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.

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

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

lifted her head, her

the ice–skating rink. They’d changed clothes, and Jonathan was putting on protective gear

the skates fit alright?” Jonathan squatted down and put on her knee pads,

not busy today? You don’t need to

dinner tonight; we’ll go together Jonathan stood up and held her hand. “Just

fear, probably because the person holding her

give her a strong sense of

that was

she quickly grasped the basics after a few rounds She let go of his hand and started skating around on

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 uncut gem, which, if polished

then looked back to

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