No matter how hard they tried, Estella remained disinterested. The little girl refused to write any words even though Sonya gave her a pen and paper. She would only nod or shake her head at any questions they posed.
Sonya felt bad for Estella, as she knew the little girl was traumatized by last night’s events.
The only thing she could do was to spend more time with Estella.
When night arrived, Sonya got to her feet reluctantly. “Should I bring Essie back so I can take care of her? You’re busy, and I’m afraid you can’t take care of her well.”
Lucian rejected her offer outright. “No, thanks.”
After what happened last night, he refused to let Estella go anywhere.
As he refused to give in, Sonya said nothing else. She talked to Estella briefly before leaving with her husband.
After they left, Lucian redressed Estella’s wound and led her upstairs so she could go to bed.
Estella stared at her wound silently and showed no response to his words.
Frowning, Lucas asked, “Does your wound hurt?”
Estella lifted her head and shook her head.
“What’s wrong? Tell me,” Lucian said patiently.
Pursing her lips, Estella pointed at the medicine on the table and took the pen to write “Ms. Jarvis” on the paper.
Her action tugged at Lucian’s heartstrings. “Do you want to give the medicine to Ms. Jarvis?”
Estella bobbed her head firmly.
The medicine in our house is efficient. Ms. Jarvis suffers from the same injury as mine, so she should be able to use the same medicine I just used! I miss her so much.
Lucian glanced at the time and ruffled her hair. “It’s late. Ms. Jarvis must be asleep. We’ll pay her a visit tomorrow, okay?”
Estella hesitated before nodding obediently.
Ms. Jarvis must be tired, as she had to search for me. She needs to rest.
Seeing that Estella didn’t press on, Lucian heaved a sigh of relief and led her upstairs so she could go to bed.
Lucian still remembered how afraid she was this morning. Thus, he decided to spend the night with her.
He was exhausted from staying up all night and promptly fell asleep after coaxing Estella to sleep.
The next morning, Estella woke him up by shaking his body repeatedly.
Opening his eyes groggily, he saw that Estella had already changed her outfit and was waiting for him to leave.
It took him a while before he realized Estella wanted to leave right away to give Roxanne the medicine.
“Okay. I’ll take you there,” Lucian promised her solemnly.
Climbing out of bed, he washed up and brought her downstairs.
Downstairs, Estella ran to the medical kit and found the medicine she had used last night. She placed the medicine beside her when she was having breakfast so they could leave after breakfast.
Lucian sighed when he saw her action.
Perhaps this is their mother-and-daughter bond. They are both worried about each other. I’m worried about Roxanne, too. Those who had no idea what happened to her might think she was seriously wounded judging from Essie’s reaction.
Archie and Benny had already gotten up when Roxanne arrived home. They promptly asked about Estella.
The boys were delighted to learn that Estella could talk again.
As Roxanne’s wrist was injured, the boys refused to let her do anything and stayed by her side the entire day.
The following day, Roxanne wanted to head to work at the research institute, but the boys insisted that she stay at home.
“Mommy, you’re hurt. You should rest at home.” Benny shot her an imploring look.
Archie chimed in, “We’re afraid you’ll fall ill, just like last time.”
They could still remember how they had freaked out when Roxanne got sick previously.
Roxanne knew the kids were worried about her. As her wrist was hurt, it would be difficult for her to work. Hence, she bobbed her head in agreement.
After breakfast, the doorbell rang.
Roxanne got to her feet and answered the door.
She was taken aback by the unexpected visitors. “Why are you here?”
Clad in a casual coat, Lucian held Estella’s hand. Estella was holding an exquisite bag with something inside.
Hearing her question, Lucian nodded and gestured to Essie. “Essie is worried and wants to deliver medicine to you.”
Estella offered the bag she brought with her to Roxanne, affirming her father’s words. “Ms. Jarvis, medicine.”
Lucian was used to how fond Estella was of Roxanne, so he wasn’t surprised to hear her talk.
Roxanne’s heart melted when she heard Estella’s adorable voice. She took the bag from the girl and patted her head. “Thank you, Essie.”
Flashing an obedient smile, Estella stared at the house earnestly.
Roxanne hesitated briefly before turning sideways to let them in.
Archie and Benny were playing with Lego blocks on the floor after breakfast. They were delighted to see Estella and invited her to join them.
When Essie used to stay with us, we loved playing with Lego blocks. Perhaps she’ll forget what happened yesterday if we play together!
However, Estella shook her head and stared fixedly at Roxanne.
Roxanne didn’t know what the little girl wanted, so she bent her body down, utterly baffled. “Essie, what do you want me to do?”
Estella touched her injured wrist carefully as a flash of concern appeared in her eyes.
Comprehension dawned on Roxanne. It turns out Essie is worried about my injury.
“It’s not serious. The doctor has already dressed my wound,” Roxanne assured her cheerfully.
However, Estella took the corner of her outfit and pulled her toward the couch.
Roxanne played along with her and sat down on the couch.
After she took a seat, Estella stretched her hand out. “Change the dressing.”
Having said that, she took a bottle of medicine out of the bag Roxanne had placed on the coffee table a while ago.
Roxanne was momentarily stunned. Feeling touched, she gave her hand to Estella willingly.
After removing her bandage carefully, Estella pouted unhappily at the sight of her wound before blowing on it twice.
Roxanne chuckled. “Essie, are you going to apply the medicine for me? It’s fine. It might hurt for children, but adults won’t feel anything. Just apply the medicine for me.”
Hearing that, Estella started applying the medicine to Roxanne’s wound meticulously.
Beside them, Lucian said, “After I redressed her wound last night, she wanted to bring the medicine to you. If I hadn’t stopped her, she would’ve come last night.”
The little girl’s gesture moved Roxanne. Glancing at Estella, who was bandaging her wrist, she said gratefully, “Thank you, Essie.”
Estella lifted her head and flashed a faint smile.
Archie and Benny watched as Estella applied the medicine to Roxanne’s wrist. They were about to speak, but Lucian’s stern voice caused them to frown in displeasure.
After Estella went missing yesterday, they got so worried and didn’t bother expressing their emotions to Lucian.
Now that Estella was safe and sound, Archie and Benny felt that her disappearance was somewhat his fault.
He knew Essie hated that evil woman but allowed her to get close to Essie! Mommy didn’t bring Essie with her as the woman was there. That bad woman also bullied Mommy previously! It was all your fault.
With that thought in mind, the boys didn’t bother being nice to Lucian.
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