The Scards: Start!
Chapter 4: Alex or Albert's concern?

A pair of gender-different children still lulled in dreamland made Frankie shake his head when he saw the two children sleeping in his elite position.

Ellios slept on her stomach, her maroon head protruding from the bed and her legs open in any direction, while Kirania slept on her back.

Frankie flicked the curtains of the room, making the sunlight barge in and hit the faces of the two young children who were asleep. Until finally, the two gender-different children frowned because they were disturbed by the sudden glare of light that hit their eyes.

Slowly they wriggled before a kick landed heavily on the maroon-lined boy until he fell off the bed, forcing him to abandon his dream.

The boy complained and looked at the perpetrator who was none other than Ran fiercely. Soon the boy got up from the fall event and pulled the blanket that wrapped the girl who was still lulled in a dream.

"Can you not kick me?" Maki draws her blanket that wraps Ran.

"Hoaamm-chan... Good morning, Sister Elli. I thought I was kicking a roll." His mouth was without sin as he rubbed his eyes that still felt a bit, making the head of Maroon Ellios twitch.

"Cross your head." The annoyance that immediately got a sweet jewel from Frankie made the boy complain of pain.

"Ellios, your mouth must be guarded. Don't curse in front of the lady or you'll get in trouble." The middle-aged man's words firmly made Ellios frown.

"Yes, Dad. Excuse me... Please take your hand off my ear." His reply lazily while puffing up the pain made Frankie exhale tiredly.

"It's okay, uncle. I consider Elli's sister as my sister. Please don't be mad at him." The little girl defends Ellios who is still being fouled by Frankie.

Frankie took off the jewel on Ellios' ear and looked at Ran softly, "Miss, today Mr. Damian is coming. Please prepare." The middle-aged man's words gently made Kirania frown in confusion.

"Mr Damian? Who's she?" She asked confused while remembering something.

"Later you will know. You better get ready soon." Tell Frankie and immediately drag Ellios who is busy wiping her ears to leave Ran alone.

Ran never knew about his grandfather nor his mother's family, except Joshua. When Kirania was 4 years old, Joshua met her accidentally and gave her a doll as a memento that coincided with her birthday.

"Here you go, maybe he's an insignificant person." The crowd relaxed as he rushed towards the bathroom to clean himself up.

If Damian hears the girl's muttering, Damian will cry blood because one of his grandchildren doesn't know him.

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Ran out of the room with a much fresher state. The little girl wearing a simple dress of light blue color accentuated a few strands of her bright blue hair.

Her hair she combed neatly and in the unadorned booth made her look pretty simple.

Ran immediately headed to the dining room, when he arrived there the little girl did not see any members of her family and there was no food available at the dining table.

The little girl could only sigh in resignation and immediately headed for the kitchen. Upon arriving there he observed around and immediately opened the refrigerator to pick up a loaf of bread and a box of milk, but the voice of an adult man startled him.

"Would you like some breakfast, miss?"

Sontak Kirania immediately turned around and saw Alex standing with his face. The little girl directly lowered her head in fear while nodding in a broken motion. Yesterday's incident traumatized him. While Albert disguised as Alex must refrain from hugging him.

"What's your name, miss?" Ask Alex kindly.

"My name is Ran, Uncle. Just Ran it without a long name." His great-granddaughter while looking down made Alex scrunch his forehead.

"Can Uncle add your name?" Alex's bargain made the little girl raise her head.

"Really?"

"certain. Kirania Revalina is your long name. Do you like it?"

"I like it, Uncle. That's a beautiful name."

"But don't let them know your long name, huh? Uncle will be punished with them."

"Of course, Uncle. I promise."

"Would you come have breakfast with me?" Albert's heart throbbed pain looking at him who was emaciated dry due to a lack of nutrients.

Kirania held up the man's offer before her before replying and showing him the food she had taken earlier, "Sorry Uncle, I have breakfast with this meal only."

The young man's eyes pinched and looked at the bread held by Kirania, the color of the bread looked different and smelled. "May I see it?" Alex said, pointing to the bread and milk that Kirania was holding.

Kirania immediately offered her the bread and milk she had just taken which Alex received. The young man checked the milk box and it turned out to be expired.

"Ran, this milk is stale and this bread is moldy. It's not good to eat these foods and drinks, you'll get a stomachache." Alex gave a long explanation. In the heart of the young man wept at the state of his daughter.

"But I used to eat this food uncle. After all, mom and dad never took me out to eat together or left me a little food." Replied Kirania innocently successfully making Alex stunned.

Behind Anderson's happy and treasured family life, there is the life of a child who is so miserable and forgotten. Albert disguised as Alex is not mindless with the treatment of Anderson's family is so favoritism.

"Uncle will cook you good food." Alex said as he squatted down to align his height with Kirania while stroking the child's head gently. He was eager to call himself a father, yet he put up with it because he did not want his life to end at this moment.

Kirania nodded vigorously and immediately made breakfast together, more precisely watching Alex busy preparing the ingredients for cooking.

Alex took some of the ingredients he needed in the fridge and chopped them off. After he finished he prepared a frying pan and sauteed it.

The fragrant smell of cooking greeted Kirania's sense of smell made the worms in her stomach protested for filling.

Ellios who happened to pass through the kitchen accidentally smelled the aroma of cooking made by Alex immediately came to them.

"What cooking food? It smells good."

"Today I'm cooking sausage fried rice. Want to have breakfast together?" Bargain Alex while serving his dishes on a plate and arrange them.

"Can I?" Ellios asked doubtfully.

"of course. Let's have breakfast together."

The three of them had breakfast together quietly. Only the sound of the clang of the spoon clashing with the plate. After finishing breakfast, they immediately cleaned their eating utensils and immediately continued their respective activities.

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Damian arrives at Anderson's residence with Joshua. It was seen that Anderson's family greeted them kindly.

Damian watched his grandchildren, the man scrunched his forehead in confusion as he did not see Kirania welcome him.

"Where's Ran?" Damian asked who managed to make them nervous.

"Ran's? He's in the back." Helena replied ambiguously which managed to make Damian frown suspiciously.

"It's like you don't know your own daughter's name. How many kids do you have, anyway?" Damian asked sharply which made the couple nervous.

But the typical sound of children managed to attract their attention. Seen as a jet-black-haired little girl with a few strands of bright blue hair running while carrying a duster, the little girl chased after a maroon-haired boy carrying a doll head.

"Thank me, Ran!! I didn't mean it!!"

Behind him is Alex trying to stop them with his frustrated face.

"Sister Elli, stop!! Return my doll!!" Kirania's screams blared filled the room.

"Miss! Ellie! Please stop! Mr Damian is visiting! You two don't fight here!" Alex warned, but they were deaf and running.

"I don't know him, uncle! My doll is more important than a man named Damian!" Said Kirania lightly without stopping the chase event made Alex twitch annoyed.

Damian who heard Kirania's words immediately fell. It seems that his grandson did not know of his arrival.

"It seems you're forgotten, Old Man." Joshua ejeked while laughing out loud.

"Shut up, you!" Damian's thrust that makes Joshua increasingly curled.