Leaving The Country After Divorce

Chapter 55

After Roxanne was done tending to Estella, Archie and Benny returned downstairs while carrying Estella’s gifts.

They each had a strange-looking stuffed toy in their hands and walked up to the little girl. “We bought these with our pocket money. You can have them.”

The dolls looked adorable yet hideous at the same time and didn’t seem to suit Estella at all.

However, this was the girl’s first time receiving gifts from peers her age whom she liked very much. Thus, she joyously accepted the stuffed toys and hugged them more tightly than she did her previous doll.

After a long while, Estella finally put the toys down and scribbled a massive word of thanks on her notebook, showing her writing to Archie and Benny.

This was the boys’ first time seeing her beam like that.

They used to avoid her because she was a child their father had with another woman.

But after they saw how adorable she looked, their hearts skipped a beat as they exchanged glances and scratched their heads sheepishly.

She’s such a cute half-sister!

want to hate her

softened as she saw the three children interacting with each other. “Why don’t you play with Essie for a while?” she suggested to her sons while stroking Estella’s head. “I have to call the research institute and let them know I’ll

The boys nodded obediently.

to make the

some Lego?” The boys didn’t know what girls enjoyed playing, so they could only invite her to play with their

a bright-eyed Estella readily nodded

here today. I got to have Ms. Jarvis tend to my wound, and Archie and Benny are now asking me

them Legos for adults, which could usually be stacked into huge models. Their current project

how to do this,

nodded and solemnly watched them connect several Lego bricks. It wasn’t

a few pieces and began

and prepared to guide her, only to realize that the girl seemed to be catching

began to match their speed – at a high level

were

highly intelligent,

because we share the same