A group of children excitedly ran towards Axel, surrounding the tall and slender man tightly.
"It's been a long time since you came to visit us, Mr. Blake!"
"Mr. Blake, we all miss you!"
Axel was speechless.
Axel looked at the children around him, and the smile on his lips gradually deepened.
He leaned down to pick up the boy beside him, his thin lips slightly parting. "Have you been behaving well lately, Matthew? And have you stopped sneaking Ximena's snacks?"
Upon being asked, the little one immediately shook his head, looking earnestly at Axel and seriously replied, "I've been very well-behaved lately, always listening to Mrs. Sanders."
"Last time, you told me that a real man shouldn't bully girls, so I never stole Ximena's snacks again, Mr. Blake. I even taught Ximena how to do
