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.

moment she stepped into the castle, it felt like she’d gone back to her childhood and the warmest memories

asked, “Have you been ice–skating

her head, her eyes

on the ice–skating rink. They’d changed

Jonathan squatted down and put on her knee

Estelle looked down. “You’re not busy today? You don’t

a dinner tonight; we’ll go

the person holding her

man always seemed to give her

feeling that was foreign and strange to

guidance, she quickly grasped the basics

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 of an

distance, then looked back to see Jonathan standing there, taking a phone

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