After lunch, Archie and Benny wanted to play with Estella, but Roxanne promptly stopped them. “The two of you can play on your own. I’m going to send Essie back.”
After lunch, Archie and Benny wanted to play with Estella, but Roxanne promptly stopped them. “The two of you can play on your own. I’m going to send Essie back.”
She had wanted to make things clear to Estella but realized she couldn’t bear to utter such harsh words, especially since the little girl had just bawled her eyes out. Thus, her only option was to send the kid back first.
Despite Archie and Benny’s reluctance to part with Estella, they still nodded obediently at their mother.
However, now that Estella couldn’t play with them, the two boys lost all interest and stood silently beside her and their mother.
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