The sudden noise startled them, their ears perked up sharply.
They opened their eyes abruptly, baring their teeth and growling lowly, instinctively entering a defensive state.
But when they saw it was Selene Kane, Ethan Sinclair instantly deflated.
The tension in his body collapsed all at once.
The tears hadn't dried yet, hanging wetly on his eyelashes.
He just looked at her wide-eyed, with a gaze full of grievance, but he couldn't say a word.
The bundle wasn't big, sewn from scraps of cloth, with slightly crooked stitches on the corners.
Inside were the funds he had secretly saved for half a month, not even a penny or a dime came easily.
He had saved breakfast money, run errands for others to earn points, and even helped brush the old neighbor's cat to earn a few Star Coins.
All for the sake of buying that thing he had longed for in his dreams.
And now it was taken away without a word!
That's what I saved my allowance for half a month to buy!
