Chapter 1553

At dinner time, Estelle and Jonathan weren’t around, so Emily cooked just for her and Kya.

After dinner, they played games, took baths, and listened to bedtime stories, just like any other night. Except tonight Charlie was missing, which made them feel something was off. Kya kept asking, “Where’s Uncle Charlie?”

“It’s already dark; why isn’t Uncle Charlie home yet?”

When it was time for bed, Charlie texted Emily. [Did Kya ask about me?]

Looking at Kya with her big round eyes on the bed, Emily couldn’t help but chuckle. [Yeah, she asked about you.]

Charlie texted again, [What about you? Do you miss me?]

heartbeat accelerated, but she didn’t know how to respond.

“Is that a

now, he can’t come to tuck you in tonight. I’ll tell you a story” Emily put down her phone, lay on the bed,

every night. Kya was a bit upset that he didn’t come today. “Mom’s

gently patted Kya’s head and softly said, “Kya, you can’t rely too much on him,

Kya but

childlike innocence, she

might not yet understand what reliance

she just continued with the

room to read. The more she dealt with the James family’s affairs, the more she realized her knowledge was limited. So she bought some materials and used her

her book, stretched lazily, and prepared to go to bed.

back to her room, her phone on the coffee table suddenly rang. She looked, it was

something urgent to call in a hurry. Emily picked up the phone and asked, “What’s up, Bonnie?” Bonnie’s voice sounded anxious. “Emily, can you check on

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