Chapter 4 Do Not Come Back
- The same thought popped up in Chandria's mind. Is this little girl a mute?
- At the thought that the little girl might be mute, she was even more sympathetic and whispered: "Can you give me your hand?"
- With that, she stretched her hand outward.
- Despite staring at her timidly, the little girl seemed more relieved after hearing her words.
- Chandria waited patiently for the little girl to accept her hand.
- After a long hesitation, the little girl finally reached out to take Chandria's hand cautiously.
- Seeing that, Chandria held her hand gently and helped her up. She didn't forget to recheck the little girl for any injuries.
- Because of her actions, they got physically closer to each other.
- The little girl's body was soft and smelled of milk.
- Chandria couldn't help but recall her daughter, who died at birth.
- If she were to grow up well, she'd be around this little girl's age.
- As that thought surfaced, Chandria was overcome with heartache and regret.
- As if sensing her emotions, the little girl stayed put and gazed at her quietly.
- I know I shouldn't talk to strangers, but this lady is really pretty. Strangely, I feel the urge to get close to her.
- At that moment, Francine remarked, “Oh, what a beautiful little girl. She's as pretty as our boys!”
- Chandria nodded in agreement. “I think she got lost. Let's send her to the police station and see if we can contact her family.”
- Right after she said that the young girl gave her a slight tug.
- The little girl was shaking her head profusely, her eyes turning red. She seemed like she was about to dissolve into tears any minute.
- Clearly, the little girl didn't want her to do that.
- Seeing the girl's distraught expression really tugged at Chandria's heartstrings.
- She had no other choice, though. If she didn't send the little girl to the police station in time, she might be accused of kidnapping the latter.
- Chandria was in a dilemma.
- “All right. We don't have to go to the police station.”
- She squatted down and tried to negotiate with the little girl. “Do you have your parents' phone number? I can call them so they can come here to pick you up.”
- The little girl stopped shaking her head, but still no response.
- Chandria thought she didn’t know and was about to send her to the police station when the little girl pulled out a pencil and a Post-it note.
- She then scribbled a phone number with the word “Daddy” behind it before handing the note to Chandria.
- After taking the note from her, Chandria started to call the little girl's dad.
- “Oh, she's indeed mute,” Blaze and Easton muttered.
- Chandria glanced at her son's and warned them. “Don't be rude to her.”
- The boys straightened their backs and gave the little girl guilty smiles.
- BACK IN THE FARWELL RESIDENCE, Lucian strode into the mansion angrily. “Is Essie back?”
- The butler came to welcome him. Wearing a worried expression, he said, “No. I didn't see Ms. Estella around.”
- Lucian furrowed his brows.
- ‘I've searched everywhere I could. Where could she be? Did something happen to her?’
- Right then, a lady clad in thick makeup hurried into the mansion and asked anxiously, “Lucian, I heard Essie went missing. Is it true? Did you find her?”
- The lady was none other than Jane, the one whom Lucian wanted to marry previously.
- Nevertheless, Lucian kept his authoritative aura before her. “She's still missing. Now that you're here, I'd like to know what you told Essie this afternoon. Why would she run away from home for no reason?”
- “You’re not allowed to play outside. Stay here,” Jane uttered, gritting her teeth. She dragged Estella into her room.
- Lucian went out, and he asked her to look for her. If only for not Lucian, she would not fucking wants to see this little bitch’s face.
- Estella went closer to her and tugged her dress, making her frown and glared at her.
- “Stay here!”
- Estella shook her head, and tears started to well up in her eyes, making Jane frustrated.
- “Fuck it!” she growled and pulled the little girl closer. “You really can’t understand me, huh?” she forcedly grabbed the little girl’s chin. “You know what? You’re useless. You’re giving your father and me a hard time!” she added angrily, making Estella cry loudly.
- Jane smirked and pushed the little girl, which made the latter fall.
- Estella’s cries become louder and louder, but Jane just let out a devilish laugh.
- “Oh, cry all you want as if they will hear you.”
- The maids are on their day off, and the guards are too far from the mansion.
- She shook the little girl’s body—taking a tight grip on her small body.
- “I don’t know if you’re mute or just a witch’s daughter who put a curse on me! You better leave us!” she said, pushing the little girl away.
- The little girl groaned in pain as her butt fell on the ground, making her cries louder.
- Jane seemed surprised to hear his question as she stared at him incredulously. “Lucian, what are you saying? Are you saying I did something to Essie?”
- Seemingly hurt, she added, “I did nothing to her! Never mind if someone else misunderstands me. You've seen how I treated her dearly over the years! Even though Essie treated me coldly, I didn't mind and took good care of her. I never yelled at her. No way would I do something to make her run away from home!”
- With her red-rimmed eyes and innocent expression, she tried hard to convince Lucian that she had nothing to do with Estella's disappearance.
- Deep down, she wanted nothing more than for the mute little girl to disappear forever.
- As Estella couldn't talk, Jane wasn't afraid that the former would complain about her behavior to Lucian.
- However, she had no idea that Estella would end up running away from home.
- ‘This is great! It will be better if she can't return. That way, I won't have to see her again!’