Chapter 174


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    174The next morning, Roxanne and the three kids had breakfast togetherEste sat beside her quictly


    and allowed the boys to feed her. Fler cheeks pulled up adorably as though she were a chipmunk.Roxa


    nne felt her heart sofien at the sight of the obedient little girl. She also felt bad for her.I believe Essie wa


    nted to talkst night. With that thought in mind, she


    gazed at Este affectionately. “Essie, do you want some buns?”Este nodded eagerly.Roxanne picke


    d up a bun but didn‘t ce it on Este‘s te. She said, “If you want, tell me in words.”Este blinked,


    seemingly stumped by her request.Roxanne‘s brows furrowed in disappointment. “If you don‘t talk, I mi


    ght not understand what you want. That way, I’ll worry that I can‘t take


    care ofyou. Essie, can you get used to talking? Don‘t worry, I‘ll help you. We can do it slowly.”Hearing h


    er words, Archie and Benny ced their forks


    down. “Let‘s do it together! We want to hear Essie talk, too!“.As their expectant gazes


    fell on Este, she nced at each and every one of them. Her fists balled up as she forced herself to


    grunt, “Mm!”Roxanne and the boys were pleasantly delighted by her soft and adorable voice. Their eye


    s lit up in surprise.I was just trying my luck


    and didn‘t expect Este to talk for real!Despite wanting more, Roxanne knew she shouldn‘t be


    impatient. She stroked Este‘s hair adoringly before


    cing the bun on her te.Estetio n to learn that she could tak, 100. She was still bearing joviully w


    hen Ruxanne opedihemi o llie kindergarten“Essie, youre in a jovial mood today, huh?” l‘ippa romarke


    d when she saw Exp‘s precious grin.Este beamed at her and nodded happily,Benny chimed in, “W


    e‘re helping her to learn how to talk!”  Pippa assumed they were joking around. After all, she had taught


    Este for some ume but never heard Esto talk.However, Archie and Benny


    took the matter seriously. They were even discussing how to push Este to talk during ss.In betwee


    n sses, Este went to them as usual so they could y together.Nevertheless, Archie wasn‘t his us


    ual self. He frowned and demanded, “What do you want from us?”Puzzled, Este whipped her head ar


    ound to look at Benny.I want to y with Archie and Benny! We y together every day, right?Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    Benny added sternly, “Hurry up and tell us what you want. Archie and I are busy!”Both of them were ob


    viously treating her coldly. Este recalled how she followed them everywhere back when they


    first came and how they ignored her. She really enjoyed ying with them recently, so she grew fluster


    ed and grabbed the pencil and paper on Benny‘s table so she could write her thoughts out.To her surpri


    se, Archie pocketed the pencil. “Talk to us. Otherwise, we won‘t know what you mean.”Este gripped t


    he corner of the desk sadly.“Didn‘t you promise


    Mommy this morning that you‘ll learn how to talk slowly?” Benny gazed at her. “If


    you can‘t talk, you can call our names.We‘ve been calling your name, Essie, but you‘ve never said our


    names!”Este parted her lips but nothing came out of her mouth. She grew anxious and was about to


    burst into tears.Seeing that, Archie and Benny gave her the pencil instead of forcing her to talk.Howeve


    r, for the next few days, the two boys grew distant from her at home and at the kindergarten.Every time


    Este came to them, Benny would huff angrily, “We treated you well, but you wouldn‘t even call our na


    mes! We‘re going to ignore you!”Este was devastated.