Female Novel
Chapter 215
Chapter 215
Refusing To Talk To Him Her rocky relationship with Byron left Rosalie increasingly troubled when itcame to facing Estie.
Every time Lucian and Nox mentioned the girl, she would try to change the topic.
Eventually, the perceptive boys sensed that their mother’s attitude toward the girl had changed. Theydid not avoid her at school, but they became much more distant to her.
Estie had just learned how to speak, and she could only say a handful of words. In fact, she onlyoccasionally said a word or two when she was interested in the topic. Now that the boys stoppedinitiating conversations with her, and as it had been a few days since she last saw Rosalie, Estie slowlyregressed and stopped talking altogether.
Only Byron noticed the changes in his daughter’s demeanor.
When he first brought her home, she would sometimes say a word or two. Recently, though, sherefused to speak again, no matter what.
Byron was worried about her condition, but the only person who could help her had clearly stated thatshe wanted nothing to do with him.
Byron’s feelings toward that woman were complicated.
After he brought Estie home from school that day, Byron tried to get Estie to talk, using the methodsLucas had taught him. “What’s the matter, Estie? Why have you been so down lately?”
He had been asking her that very question for days now, but she just would not say anything inresponse.
He thought she would stay silent today as well, but suddenly he heard a soft little voice reply,
“Din see…” Estie pouted, looking utterly dejected.
Byron was confused. “What didn’t you see?”
Estie sulked. “Auntie.”
She solemnly counted with her hands and eventually held out four fingers. “Four days.”
It had been four days since she last saw the pretty auntie. Nanny Lisa had been the one to pick up theboys for the past few days.
Nanny Lisa was nice to her too, but she still missed the pretty auntie…
Byron was shaken. He knew that Estie could not meet Rosalie because the latter was avoiding
However, he did not know how to explain the situation to Estie.
He had not met Rosalie since their argument at the bar either.
They had been behaving like the strangers that the woman claimed they were.
For some reason, Byron felt strangely annoyed at that,
After a while, he finally calmed down,
When he glanced at the little girl sulking next to him, he belatedly felt surprised. novelbin
Didn’t she just talk to him? Byron frowned abruptly in shock. “What did you just say, Estie? I didn’t hearyou. Tell Daddy again,” Byron said casually in an attempt to get her to speak again. Estie hung her
head, showing him nothing but the back of her head and her puffed-up cheeks. She pretended not tohear him at all.
Byron rubbed her head patiently and tried again. “If Aunty hasn’t been picking up the boys from school,who took them home?”
Estie finally looked at him when he mentioned her Aunty.
Byron’s heart tightened in his chest. He thought she would reply.
However, she just glanced at him and then shook her head wordlessly. She looked down again, clearlyrefusing to talk to him.