That was the last thought that surfaced in Roxanne’s mind as she fell asleep.
Perhaps she was concerned about Estella’s matters because she got up early the next morning despite going to bed late the previous night.
Going downstairs, she saw that Archie and Benny were already waiting for her. Seeing the two boys, Roxanne couldn’t help but be reminded of the phone call she almost dialed out last night.
Benny’s face lit up with anticipation when he saw his mother. “Mommy! Have you given Mr. Farwell a call?”
Roxanne’s eyes dimmed, and she flashed a small smile at her son before saying apologetically, “I haven’t. I was thinking of visiting Essie at the kindergarten first.”
After saying that, she thought of something and added, “Do you know which kindergarten Essie is in now?”
She reckoned Archie and Benny must have already found out which kindergarten Estella transferred to, given how concerned they were for her.
Seeing that his mother had taken the initiative to ask him that, Benny nodded calmly. In truth, he had already found out which kindergarten Estella went to the day after her transfer.
Relief washed over Roxanne when she saw Benny nodding.
Here I was worrying about how I’m going to find out about Essie’s new kindergarten when the sight of Benny reminded me of just how capable he is. Luckily, he already knows which kindergarten Essie goes to.
“Send the address of Essie’s kindergarten to me later,” Roxanne said to Benny. “Mommy, are you going to visit Essie?”
Roxanne nodded noncommittally. “Well, aren’t you guys worried about Essie getting bullied? I’m going to check up on her on your behalf.”
Hearing that, Benny hurriedly asked, “Can Archie and I tag along?” Roxanne shook her head. “You guys need to go to class. Don’t worry. I’ll tell you about her condition when I get home.”
She thought it would be too much of a fanfare for all three of them to go. Naturally, the boys could not help feeling a little disappointed to hear that.
Benny was going to persuade his mother again when Archie stopped him.
He said sweetly, “We’ll leave it to you to console her, Mommy. And please tell her we’ll visit her next time.”
He knew it was already good enough for his mother to go see Estella and that they shouldn’t ask for anything more. Roxanne let out a relieved sigh before flashing a smile at the boys. Nodding, she said, “All right. I’ll pass your message to her.”
After breakfast, Benny sent the address he had found to his mother.
Roxanne then took the kids to the kindergarten before going to the research institute to give Colby a heads-up and then to Estella’s new kindergarten.
Perhaps Lucian was trying to stop the kids from seeing each other again. Estella’s new kindergarten was a lot further away than her previous kindergarten. In fact, it was in the opposite direction of Farwell Group.
After driving for half an hour, Roxanne finally arrived at the kindergarten entrance.
Sensing the graceful aura she exuded and the fact that she could say Estella’s name, the security guard let her in without thinking too much about it.
Estella’s new kindergarten had a small class system, with only a dozen children in the class. When Roxanne arrived, the kids were in their recess.
Through the window of the classroom, she noticed that the situation inside seemed to be rather chaotic.
A dozen children could be seen running around in the classroom, and in the corner, a child was bawling their eyes out, all while Pamela was trying her best to coax them.
After sweeping a glance, Roxanne realized that Estella was nowhere to be seen. It wasn’t after she searched for a while more that she was able to see Estella in the middle of the crowd.
At that moment, Estella was surrounded by the children who were running around. It looked as if they were inviting her to play together.
Roxanne heaved a sigh of relief. She could see that although Estella was a bit out of place, the other children approached her enthusiastically and played with her. Yet before she could feel totally at ease, she saw Estella letting out a yelp.
The children who were skipping around also halted their actions one by one. Feeling her heart tighten, Roxanne instinctively looked in Pamela’s direction.
Something was obviously wrong with Estella, and Pamela could probably see that from where she was standing.
However, there was a child who wouldn’t stop crying next to Pamela. Although she did notice a small commotion over here, she was occupied with coaxing the child beside her.
Left with no choice, Roxanne turned back to Estella and observed her worriedly. The girl hung her head low as she massaged her hand on her lap.
Roxanne could only see Estella’s actions vaguely from her spot, but she could guess that the latter was hurt.
Upon realizing that, Roxanne felt a little distressed. Nevertheless, she did not overthink it and assumed the other kids had just hurt Estella accidentally.
Sadly, the actual situation in the classroom was different from her assumption. An aggrieved Estella rubbed her injured hand with pursed lips, looking evidently upset.
Because of her behavior on the first day of school, her classmates deemed her a weirdo. Estella couldn’t be bothered to play with them as well, so she barely spoke in the past two days.
As a result, her classmates started calling her a mute and a weirdo. They tried all sorts of antics in an attempt to make her speak and regarded her as a joke.
The more they did that, the more resistant Estella felt toward them. She did not expect them to treat her even worse on this day.
Right after class ended, a group of children surrounded Estella and began singing a rhyme they made up while moving around her in circles, When Estella tried to cover her ears, a little girl stepped on her hand.
“Wow, she really is a mute!” exclaimed the girl upon seeing how Estella remained silent even when she was hurt. The other kids immediately chimed in in agreement.
Estella hung her head low and couldn’t help but feel sad. I miss Archie and Benny. If they were here, they would definitely protect me.
“Hey, say something. It’s not like we’re going to do anything bad to you,” another girl said, even giving Estella a shove. Caught off guard, Estella staggered and wobbled for a while before regaining her balance.
I don’t want to speak to these mean kids!
“Why did you transfer here if you don’t like this place? Do you think we like you?” “Go to a special needs kindergarten if you’re mute. Why did you even come here?”
“I heard she has no mommy. No wonder she’s so weird.”
The kids chattered on while standing around Estella, throwing insults at her.
Estella had ignored them with her lips tightly. pursed. Yet at the mention of her mother, she suddenly. lifted her head with anger written all over her face. “I have a mommy!”
Her sudden outburst stunned the children, but they soon regained their senses and retorted at her more aggressively. “That’s not your mommy. She’s your stepmom! I heard stepmoms are the meanest.”
“Your mommy probably abandoned you because you don’t speak. Who would like a mute?”
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