A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

"Come on, let's go inside." Seeing that Estelle seemed to be looking a little pensive, Ethan couldn't help but feel worried. "What's wrong?" he asked softly.

She shook her head at him. "It's nothing. Let's just go inside." Estelle looked up slightly and tried to fight back her tears. She wanted to assure Ethan that she was fine, so she acted as if nothing had happened.

They opened the door and went inside the house to grab shovels. After they found some, they went to the backyard.

"Here it is," Estelle murmured. She stopped near a swing and pointed at the ground under it.

The two of them got to work immediately and started to dig out the soil. It took them a long time but eventually, they dug out a box.

The box was made of wood, and it had a lock that looked like it had rusted over time. Ethan found a tool and broke the lock without difficulty.

He opened the box excitedly and found a dress, a jade pendant, and a black bow hairpin inside.

As he stared at the objects in front of him, Ethan realized that Estelle was indeed the girl he had been looking for. With the pendant and hairpin in his hands, he suddenly came at Estelle with a hug.

"I have finally found you," he said in a choked voice. He held her tightly in his arms with no desire to let go.

He considered himself a tough gentleman. It wasn't as if he was an emotional person. However, he couldn't help but tear up a little because of his excitement.

The little girl in his memories had had a very serious illness in the past. Bill had cast her away because he had thought that she was useless. After that, Ethan had always thought that the little girl might have passed away from her illness but he hadn't been able to confirm it. He hadn't expected that the little girl would really turn out to be Estelle, who was alive and well in his arms.

Estelle was shocked and didn't know what to do. She hadn't expected that Ethan would be so emotional about it.

If the little girl that Ethan had been searching for was truly her, then her decision to break up with him had been just a waste of both time and energy. All this time, she had just been jealous of herself.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel several emotions about it.

assumed that Ethan was just using her as a substitute for somebody else. She hadn't expected that she was the one that Ethan had been looking for all this

little embarrassed of his actions. However, he still didn't loosen his

voice a little breathless from

Estelle. He felt as if he had just woken up from

they both fell to the

numb legs and looked at Ethan, who was chuckling softly at her.

memorize every part

the two of them had a good rest, they finally stood up.

you the answer right now," Ethan said seriously as he held her

to keep her expression neutral and listened intently to what

she couldn't help but feel as if she was nothing more than just a substitute. In a fit of rage, she

any investigation of her own. Maybe if she

letting go of her hand, Ethan led her

was a child, a little girl and I were taken away by a human trafficker named Bill. On the way, that girl didn't talk at all. I tried everything to get her

girl got Bill angry and he attempted to hit her. As a man, I thought it was my duty to protect her, so I took the hit for her.

me. She bandaged me in the same way that you did.

because you looked so similar to that little girl. However, the more I got to know you, the more I noticed that you also had similar habits and mannerisms. I couldn't help but start wondering if you were really that little girl from all those

Ethan would have started a relationship with her because of that reason. It confirmed her previous sentiments about being a substitute. As she realized this, she couldn't help but feel a little appalled but

were similar to that little girl. I fell in love with you because of who you are. I truly love you, the real you, Estelle. When I found out that you were

nothing on you that could show your true identity. What your father said earlier confirmed my suspicions, but

Ethan bent over so he could gently hold Estelle in his arms. He

no memories of what had happened in their childhood. She looked at Ethan curiously. But even though she didn't remember,

felt that she had met Ethan somewhere before. His presence felt both familiar and strange at the same time.

had met before. She just