Chapter 34

She put the red slippers on the floor and tested them.

Wah, it fitted so well. It felt so nice to wear too.

“Wah, Mr. Carl, I love them. They are very pretty. I’ve never worn anything as good as this in a long time. Thank you so much.” Lavana was teary-eyed. She recalled when her mum would gift her beautiful shoes for her to practice dancing. She was the best cheek and forehead kisser too. She recalled when her dad put on a princess gown to dance with her in the pack’s talent show. Though she didn’t win but she had a lot of fun.

“Er... it’s nothing. No need to be overly excited.” Carl looked at her and saw that she seemed to have zoned out. Her teary eyes were welling up and soon tears flowed while she kept staring at the empty wall.

“Miss Lavana?” he felt concerned for her.

What happened that made her mood suddenly change? Or did he do something wrong? He recalled that she was a mermaid. If what he’d read in the legends was true, wouldn’t crying too m