"It will take place in the coming wedding of your uncle is son. There will be the spot where you will tell everyone of your decision to adopt Anne"
Anne got excited more, she doesn't know this wedding party is date, but sure enough she will get to be adopted. And not by anyone but by Joshua Jefferson himself of all people in neoles.
Joshua is mother went and give her son cup of tea, which he didn't mind and took a sip from it before continuing with his talking.
"Will Clark and Roland go their own ways after adopting Ann?"
"Yes, since Clark said he will take the mansion in the capital city, and Roland wants to travel to Konzvilla after admitting that he's on their side, I think there's more to it than what he had said though"
Joshua listened to his mom talking, and started to think about the other possibility reasons for him to side with Konzvilla. But none came to his mind.
And at once he sighed and said loud enough for everyone to hear, (including Anne).
"Maybe I should apologize to you for calling your exiled servant eavesdropper"
"Hm? Why is that?"
Joshua got up from his set and went slowly without making a sound to the door, saying with low voice and calm with a smile he can't help but show it.
"Since I have my own soon-to-be-daughter eavesdropping on me"
Anne lift her eyes up to meet with Joshua is happy orbs, making her flinch and back up from the door grabbing her dress lightly from embarrassment.
Joshua laughed at her actions and before she could run away he lift her up and said to his mom his goodbyes and went with Anne to grab a snack with her from the kitchen.
This small moments of feeling like an actual daughter were what she dreamed of, and were what she always wished for every time she saw Clark playing or carrying his daughter.
While Anne were lost in her thoughts, Joshua grabbed some cupcake and put it near her mouth, and she flinch a little after feeling the cupcake near her face. And she quickly took it between her hands and bite it.
Joshua is smile only grow in size as he stared at her eating with lost mind. So he took another three and put them on a plate and went to his room in the second floor, and closed the door behind him and put Anne on the chair with the plate of cupcakes on a small table near her, and sit on the opposite chair.
He looked at her for a while and then grabbed a book with his glasses and started reading quietly, and now it was Anne is turn to stare at him.
He couldn't focus on the book from her stare, and he broke into a small laugh and glanced at her again.
"Ann is it turns we take to stare at each other?"
"Donno... Just that I were thinking how will the world see you after you adopt a lunatic girl from another kingdom"
Joshua looked in her eyes, and saw how much of worries she have towards his reputation and that she's a big weight on him.
Joshua released a long sigh before putting the book aside and grabbing Anne is hands making her way towards him, he wiped the cream on her cheeks by a handkerchief and put her on his legs as he patted her and said.
"Do I look like I care Ann?"
"You don't care about your image in front of all those people!! What if they saw you as traitor?!!"
"So what?, if they will just betray my every time trying to protect this kingdom because I got weak in front of a little girl wants to get adopted so to hell with them all. I only want who will understand me not those people who just wants to take on the small things"
"Does that mean I'm not a burden to you!!"
"Didn't know that all those years of trying to be a good person towards you will just go like nothing"
"No no!! I-it's just that-"
Joshua cut her off by hugging her closer to him, saying.
"Anne Jefferson, you have to know that from now on you will learn what does dignity towards your self means, and you must know self respect is the only thing that will make everyone respect you, like it or not they will respect you. Ann you are no longer a lunatic girl, you weren't in the first place to be one. And you must know that I will always love you and your grandma too"
Joshua felt warm water on his gray long sleeves shirt, and immediately he knew that she's crying, and to make sure she's not sad he read her mind by his powers for him to feel relieved since Anne is crying out of happiness. he tightened his hug on Anne so she could feel warmer and welcomed.