Chapter 75: Need a Hug
Sophia blinked, her sobbing gradually subsiding, but a pout remained on her face as she found it hard to believe what she had just heard.
After all, she had heard Daddy talking to the teacher that day, and as a result, the two little boys didn’t go to kindergarten today.
How could such a coincidence happen?
Victor sensed her doubt and felt helpless. “Daddy doesn’t need to lie to you. They didn’t go to kindergarten today because they’re not feeling well. Tomorrow you’ll be able to see them.”
Sophia still pouted, her face filled with suspicion.
Seeing this, Victor didn’t know what else to do. “How can I make you believe me?”
He never expected those two little guys to hold such a significant place in Sophia’s heart, to the extent that she doubted his words because of them.
Sophia hesitated for a moment, then reluctantly let Charlotte put her down and rummaged through the mess on the ground, finding a small notebook and a pen. She sniffled as she wrote on it, with crooked and twisted handwriting.
“Confirm!”
She wanted to hear the little boys say it to her in person, that they hadn’t been expelled and could still meet at the kindergarten in the future!
Victor understood her meaning; she wanted to go to Olivia’s house and confirm it with them. He felt a headache, considering the situation.
Seeing him not responding for a while, Sophia’s mouth pouted again, and she seemed inclined to cry again. She tightly clenched the small notebook with both hands.
Victor thought of the little girl crying so much just a moment ago and helplessly pressed his brow. He answered in a deep voice, “Alright, Daddy will take you to find them now.”
Sophia instantly stopped her momentum and blinked her eyes, seeking confirmation from him.
Victor nodded.
Seeing this, Sophia immediately turned around and efficiently packed her small backpack. She carried it on her back and took the initiative to walk up to him, still sniffling slightly from her earlier crying.
Victor, witnessing the quick change in her attitude, felt even more helpless as he took the little girl to find Olivia.
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Olivia was having dinner with the two little boys when suddenly the doorbell rang. Assuming it was Isabelle coming over for a meal, she went to open the door directly.
Upon seeing the person at the door, she couldn’t help but be stunned.
“Sophia comes to play with Sebastian and Ethan?” That was the only possibility she could think of.
At the door, Victor stood tall, wearing only a shirt with the sleeves slightly rolled up, holding Sophia’s hand.
Sophia tilted her head back, her eyes reddened, whether from the wind or something else, looking very aggrieved.
Noticing the beautiful lady’s gaze upon her, Sophia felt all the grievances of the night welling up in her heart. She sniffled and pouted, on the verge of tears again.
Victor sensed his daughter’s unusual behavior and faced Olivia’s question, but for a moment, he couldn’t come up with an answer.
What could he say? Should he say that his daughter was angry with him for getting her friends expelled from kindergarten and now, for some reason, she insisted on confirming why they didn’t go to school?
Since he had already dismissed that thought, why bring it up again?
For a moment, an awkward atmosphere settled at the door.
Olivia looked at the pair in front of her, seemingly neither of them willing to speak. She felt a bit perplexed and could only lower her gaze to Sophia. “Sophia, it’s late. Is there something wrong?”
Sophia pouted and nodded, then forcefully pulled away from her dad’s hand.
Victor could only let her go.
In the next moment, tears welled up in the little girl’s eyes again. She took a few steps toward Olivia, appearing aggrieved, and extended her arms, seeking a comforting hug.