Eventually, the Female Lead Ran Away (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 21

The child, clutching a chocolate box to his chest, ran and ran until his cheeks flushed red, finally arriving at a small stationery shop.

“Sales really are better lately—must be because it’s year-end!”

“I suppose so.”

“You worked really hard today!”

“You too, boss. See you tomorrow, then.”

Just as the woman finished greeting the shopkeeper and stepped outside, the child rushed into her arms in a fluster.

“Mom!”

“Oh goodness, Daniel!”

Rather than delight at her son coming to meet her, the mother was utterly horrified.

Coming out alone on such a night!

In Dover, kidnappings of poor commoner children happened all too frequently.

Terrifying rumors never ceased—of children being sold for money to factories in other cities, or shipped off on boats to become slaves in foreign lands.

And she was in debt, to boot. What if those men had spotted her child wandering alone!

At the chilling thought, her face turned deathly pale, and she cried out,

“Hey! Didn’t I tell you it’s dangerous!”

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