Chapter 4

The same thought popped up in Roxanne’s mind. Is this little girl a mute?

Her sympathy for the little girl increased. In a gentle voice, she asked, “Can you give me your hand?”

With that, she stretched her hand outward.

Despite staring at her timidly, the little girl seemed to be less rigid after hearing her words.

Roxanne waited patiently for the little girl to accept her hand.

After a long hesitation, the little girl finally reached out to take Roxanne’s hand cautiously.

Seeing that, Roxanne held her hand gently and helped her up. She didn’t forget to check the little girl again for any injuries.

Because of her action, they got physically closer to each other.

The little girl felt soft and fluffy. She even smelled like milk.

Roxanne couldn’t help but recall her daughter, who was a stillborn baby.

If she were to grow up well, she’d be around this little girl’s age.

As that thought surfaced in her mind, Roxanne was overcome with heartache and regret.

As if sensing her emotions, the little girl stayed put and gazed at her quietly.

is really pretty. Strangely, I feel the urge to get close

remarked, “Oh, what an adorable

in agreement. “I believe she got lost. Let’s send her to the police station and see if we

after she said that, the young girl gave her

looked down

red. She seemed like she was about to dissolve into tears any

didn’t

girl’s distraught expression really tugged at

she didn’t send the little girl to the police station in time, she might

in a

down and tried to negotiate with the little girl. “Do you have your parents’ phone number? I can call them so they can come

her head, but she slumped in

have her parents’ number. She was about to send her to the police station when

watched as she pulled out a pencil and a post-it note. She then scribbled

the note from her, Roxanne punched in the number belonging

she’s indeed mute,” Archie and Benny muttered under their

and shot her sons a warning look.

boys straightened their backs and gave the little girl

instinctively and reached out to grab the corner

was busy double-checking the phone number before making the

strode into the

expression, he said, “No. I didn’t

the temperature surrounding his

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