Find Me In Your Labyrinth

Chapter 186

The next morning, Estelle woke up to the bright sunlight shining on her face.

Jonathan sat by the bed, back against the sun, and gently asked, “Wanna get up?”

Estelle leaned on him, not wanting to move at all.

Jonathan stroked her head and tidied her hair with his long fingers. “So, what have you been up to these days?”

Estelle squinted and reported where she had been playing, including the castle in the forest which was exactly like what she had imagined.

Before she turned four, her warmest memory was of the girl next door holding an old fairy tale book and telling her the stories from it Snow White, Cinderella, Jasmine… They all ended up living happily ever after in castles with princes.

castle, it felt like she’d gone back to her

asked, “Have you been ice–skating before?”

Estelle lifted her head, her eyes

They’d changed clothes, and Jonathan was putting on protective gear for

alright?” Jonathan squatted down and put on her

Estelle looked down. “You’re not busy today? You don’t need to meet with

time for a break. There’s a dinner tonight; we’ll go together Jonathan stood up and held her hand. “Just follow me and

the person holding her hand was,

man always seemed to give her a strong

was foreign and strange

ice–skating rink was empty, just the two of them. Estelle was naturally agile, and with Jonathan’s guidance, she quickly grasped the basics after a few rounds

her, watching her progress from cautious gliding to skillful movements, and thought that she was a quick learner and not at all like a beginner He knew she was smart, but just not good at blending into the complex world of human interactions. She reminded him more

looked back to see Jonathan standing there, taking a phone