As soon as she entered the house, Veronica rushed over. âEllinor, why did you guys get back so late?! I was worried sick!â
After voicing her frustrations, she bent down and gave tender kisses to the three little ones. âAuntie was so worried about you! You three little rascals, did you persuade your mom to take you out to play again? Your mom works so hard all day, so you should consider her tiredness.â
âAuntie, no! Mom was the one who wanted to take us to the amusement park today.â Layla clarified.
âThatâs right. Auntie, today it was mom who wanted to reward us.â Adrian chimed in.
Layla gave Adrian a disdainful look. âMom wanted to reward Baber. We just tagged along!â
Adrian glared back at her. âI know that! You donât need to rub it in!â
Layla huffed and ignored him.
Veronica was used to the siblingsâ quarrels and didnât take it to heart. She turned her curious gaze to Baber and rubbed his adorable, round face. âBaber, you were rewarded today? Tell Auntie what happened. Did you come first in something at kindergarten?â
Baber blushed, finding it hard to speak. Even though his mom told him he did nothing wrong, after calming down, he still felt that impulsively hitting someone wasnât a good thing.
Thinking that Baber was too shy to speak, Layla and Adrian both rushed to tell Veronica instead.
Layla was the first to praise her older brother. âAuntie, I know! Today, Baber stood up for a girl who was being bullied!â
âAuntie, Baber was so cool. He left the bully with a bloody nose and a swollen face!â Adrian could barely hide his admiration for his older brother at the moment.
âWhat?â Veronica exclaimed as her eyebrows knitted together. She quickly examined Baber. âYou got into a fight? Baber, tell Auntie if you got hurt.â
Baber shook his head. âNo I didnât get hurt.â
Still worried, Veronica closely inspected Baber. She even rolled up his sleeves to check for any wounds.
Ellinor patted Veronicaâs head. âThatâs enough. Thereâs no need to check. Baber isnât injured; Iâve already looked.â
Veronica finally relaxed a little. She stood up and placed her hands on her hips. âEllinor, what happened exactly? Who did Baber fight with? You should have informed me about something so serious. Iâd have gone to the kindergarten to see who dared to mess with my nephew!â
Ellinor smiled at Veronicaâs protective stance. âIf you went, youâd end up in a fight with the kidâs parents, which would only create more chaos.â
Veronica looked displeased. âWhat? Are the kidâs parents arrogant? Did they bully you, Ellinor?â
Ellinor shook her head lightly as she coaxed the children to go inside the house.
But Veronica was still worried. She followed Ellinor, asking, âEllinor, tell me! Were the kid and his parents unbearable? Did they bully you?â
âNo. Donât you know that I donât let anyone bully me?â
Veronica paused and thought about it for a moment. Ellinor was indeed not someone who would let others push her around.
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Even when she was influenced by Patricia to make Ellinorâs life miserable, Ellinor didnât let her off once.
But she was still worried, and she couldnât stop herself from frowning and pouting. âHmph! Even if you werenât bullied, I still want to meet that kid and his parents. They must have done something extremely bad to push our gentle Baber to fight.â
Ellinor patted her shoulder. âAlright! Itâs late, so you must be tired too. Go sleep.â
âIâm not tired, but you look exhausted. You took all three of them to the amusement park, so you must have been on your toes the whole time. Not to mention, you also had to play with them; you must be really worn out, huh?â
Ellinor shrugged. âItâs fine; these three donât have the guts to run wild when Iâm around. Theyâre quite obedient.â
Veronica complained. âEllinor, next time something like this happens, you must call me. I can help you with the kids at the amusement park.â
Ellinor raised an eyebrow at Veronicaâs upset face. âYouâve matured quite a lot these past few years.
You seem quite responsible. Alright, Iâll definitely call you next time.â
Veronica pouted. âIâm not trying to be responsible; I just care about you. My brother isnât here, and I want to lessen the burden you carry.â