Chapter 121 What Went Wrong

Roxanne walked in that direction, and she saw Estella curled in the corner with her knees tucked in, and her eyes looked empty like a soulless doll.

Recalling how Estella used to welcome her with a sweet, bright smile, Roxanne’s heart was wrenched in pain, suffocating her.

This morning, Estella grabbed her skirt with a pair of twinkling eyes, but she descended into such a piteous state so unexpectedly.

Roxanne tiptoed into the room and squatted down beside her. With a soft and gentle voice, she called out to her, “Essie, I’m here.”

Estella, however, had no response.

Roxanne was taken aback by Estella’s condition.

Behind Roxanne, James reminded softly, “Ms. Jarvis, Estella is now completely shut off from the outside world. You need to keep talking to her, in order to lure her back into reality. Patience is necessary to achieve that.”

calmed herself

Estella again, “Essie, look who is

over to join Roxanne and Estella. Benny started making faces at Estella.

eyes. “You can just zone out for a short while, okay? We’re waiting for

they said this, Estella would burst into

motionlessly on the same

smile on Benny’s face slowly faded, and it quickly turned into a frown. “Hey, we’re talking to you. Are you unhappy that you’re going to school? Archie and I are joining you soon. We can bring you anywhere that you want, and we can

don’t talk to us, we don’t want to play

it may, Estella still

and Benny took a deep breath and changed their methods. Instead of anticipating a response, they started babbling incessantly about all sorts of topics, even mentioning what happened at Universe Park. They also

get her to talk, Estella didn’t

wipe their tears. “Mommy, Essie doesn’t seem to be able to hear us. What should

voices started

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