed with the sheet lifted, he propped himself up with his hands and sat up.

The door of the duty room next door didn't seem to be closed tightly. Mia felt that she should knock on the door before entering, but the idea that Dr. Karen might be taking a nap came up again. The little girl leaned her eyes to the door to see, on an office desk All the papers that have been sorted out are piled up, but there is no one on the seat.

She looked suspiciously at the other part, which was the furthest place she could see. It was the dark red brocade curtains hanging a little above the floor, and there was nothing to look to the side.

There was no sound at all from the side, but it seemed that there was a wind blowing from the side of the corridor, which was much colder than the wind blowing in from the window. Mia shivered, and felt a wave of fear in her heart.

"—呵!" It was suddenly dark in front of her eyes, and Mia shook as if she had been electrocuted. She stood up quickly and no longer maintained the strange posture of lying by the door, and was hugged before taking two steps.

"Maybe the electric switch is broken," Carlisle loosened some of the force, maybe he felt it was too tight for a three-year-old child, "Don't be afraid, I'm Dr. Cullen, I took your temperature at night, remember ?"

His voice was extremely gentle, afraid of frightening him.

Mia was hugged around her waist, and she felt a little uncomfortable, so she put her hand on Carlisle's arm that was holding her, like an ice cube, which made Mia shiver.

When she can't see at night, Mia will make up a lot of things by herself, especially when she is alone in the early morning and there is no light source.

She shouldn't have come out, Mia was so scared that she was shaking, she couldn't calm down at all, even if she heard such a soft voice, she only remembered that in the horror movies she had seen, only the arm touched by the ghost was so cold .

She didn't dare to retract her hand because she was afraid, so she kept it on Carlisle's arm. She didn't know where she got the courage to pinch him, but she didn't move at all and gave her pinched fingers a headache.

Laughter came from above, and Carlisle opened the door of the ward, facing Sherlock who was standing at the door.

The little boy's hair was still in curly curls, and it looked tousled because it hadn't been tidied up.

He stared at the tall figure at the door and the little girl under his arm. Under the light from the window, he could faintly see the expression of the little girl named Mia who was about to cry.

"Are you bullying the child, sir?" His voice was not loud, but there was no fear or even a hint of questioning.

"No." Carlisle put Mia down, and he seemed to sigh, "I'll go downstairs to see why the power went out. Can you stay in your room? It seems that the outside is not as safe as the inside."

Sherlock took two steps forward. He was a few years older than Mia, and also much taller.Standing in front of Mia, he coughed, his throat hoarse, "Of course Dr. Karen, I hope I don't need to see you again tomorrow."

Karen clearly saw the expression on Sherlock's face. Of course he would not care about a child after living for such a long time, "I also hope you can recover soon, Sherlock."

Karen didn't come back that night, but the lights in the corridor were on. Mia felt relieved and turned to face Sherlock, who seemed to be sleeping with squinted eyes.

"Thank you." Mia said something to him in English, and Sherlock opened his eyes, "A good boy won't run out alone at night."

Mia turned over and shrunk into a shrimp like millet.

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