âAdele, wait!â Shawn called.
Alas, it was too late.
Adele had already run after Ariana.
The little girl followed Ariana closely, her head lowered in silence.
Seeing Adeleâs reluctance to part with her, a sense of tenderness welled up in Ariana.
She crouched down to be at the girlâs eye level and said in a soothing tone, âHoney, weâll come visit again soon, I promise.
But Melon and I have to go home now.
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Taking advantage of Adeleâs hesitation, Melon piped up hopefully,
âMom, can we take her home with us? We can play together!â
All this time, the little girlâs eyes were fixed on the floor and she held her doll tightly without making a sound.
Seeing that, Shawn suggested, âWhy donât you wait here a Little longer? Mr.
Fredrickâs meeting should be over soon.
You can see him before you leave.
â
Ariana hesitated.
She could tell the kids didnât want to part ways.
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Moreover, since Holden had helped her and her son today, she thought it was only normal that she thanked him in person.
Thinking of that, she looked at Shawn and asked, âDo you know at what time his meeting will be over?â
Shawn didnât know the exact time, so he glanced at his watch and said quickly, âLet me go check.
Please watch Adele while Iâm gone.
â
âOf course,â Ariana replied with a faint smile.
After Shawn had left for a while, the door to the room was abruptly pushed open.
Ariana expected to see Holden, so she was shocked when she instead saw Sadie walking into the room.
The first thing Ariana noticed was Sadieâs bruised and swollen face.
Those were the injuries from her altercation with Sonia.