She quickly flipped through their chat history and discovered that every morning, Isabella would actively send Julia a message to say good morning. They chatted every day, and for a long time.
When she heard the elevator sound, Adele pretended she hadn’t seen anything and placed the phone back in its original spot.
Isabella grabbed her phone and, upon opening it, saw that Julia replied earlier because she was still half–asleep.
had replied. Julia mentioned that she couldn’t bear to be angry with her and hadn’t
After reading Julia’s message, Isabella immediately smiled happily.
Adele, walking ahead, turned slightly and knew exactly what had made her so happy.
Lost in her joy, Isabella didn’t notice Adele glancing back.
Once in the car, Isabella sat in the back, continuing to message Julia. Occasionally, she would steal a glance to see if Adele was paying attention.
Seeing that Adele was focused solely on driving, she felt relieved.
However, since the school was far away, after chatting with Julia for half an hour, she stopped.
By this time, her mood had lifted, and she was ready to talk to Adele.
“Mom, are you free this afternoon?”
Adele didn’t turn around, “What’s up?”
Isabella didn’t say directly, but playfully asked, “What do you think?”
“There’s a lot going on recently. I’m busy. Why?”
Isabella smiled brightly, “Nothing… Nothing at all.”
Since her mom was busy in the afternoon, she knew that meant her mom wouldn’t specially come to pick her up after school.
This meant she could go straight to find Julie after school without worrying about being caught by her mom. Yay!
At the school, Adele chatted briefly with Isabella’s homeroom teacher before heading with her to the classroom.
As they reached the classroom door, a sweet little voice suddenly called out, “Sister Mag!”
Adele paused, and a small, soft figure suddenly rushed into her arms.
Fearing the child might fall, Adele quickly bent down and caught her.
When the child looked up, Adele recognized her instantly, “Tommy?”
The little girl was the one she had saved a few days ago, who almost got bitten by a dog.
“Mm!” Tommy, with two cute little braids, was very rosy and adorable. Her smile was sweet and innocent, and she looked very well–behaved.
Adele instinctively softened her voice and smiled, “Tommy, are you studying here too?”
“Ah!”
Before Adele could finish her sentence, Isabella suddenly pushed Tommy away forcefully.
Adele quickly caught Tommy to stop her from falling, “Tommy, are you okay?”
Tommy shook her head, looking upset as she glared at Isabella, confused as to why she had pushed her, “Why… why did you push me?”
Isabella had initially not realized that the little girl had rushed into Adele’s arms. But seeing how familiar they seemed with each other, and noticing that Adele hadn’t let go of the girl, her expression soured.
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Seeing Tommy about to cry from the fall, Isabella sneered, “So delicate, so pink and soft. Ugly and disgusting
Tommy was sweet–looking, adorable, and her outfit was age–appropriate she was someone everyone would want to hug and kiss.
Nothing about her seemed ugly or disgusting.
She had always been praised for her looks, and this was the first time anyone had said such a thing to her.
Tommy immediately burst into tears and clung to Adele, refusing to let go.
Adele quickly soothed her, “No, Tommy, you’re not disgusting at all. You’re actually beautiful and cute. Don’t you think so?”
Tommy’s mood improved a little after hearing this, but before she could speak, Isabella, still seeing Adele holding Tommy and praising her for being cute, immediately teared up:
“You… I… I don’t like you anymore! I don’t want you to be my mom!”
With that, she tried to run away.
Adele quickly reached out and stopped her.
Her words had taken Adele by surprise.
Although Isabella was angry, Adele didn’t want to scold her in front of everyone and embarrass her.
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