Filed to story: Mr Williams Madame Is Dying Novel Free Online (Madison & Hunter)
The little boy was like a hungry wolf.
He kept his eyes on Tobias and kept the girl behind him.
Tobias marveled at the sight.
The boy already knew he should protect his sister at such a young age.He took out a first-aid kit and wiped the boy’s face with a warm towel.
“Does it hurt?”
There were some scrapes on the boy’s face. His fingers were also riddled with scratches.
Tobias felt bad when he saw such a tiny hand being so badly hurt.
The boy didn’t squirm when he was applying medication on him. Tears were welling up in his eyes, but he held them back.
Tobias stared at the boy. He felt like the boy looked familiar like he resembled someone he knew.
After he cleaned the children up, he tried asking some more questions, but they didn’t respond.
The girl started to nod off after she had her fill of food. She fell asleep after a few minutes.
The boy was visibly tired, too, but he perked himself up and stared at Tobias.
“Don’t be afraid. I won’t hurt you. What is your name? Did you get split up with your parents?”
The boy remained silent. He didn’t want to reveal anything about himself.
Tobias sighed.
“I’ve never seen such a cautious little kid. Alright, I won’t ask any more questions.
“Rest if you’re tired. We’ll be here for one more day. I’ll help you find your parents tomorrow.”
He gave the bed to the child while he lay on the couch next to it.
The boy finally fell asleep at midnight.
The following day, Tobias woke up early in the morning and started to look for the children’s parents.
Unbeknownst to him, a man snuck into his room through the window as soon as he left.
The boy opened his eyes warily. His eyes lit up when he saw the man.
“Daddy!”
“Be quiet,’ the man said as he gestured for the boy to quiet down.
The boy quickly fell silent. When he noticed the blood stains on the man’s shirt, he said, “Blood.”
Even though he should be at an age when he was carefree and knew nothing, the boy understood what the blood signified.
“I’m fine. It’s not my blood. They are right on our tails. We’ll hide out here for a while,” the man said in a deep tone.
The boy nodded. Ever since he could remember, the man had been on the run while bringing him and his sister along.
And the men that were after them would find them only after a few days of peace and quiet. They had adopted a cat before, but it died before their very eyes.
Tobias looked like a good man. Maybe he could adopt them. The man patted the boy on the head and looked at him with pain in his eyes.
“I’m sorry you two have to suffer so much because you’re with me.”
The boy nuzzled against the man’s palm and comforted him like a puppy.
“After we get away. I’ll bring you to your mother’s grave. She must miss you a lot.”
A tinge of sadness appeared in the man’s voice when he said that.
“You have to grow up healthily. Your mother went through hell to give birth to the two of you.”
The boy nodded, seemingly understanding, his eyes filled with tears.
“You’re so well-behaved. Your mother would be so happy if she could see you.”
“Mom,” the boy muttered.
The man talked to him for a while longer before sneaking back out through the window.
The sun had just risen. Logan got a few hours of rest. He looked at the time and got up to go prepare breakfast for Madison.
As soon as he walked out the door, his expression became cold. He started to check his surroundings warily.
“What’s wrong, Logan? You have a scary look on your face.”
One of the sailors walked past him and gave him a look. The sailor could feel goosebumps on his skin when he saw Logan’s expression.
Logan regained his composure and said, “Did anyone walk past here just now?”
The sailor scratched his head.
With a hungover expression, he said, “I didn’t see anyone. It’s early in the morning, Logan. Please don’t scare me. I’m very timid.”
“Nothing.” Logan waved his hand.
After he turned around, his gaze became icy again. He wasn’t mistaken. It was the smell of blood.
The kitchen was on a different floor. The ship didn’t carry any livestock onboard. There shouldn’t be blood for no reason.
Since shots were fired last night, Logan was extra cautious. He wouldn’t allow anyone the chance to harm Madison. He went to the monitoring room after he made breakfast for Madison. He would get his answers there.
Ruben, who was supposed to be watching the screens, dozed off.
Logan operated the device with ease to check the feed from
30 minutes ago.
He typed on the keyboard quickly but noticed that something was wrong with the surveillance system.
He couldn’t find the footage he was looking for. Someone had tampered with the system.
Seems like someone had snuck onboard.
Tobias sent people to look for the children’s parents for an entire day. None of the families on the island were missing two children.
What kind of parent would leave their children badly hurt next to a cliff in the middle of the night?
No matter how much he asked, the children didn’t speak up about their parents. Tobias speculated that the children were deliberately abandoned.
“We’re leaving today. Do you want to come with us?” Tobias crouched before them and asked patiently.
The children nodded obediently. The boy knew his dad was on the ship. They needed to hide on the ship to evade detection, so they didn’t mind staying.
The girl grabbed the boy’s sleeve timidly and called out, “I’m scared.”
“So you two can speak? What are your names?
The boy spoke up, “Zack.”
“Alicia.”
Tobias’ eyes lit up. “What beautiful names? Where are your parents?”
“They’re dead,” Zack said calmly.
Tobias sighed. He didn’t know what kind of environment these two children had to grow up in to be so calm.
“Do you have any other relatives?”
“No.”
The children were still young. He couldn’t get any more helpful information, but they had agreed to go with him.
“Alright, let’s head back to the ship.”
The island wasn’t affiliated with any countries. Maybe escaped convicts and other dangerous criminals called it home.
These two children were so good-looking. Maybe some human trafficker brought them here, and they escaped.
If they really didn’t have family, Tobias would bring them to Aldenvine.
They were easy on the eyes, so they would have no trouble getting adopted.
The sun was setting. The resupply was complete, so the ship set sail.
The children were very well-behaved. They didn’t run around.
Instead, they stayed in Tobias’ room the whole time.
They weren’t picky eaters either. They ate everything that was brought to them.
Tobias wondered what kind of life they had before this.
They reminded him of his one-month-old grandson. So, he treated them lovingly.
There weren’t any kids’ clothes on the ship. Tobias tore his clean clothes apart and altered them into two sets of smaller clothes.
He picked up sewing from his years at sea.
“Wear this for now. I’ll buy some new clothes for you at our next stop.”
“Thanks, Mr. Tobias.”
The children were very well-behaved. Tobias couldn’t help but grow fond of them.
He had planned to send them to an orphanage initially. But as he spent more time with them, he felt like he didn’t want to leave them.
The injuries on the children healed quickly under his care.
“Kids, we’re heading into dangerous waters. The ship might get a little rocky. Stay here and don’t run around, okay?”
“Okay, Mr. Tobias.”
After two days of searching, Logan was able to eliminate all the rooms. At last, his sights were set on the storage room. He stood at the door.
They were approaching Devil’s Chasm.
Logan figured it was time to eliminate the threat.
He was sure the stowaway would be hiding in the storage room at this hour.
He had asked the crew beforehand.
There were only some tools in the room.
People rarely came here.
Logan pushed the door open and a foul smell wafted toward him.
The smell of blood was mixed in with the moldy odor.
It was a cloudy day and the sun was setting.
It was also very dark out at sea, so the storage room on the bottom floor was shrouded in darkness.
It was deathly quiet and only the sounds of the waves hitting the ship’s hull could be heard.
