Chapter 2502

Looking at the tag Cassidy had just pulled out, Heston tilted his neck and reached behind to touch it. Without using much strength, he pinched it lightly between two fingers, and the white plastic loop on the tag snapped cleanly. He took it off with practiced ease and turned to her, saying seriously, "It's off." Cassidy stared at the tag in his hand before breaking into a bright smile. She'd always known. All the other kids at the orphanage had Lenora as their guardian, while hers was Heston. Some children told her that being adopted meant you wouldn't have to stay at the orphanage anymore, but she never felt it was strange that, though Heston was her guardian, he never took her away to live elsewhere. To her, Heston was doing important things. He was a hero, and it made sense for heroes to be busy and lack basics. "The fair's staring, Mr. Heston. I'll take you in." With that, Cassidy grabbed his hand and pulled him in. In the past two years at the orphanage with Lenora and h