Wayward Child

His murderous glare caused her to take a tiny, toddling step back in fear, her board in her hands.

"Where are your parents? How could they let you play on the slopes by yourself?" he demanded, enraged. Despite this, he tried his best not to yell at the child.

However, faced with an enraged man nearly three times her height, Lilie burst into terrified tears and ran behind Amelia's legs to hide, which made the corner of Matteo's lips twitch. He was not good with children, nor was he in his best mood, but the wailing and crying were truly the cherry on top.

"Matteo, calm down! She's just a kid!" Amelia protested while Lilie blubbered behind her.

"Exactly," Matteo said. "Which is why her parents should've been watching her. Even if she didn't injure you, she could've injured herself badly with how dangerously she went down the slope."