Miss Leigh Ann had just entered the classroom when she heard the choking sounds of Estie’s sobs. She looked over quickly, only to see that the little girl was full of tears and crying hard."Estie, what's wrong?" The teacher walked quickly toward Estie.The little girl kept crying and said nothing.On the side, Rainer obediently got up and explained the situation to Miss Leigh Ann. "Teacher, I wanted to play with Estelle during recess, but I seemed to have frightened her.”Another child who witnessed the situation immediately spoke up for Rainer. "Estelle hit Rainer on his hand, but she cried instead."The teacher listened to what the children told her, and she understood what had happened.Little Estie had been under her care for so long, so she naturally understood the little girl's situation. In addition, she had also noticed the little girl's moodiness the past two days.Just like what Rainer said, he frightened Estie and Estie retaliated.The teacher asked with concern, "W

Estie held the book and wrote on it stroke by stroke. Then, she held it up to show Miss Leigh Ann.[Teacher, I want a day off too.] The little girl looked at her with a serious face.Miss Leigh Ann had probably guessed the little girl's intention, but she still asked, "Are you going to see the little brothers?"Little Estie nodded vigorously.Miss Leigh Ann furrowed her brows and thought for a while. "I’ll let you have a day off, but you must tell your daddy and let him take you there."Hearing this, the little one's expression collapsed again. She shook her head stubbornly and wrote in the notebook again. [No want Daddy!!!]Seeing the big exclamation marks at the back, Miss Leigh Ann could not help but have a headache.The little girl's situation was special. When she participated in the parent-child activity the last time, the little girl got lost, which shocked her and made her even more mindful of the little girl.In this situation, the parent had to come over to pick up th

Miss Leigh Ann chatted and shared a few kind words with Nox, then she looked at the time with a little embarrassment on her face.She had agreed to give Estie a day off, but she was still on duty at work. It was not good for her to stay outside for too long."Estie, we’ve visited and checked on Nox. Should we go back now?" Miss Leigh Ann asked for the little girl’s opinion.Estie looked eagerly at Rosalie and the brothers. She pursed her lips and shook her head.Looking at the little girl’s response, Miss Leigh Ann knew that it would not be so easy for her to bring the girl back today. She was flustered for a while, so she could only look at Rosalie for help.Rosalie smiled at Miss Leigh Ann. "Let Estie stay. I'll take her home in a moment. You can go and do what you need to."Hearing this, Miss Leigh Ann breathed a sigh of relief and got up to say goodbye.Rosalie and the kids watched Miss Leigh Ann leave before returning to the living room.Estie held onto Rosalie’s hand tigh

After lunch, the boys wanted to play with Estie, but Rosalie stopped them."You two can play by yourself. I’m going to send Estie home.”Rosalie wanted to make it clear to the little one, but she could not say anything cruel when looking at her face that was full of tear streaks. She would wait and tell her while sending her home. Hearing Mommy's words, the two boys nodded obediently even though they were still reluctant to part with their little sister.Since she would not be with them, the two little boys did not feel like playing anymore. They just stayed silently beside Mommy and Estie.When Estie heard the beautiful aunt’s words, her face was full of reluctance. She noticed that Rosalie was looking at her, so she pouted and turned her eyes away, refusing to talk to her.This was the first time the little one had shown such an attitude to herRosalie felt distressed when she saw Estie resisting.If she had another option, why would she want to be so cruel to the little one

Estie's soft voice left Rosalie feeling conflicted.As she expected, the little one was emotionally sensitive to the outside world. She had even noticed her resistance toward Byron.Was that why the little girl secretly came to see her without her father’s knowledge on both occasions?‘Am I that important in Estie’s heart?’Lucian and Nox looked at Estie on the side. Their hearts could not help but soften. They stepped forward to speak up for her."Mommy, since she came alone, let her play with us for a while!" Nox grabbed Rosalie's sleeve and acted playfully.Lucian also echoed, "Mommy, Mr. Byron won't come looking for her so soon. Let Little Estie stay for a while!"Rosalie did not answer for a while.Little Estie was in Rosalie's arms with her eyes lowered. She dared not look into Rosalie’s eyes, for fear that her next sentence would be one of rejection.Rosalie looked at the pleading gaze of her boys, then looked at the time. It was not yet one o’clock in the afternoon.A

"Aunt, no don’t like Estie. Please no."Little Estie clutched Rosalie's clothes pleadingly and wanted to come right into Rosalie's arms.Rosalie turned around, squatted down, let the little one get into her arms, and sighed helplessly. "I don’t dislike you."Little Estie's voice was muffled. "But Aunt want Estie go away."Rosalie felt the cry in Estie’s voice. She pulled the little one out of her embrace and wiped her tears away gently.Estie stubbornly pouted and looked at her without blinking, trying to get an answer from Rosalie.After a long while, Rosalie said softly, "I have to send you back, not because I don’t like you, but because I think we shouldn’t be so close."Hearing this answer, the little girl was full of confusion. She frowned and tilted her head to look at Rosalie's face.‘I like Beautiful Aunt very much, and we’ve always been like this. Why can't we be close anymore?‘Is it because of Daddy?’Thinking of this possibility, the little girl had some panic on

Rosalie held Little Estie in her arms as the little girl cried until she was out of breath. Her two little hands were tightly clutching her clothes, and her voice broke intermittently. "I want Aunt. I want Aunt be Mommy!"Rosalie was stunned for a moment.The little girl continued, "Aunt is the best. Daddy likes Aunt..."Hearing this, Rosalie came back to her senses and bit her lower lip mockingly.‘I don't know where this little one came to this conclusion.’Perhaps in Estie's heart, as long as the two adults had more contact with each other, that meant they liked each other.Just like how the little girl liked her two sons.No matter how she explained this, Estie would not be able to understand, let alone accept the fact that Byron liked Wendy.Rosalie could not help but have a headache.After a long while, she raised her hands to wipe the little girl's tears and tried her best to gently coax the child. “I… I won’t stay here forever. I’m only here for work this time. When my

Little Estie could not hear another word anymore. The little one only knew that Aunt would go abroad in the future, and she might never see her again. Her tears kept streaming down at that thought.The smile on Rosalie's face was also bitter as she touched the little girl's head. "This may be the last time we meet. Don’t cry, Estie. Will you smile for me?" The little girl cried and shook her head. "Aunt, don’t go..."Rosalie let Estie cry for a little while more in her arms. When she heard her cries become weak, she comforted her again. "You need to get better soon, okay? When you grow up, you can come visit me abroad. We can go have fun."Little Estie also seemed to understand that she could not get Aunt to stay. When she heard that she would be able to meet with Aunt again when she grew up, a little hope rose in her heart. She pitifully sought confirmation. "Really?"Rosalie nodded with a smile.The girl still did not believe her. "But when I grow up, Aunt don’t ‘member me."

The little girl fell silent again after hearing Rosalie’s reply.Rosalie opened the car door, carried the little girl down, and led her to the gate of the manor.When she released her hand to let the little girl go, Estie raised her eyes and looked at her seriously.Rosalie’s heart softened as she met her serious gaze and squatted down to look into her eyes. "Is there anything else you want to say to me?"Little Estie nodded slightly and said in her naive voice, "Aunt, don't hate Daddy."She did not know why Aunt hated Daddy so much. She even had to drive Daddy away every time they met.The little girl could sense that Daddy was good to Aunt, and Daddy liked Aunt, so she did not want Aunt to hate Daddy.Rosalie thought that they probably would not see each other anymore, so she just nodded at the little girl.The girl hugged her reluctantly again before turning around and entering the gate of the manor.Rosalie did not dare to go in, for fear of being discovered by Byron and t

At the Lawrence family’s manor.After receiving the call from Mrs. Zora, Byron immediately put down his work, rushed back from the company, and called Dr. Lucas Montgomery on the way.Since her disappearance that time, Estie's mental state had been very unstable. He must pay her special attention.Seeing the two of them enter the door, Mrs. Zora hurriedly greeted them."Where's Estie?" Byron frowned and glanced at the living room but did not see the little girl.Mrs. Zora pointed upstairs. "She went upstairs by herself after she came back. It seems that she’s in a very bad mood. No matter what I say, she just ignores me. I could only ask you to come home."Hearing this, Byron nodded lightly and led Lucas upstairs.The little girl's door was locked tight, and there was no movement inside.Byron's heart sank as he knocked on the door lightly. "Estie, darling, Daddy’s back. Can you open the door and let me in?"After a long while, there was still no movement inside. There was no