Chapter 82
After that day, knowing that her foot had fully healed, Isabella no longer called her every day, nor did she ask why she didn’t come home last night.
As for Franklin, there was no need to mention him. He had never shown any concern for her movements.
Recently, Cole signed two new projects, bringing in two substantial incomes. So, on Friday, the company organized a large team building event.
The location was decided by the team, and in the end, everyone agreed on a hot spring retreat.
When the message arrived, Adele was momentarily stunned and then let out a bitter smile.
Johnny asked, “What’s wrong? Don’t want to go to the hot springs?”
“It’s not that,” she replied. It was just that the last time she had been to a hot spring, Franklin and his daughter had abandoned her, leaving her alone at the hot spring resort.
Thinking about it now felt as if it had only happened yesterday, yet it had been almost half a month. Time really flies.
Though she wasn’t particularly keen on the hot spring, this was her first company team–building event since returning, so she couldn’t skip it. She decided to go along with everyone.
The last time she went to the hot spring resort, it was Collins’s family’s private estate. But this time, the company was going to a public hot spring resort with a large–scale hotel and a full range of entertainment facilities.
After changing into a bathrobe, Adele went to the hot spring pool. The number of women in the company was small, so when she arrived, the others hadn’t shown up yet.
Adele sat down in the women’s area, but just after soaking for less than a minute, she noticed a little girl, around the same age as Isabella, crouching by the pool, curiously reaching out to touch the water.
The hot spring pool here was about 1.2 meters deep, and the little girl appeared to be shorter than that.
Worried that the girl might fall in and get hurt, Adele stood up quickly. But just then, with a loud splash, the girl fell into the pool.
Adele hurried over, pulled the girl out of the water, and held her in her arms.
The little girl clung to her neck, crying and coughing uncontrollably, her face flushed.
Adele gently patted her back, trying to comfort her, while also asking for her family’s information and heading toward the staff.
As she stepped out of the door, she saw Harry not far away.
Before Adele could react, the little girl in her arms reached out crying towards Harry, calling out, “Uncle, Uncle…”
“Daisy,” Harry stepped forward, took the little girl from Adele’s arms, and immediately realized that she was completely soaked. He paused for a moment, then looked at Adele and asked, “What happened?”
Adele hadn’t expected the little girl to be his niece. She explained, “She fell into the pool, and I pulled her out when I saw her.”
Harry responded with a brief, “Thank you.”
“No need for thanks,” Adele added. “Just help her change into some dry clothes quickly so she won’t catch a cold.”
Harry nodded, looked at Adele for a moment as if he wanted to say something, but his niece was still crying in his arms, looking frightened.
So, Harry gently comforted her, gave Adele anod, and carried the girl toward the elevator.
Once Adele saw that there was nothing more she could do, she returned to the hot spring to continue soaking.
Afterward, she changed into some clothes and went to the buffet area to grab a bite. Just as she was finishing her meal, Harry appeared again, holding
his little niece.
“We can sit here?” he asked.
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Chapter 82
Adele really didn’t want to engage with Harry any more than necessary. However, since he had already asked, she nodded and said, Please, she dogan
Daisy, sit here and don’t move, Uncle will go get you some food,” Harry said.
The little girl, timid and cautious, glanced at Adele, then nodded shyly and witispered, “Okay…”
Harry turned to Adele, “Can you watch her for me for a moment?”
Adele didn’t want to engage much with Harry, but in this situation, she had no choice but to agree. “Okay.”
Once Harry left, only Adele and Daisy were left facing each other. Daisy looked quite shy, and Adele was afraid that speaking to her suddenly might scare her.
Not knowing the little girl’s eating habits or if she had any food restrictions, Adele hesitated to offer her anything from her own plate.
After a moment, she gently spoke, “Your uncle will be back soon.”
Daisy looked up with her dark, beautiful eyes, staring at Adele for a while before nodding.
“Does your nose still hurt from when you choked on the water earlier?” Adele asked.
Daisy shook her head.
