"Ding dong."
The gate to the manor opened.
The boy raised his face, and everyone present froze with that breathtakingly familiar face.
"My name is Daniel Garland Irving."
The child's voice was clear and crisp, but the words that followed were sharper than a knife, cutting into the hearts of the Owen family one by one.
He came from a distant town called Clios that the Owen family had never heard of before. He was alone and brought only a letter and a name, but it made the Owen family almost faint.
Elio.
Ten years ago, this name was still the sun that never set in the Owen family. He was the chief of the Owen family, the eldest son of the previous head of the family, and the heart of the clan.
He is an adopted orphan, the "lucky one" who is envied by everyone, and the proud son of the Owen family.
He is the prodigal son who betrayed his family, and he is the thorn that countless people can't swallow when they dream back at night.
He disappeared completely ten years ago, and his father resigned in the same year, leaving behind a litter of paper and the entire family's suspicion, resentment, longing, and inexplicable hatred mixed with love. Now, his son is actually standing here.
The old hand took the letter, trembling so much that it was almost impossible to hold it. Is the person I haven't seen in ten years dead or alive? Why let a child come alone?
The boy didn't give him time to ask.
"Father invites you..."
The child's voice was as calm as if he was reading an ordinary notice, not like an ordinary child.
"... Come to his funeral."
The letter fluttered from the air and fell into the dirt.
That proud eagle turned out to have fallen ten years ago.
Ps: It's a happy ending~
Intention: The world kisses me with pain, but I respond with songs