HP: Becoming a Maiden Heartthrob

"I will return all these to you, and the extra ones will be given to you."

The next morning, Li En ran to Tom's room, took out all the junk from his closet and returned it to the other people in the orphanage. As for the junk that Tom himself had collected, he gave it to them.

"really?"

The other children looked at the things on the table, then looked at Tom who was following behind Li En, and felt that this was a conspiracy.

"Of course it's true," Li En said, "In fact, Tom has always wanted to admit his mistake, but he just couldn't bring himself to do it."

She said this with a smile and looked at Tom.

Tom's face was completely distorted, and he hummed slightly when she looked at him.

Then the other children cheered and ran towards their things.

"My little pony." "My hairpin." "Oh, this rock is so pretty!" "Hey, is this snake skin? That's disgusting!"

Tom clenched his hands as he watched his treasured possessions being looted.

Li En couldn't help but kick him and whispered, "Be generous, these things are not worth much."

I really don't know how he could be interested in something like this after having visited Mr. Aykbery's mansion.

Tom looked at her and slowly unclenched his fist, but reached out and grasped a lock of her hair.

Indeed, those things are worthless.

She is the most expensive one now.

After distributing the things, Tom was barely able to fit into this circle. At least when he sat next to Li En, no one would say a word.

Mrs. Cole was surprised to see this scene when she came to assign tasks.

It seems that Tom is really changing.

Even if that doesn't hide the fact that he is a monster.

"Billy, you go deliver milk to Mr. Koch."

"Dennis, go to the church and Mr. St. will arrange something for you."

Mrs. Cole began to tell the children to do things. When she saw Tom, she paused. "Tom...you go and deliver the newspapers." She looked at the remaining two girls. "Amy and Lee, you stay and make matchboxes with Martha and me."

"Okay," Li En responded obediently.

Tom stood up with the other boys and glanced at Mrs. Cole with suspicion in his eyes.

not right...

After the boys left, Martha brought the materials for making matchboxes to the dining table and made them with them.

Li En did this very quickly. It was just a handicraft class where she cut the cardboard and folded it into a box shape. While she was doing it, she praised Martha for her excellent work, which made the young helper girl smile very happily. Amy got jealous and came over to her to ask her if she did a good job.

"Of course Amy did well," Lee En said, making Amy smile, she narrowed her eyes and said, "If I were to lie."

"Lean is a bad guy!" Amy yelled.

Lee En and Martha both laughed.

Mrs. Cole stood at the gate, watching them laughing and joking from afar, smiled helplessly, then heard a knock on the door and hurried to open it.

"Good day, Mr. Aykbery, Mr. John," she called to her two guests awkwardly. She had not expected Mr. Aykbery to come in person. "Please follow me."

She wanted to take the two of them to the living room to talk.

"No," Aykbery refused, frowning and suppressing annoyance in his eyes.

John, the butler who was serving beside him, said, "Good day, Mrs. Cole. We are here to handle the adoption procedures as quickly as possible. The gentleman doesn't want to waste time."

"Oh, okay, Lee En has been waiting here for you. I'll go call her," Mrs. Cole said, turning around to call Lee En.

"Wait," Mr. Aykbery stopped her, becoming increasingly irritated. He spoke bluntly, "There's one more. I want to adopt two, Li En and the boy from the other day. I told you so."

Butler John also looked at Mrs. Cole with a serious look. "I think I wrote to inform you."

Mrs. Cole paused, looking embarrassed. "I know you want to adopt two children, but, Tom Riddle, the boy may not want to be adopted."

"Don't want to be adopted?" Ikberley frowned.

John, the butler, spoke up at the right moment, "Perhaps we could meet with Mr. Tom?"

"I'm afraid that won't work," Mrs. Cole said, looking troubled. "He's delivering newspapers today and might not be back all day."

"He might be hiding deliberately—"

"Mother Cole."

Before she finished her words, a call came from the stairs. Mrs. Cole's face changed and she looked up the stairs.

Tom, who was supposed to be delivering newspapers, was standing on the stairs in clean clothes.

Under the gaze of the three people, he walked down the stairs, step by step. His handsome face was calm, and only his eyes were looking at her dimly.

"I was delivering the newspaper to Mr. Ent's, wasn't I?"

*

The conversation between the four people at the door was very conspicuous. The three girls, big and small, who were making matchboxes at the dining table, quieted down and peeked, and when they saw Tom coming down the stairs, they started talking a lot.

"Why isn't he delivering the newspapers?" Martha frowned.

"I'll be scolded for this," Amy shook her head.

So that's how it is. Li En finally realized it.

Mrs. Cole didn't want Tom to be adopted by Mr. Aykbery, so on the day Mr. Aykbery came to adopt him, she arranged for Tom to go out and deliver newspapers.

but why?

Mrs. Cole didn't like Tom, so why did she keep Tom in the orphanage?

Wouldn't it be better to be adopted?

Soon Mrs. Cole called this way.

"Li En, come here quickly."

Li En put down her things and ran over. When she arrived, she called Mr. Aykbery and the butler John. Both of them smiled kindly at her.

Tom slowly leaned over to her.

"Are they really not brother and sister?" Butler John couldn't help but ask.

The two children have the same hair and eye color, and both look very delicate and beautiful.

"Of course we are brother and sister," Tom said, holding on to Lee En tightly, and looking at Mrs. Cole who wanted to refute.

Mrs. Cole lowered her head.

Li En didn't understand why Mrs. Cole was afraid of Tom.

However, she and Tom had the same goal.

She hugged Tom, "We are indeed brother and sister, and we don't want to be separated."

She leaned on Tom's shoulder and smiled against his cheek.

Tom froze, not expecting her to be like this. He then held her hand tightly, locking it with his, and looked at her uncontrollably.

This scene brought a visual shock to the other three adults.

Two exquisite and identical faces, the boy is cautious and careful, and the girl smiles innocently and romantically.

Mr. Aykbery, who saw this scene, narrowed his pupils slightly and smiled with satisfaction.

"Mrs. Cole, I still insist. I want to adopt both of them."