The weekend soon arrived.Rosalie took the boys to the kindergarten early.This was the first time the boys were taking part in group activities. They could not help being a little curious. They looked around while Rosalie held onto their hands.One after another, the children came to say hello to them. They also responded to them one by one.Only then did Rosalie realize how popular her two boys were at kindergarten."Aunt!"A small, childlike voice came from behind her all of a sudden. Rosalie had not seen Estie for a long time and missed her so much deep down. Hearing her voice, she smiled out of habit and turned around, wanting to hug the little one.The moment she turned around, she met the man’s gaze. Rosalie's face stiffened slightly, and the smile on her face became much fainter. She only raised her hand to touch the little girl's head. "Good morning, Estelle."With that, she looked up at the man in front of her. "Good morning, President Lawrence."Since it was an ou

The little girl was wearing a blue top with lace trimmings and a white skirt. She had a big red bow on her head, and her fair face was ruddy. She was like a living version of a mini Snow White.In addition, almost everyone at the kindergarten knew that she was the apple of Byron’s eye.Seeing the little girl holding a woman's skirt pitifully, everyone looked over.Rosalie would go tender-hearted for the little girl, but noting so many people looking at them now, she felt helpless for a while. She raised her gaze and looked at Byron in the distance.The man was surrounded by several parents. He was politely talking to them about something as if he did not notice their situation here.Rosalie could only retract her gaze helplessly. She crouched down and caressed the little girl's head, "How could I not like you, Estie? You’re such a good child."Estie sniffled through her nose and complained in a childlike voice, "Aunt no come recently. Estie misses Aunt."Rosalie's heart softened

After everyone arrived, Miss Leigh Ann called everyone to gather.She requested everyone to get on the bus in order of the list they filled up the night before.Rosalie remained at the end with two boys.All the students in the class were only children. Only Rosalie had two children. Hence, their seats were arranged in the back row.Teacher Leigh Ann called Lucian’s and Nox's names, then looked up to confirm their attendance when she saw the person standing next to Rosalie."President Lawrence, uhhh… Does Estelle want to go too?"Byron nodded noncommittally. "Estelle wants to participate."Hearing this, Miss Leigh Ann was a little embarrassed. "But..."Estie had never participated in these activities in the past, so she had thought that Estie would not participate either this time. She did not make arrangements for Estie and Byron regardless of it were seats or hotel rooms.Byron frowned deeply, "What's the problem?""Because you've never participated before, I didn't think y

As soon as Byron sat down with Estie in his arms, he felt the little girl moving around. He frowned in confusion.Estie looked at Rosalie eagerly.Aunt had not held her for a long time, so she also wanted Aunt to hold her.Moreover, Daddy carrying her was not comfortable at all.Rosalie wanted to ignore both father and daughter, but being stared at by the little girl, she had to turn around and take a look."Aunt." Estie stretched out her hand to her, wanting Rosalie to carry her.Byron noticed that the woman was already struggling to carry one child. He tightened his arms and trapped the little girl in his arms. "Estelle, don't fuss."Estie was feeling more and more uncomfortable and struggled even, "Aunt hug!"Some people had already noticed the movement back here.Rosalie did not want to attract any more attention, so she nodded to the man. "Give her to me. I'll hold her."With that, she stretched her hand out to Estie.Estie went into her hug almost immediately.After h

At this point, there was no other solution. Byron nodded and complied.Miss Leigh Ann called the parents together and asked who would be able to accommodate Byron.Estie grabbed her daddy's hand and immediately looked at Rosalie after hearing the teacher's words.She wanted to stay with the beautiful aunt.With Byron's status put out there and his unworldly attractiveness, a group of parents soon surrounded him, saying that Byron could stay with him.Even a few women came together with their children.Estie had not fully recovered from her autism yet. Being surrounded by a group of strange adults, her small face gradually turned pale.When Byron was not noticing, the little girl broke away from his hand and ran away. Rosalie just so happened to be standing outside the circle, waiting. Just then, the little girl bumped into her arms and looked at her with eager eyes."What happened, Estie?" Seeing the little girl's face, Rosalie could not help feeling worried.Estie grabbed h

After arranging the accommodation, it was already evening. Miss Leigh Ann brought the parents to the dining hall the botanical garden had prepared for everyone.Rosalie took the boys to go get their food. There were a lot of the employees of the botanical garden in the restaurant, far more than when they got off the bus just now. Estie did not like it very much. She followed Rosalie all the way, and her eyes never left her.Rosalie noticed the little girl's gaze and looked back, only to see her timid face. Heartache filled her own eyes. She simply had Lucian and Nox hold each other's hands while she held onto the little girl with one free hand.The little girl saw her. Estie reached her hand out to hold Rosalie’s, and without thinking, Rosalie stretched out her own hand to grab hold. Estie’s eyes turned into crescents when she smiled. The delight on her face erased the timidness from before.Byron was worried about the little girl and kept following her. Seeing Rosalie holding h

Rosalie had wanted to go back directly after dinner, but after coming out of the dining hall, the children saw the scenery outside and stopped walking.Rosalie looked up.They were on a mountain. The installations of the botanical garden were much simpler than that of the city, so there was not much lighting equipment.Only a full moon was hanging in the sky, and its light sprinkled onto them through the woods particularly softly. The plants in the botanical garden also looked very beautiful.Many parents had taken their children for a walk in the garden."Mommy, let's go and have a look!" Nox tugged Rosalie's hand.It was rare for Rosalie to have such free time. Coupled with the beautiful scenery, she also felt like going sightseeing. She turned around and said to Byron, "I'll take the children for a walk. President Lawrence, you can bring Estie back first."With that, she released Estie's hand and asked her to go look for Byron.Estie, on the other hand, would not let go. He

At the mention of Byron's marriage with Wendy, Rosalie lowered her gaze slightly. She swallowed the excuse in her mouth and answered faintly, "Thank you for reminding me. I’ll pay attention."The woman thought she had made her point. This way, she could butter up to Wendy when she became Mrs. Lawrence in the future. Thinking of this, the woman glanced at Rosalie condescendingly. "It's good if you know. How can you be worthy of President Lawrence?"The two had been talking for some time. Estie had waited very long yet did not see Aunt coming to get her. She looked out from behind the tree and saw a woman standing in front of Aunt fiercely. She thought she was bullying Aunt and ran out on her little legs hurriedly."Lady, don't bully Aunt!" The little girl hugged Rosalie's leg and glared at the woman opposite her with the childlike ferocity of a cat with its fur on end.Seeing the little girl who had suddenly appeared, the woman was stunned. She then quickly switched to a smiling e

"President Lawrence..."Seeing who had arrived, the woman's anger diminished a lot. The smile on her face no longer felt hostile either.Byron nodded to her coldly. He strode to Rosalie and asked in a deep voice, "What happened?"Rosalie glanced at the obviously guilty woman opposite her and thought of what she just said. In the end, she did not want to cause more trouble, so she calmly shook her head. "It's nothing. The lady came to say hello. Estelle doesn’t like strangers, so she just got scared."Hearing this, Byron looked at the person opposite him suspiciously. "Estie isn’t that timid.”The woman was flustered as she felt the pressure of Byron's imposition. She humbly bowed her head and explained, "I just wanted to touch the little lady because she looks cute. I didn't expect to scare her. I'm really sorry."Byron looked at the little girl in his arms again.Estie’s mouth trembled, but she said nothing. Her big eyes were just looking at Rosalie directly.Obviously, things

When they returned to their room, it was already later than nine o'clock at night.Lucian and Nox had sweated up a storm after running around playing hide and seek just now.After coming back, Rosalie immediately took them to go shower.The sound of Rosalie roughhousing with the two boys sounded from the bathroom from time to time.Estie sat on the bed, staring at the bathroom door with eyes full of envy.When she lived in Aunt’s house back then, she often bathed her. After Daddy took her back, it was Grandma Zora who had been bathing her.She still remembered how gentle Aunt had been when she bathed her. The shower gel she used also smelled so nice.Byron looked at the expectation on the little girl's face and felt complicated.No matter how one looked at it, this little girl was too dependent on Rosalie.Perhaps the bond between mother and daughter was too strong?Rosalie came out of the bathroom with the boys after a while. Their hair was wet, and they were still horsing a