This was an unexpected delight. It seemed like the heavens were playing a joke on us. An incredible opportunity had appeared just as we were utterly desperate.
When Kenny saw that we were both bewildered, he quickly added, "The master also told me that if he didn’t come to retrieve them in the future, I should wait until you grow up, then give them to you."
After hearing that, Atlas’s eyes suddenly grew moist as he looked at Kenny.
I was moved too. Could Louis have sensed that something was going to happen to him back then?
Regret tore at my heart. I couldn't imagine the pain Atlas must have been feeling.
"I was terrified. I asked the master why he had entrusted such an important thing to me for safekeeping; it didn't seem right. I... I was afraid I wouldn't be able to keep it safe! But the master told me he believed in my loyalty and said I was a trustworthy person," Kenny said. He started crying again, "The master said I was very loyal and trustworthy!"
Atlas nodded solemnly. "Yes, you’re very trustworthy. This is very helpful to me, Kenny."
Kenny wiped his eyes and stared at us in shock. He happily said, "Really? That's great! Thank goodness! I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to hold on until the day you came back! The heavens have finally opened their eyes!"
After he finished speaking, he bowed again, in an expression of joy.
"But I didn’t think... I didn’t think my master wouldn’t be able to take the keys back himself. My poor master!" After saying that, he lost control of his emotions and knelt on the ground.
Although he was crying quietly, I could feel his heart-wrenching sorrow.
Kenny covered his face and sobbed. "He was such a good person. How is he gone? Your father must have been wronged, Sir. You must avenge him!"
"I will, Kenny!" Atlas reached out to support him.
Atlas patted his shoulder and nodded solemnly. "I know."
"She sent people to search the flower house for a long time and smashed it up. I tried to figure out what they were looking for. Were they looking for what the master left behind? But I had to keep the things the master entrusted to me safe, even if it cost me my life."
"Thank you, Kenny," I said sincerely.
"When that woman took over the house here, she fired those people, and some of them disappeared. I suspect... I suspect they're all dead!" Kenny's eyes showed a trace of panic as he said that.
"You don't need to be afraid anymore. I'm back." Atlas comforted Kenny firmly. "This place is still my home."
"Then you need to be careful of her, Sir. She's sinister and vicious. She interrogated all the old people here back then." Kenny reminded us to be cautious.
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