Chapter 1376

Chapter 1376:

Still, she didn’t argue. Instead, she obediently climbed into the car with her parents.

Unlike her usual chatty self, Nana grew unusually quiet. She clutched her toy in her lap, gazing out the window thoughtfully. Every now and then, she stole glances at Madisyn and Andrew, her little mind clearly working through something.

When they arrived home, Nana murmured a quiet “Goodnight” and headed straight to her room. Madisyn and Andrew exchanged a glance. They could tell something was on her mind. They couldn’t help but wonder what their little girl was thinking.

After working in the study for a while, Madisyn and Andrew had just retired to their room when a tentative knock interrupted their evening. The nanny, her face etched with concern, stood at their doorway, wringing her hands.

Madisyn pulled the door wide, her brow furrowing. “What’s wrong?”

“Madam, I’m terribly sorry to disturb you,” the nanny apologized, her voice tinged with helplessness. “But might you check on Nana? She’s refusing to sleep, despite my best efforts.”

“Refusing to sleep?” Madisyn echoed, bewilderment washing over her features. Her daughter had always been the picture of compliance, never once resisting bedtime’s gentle call until now.

“Could she be feeling unwell?” Andrew, catching the exchange between his wife and the nanny, appeared at Madisyn’s shoulder.

The nanny shook her head. “No, Nana is perfectly healthy.”

How peculiar. Madisyn and Andrew exchanged meaningful glances, silently agreeing to investigate the matter together.

The trio made their way down the hallway to Nana’s enchanting princess-themed sanctuary.

As the door swung open, Madisyn’s gaze fell upon her daughter—a vision of innocence in her blue starfish pajamas. Nana sat cross-legged on the plush carpet, clutching her treasured long-eared rabbit toy to her chest. Her eyelids drooped with exhaustion as her small head bobbed in a losing battle against sleep.

“She’s clearly fighting to stay awake,” the nanny explained, gesturing toward the child. “But whenever I suggest bedtime, she adamantly refuses.”

𝖙𝖗𝖚𝖊 𝖘𝖈𝖗𝖎𝖕𝖙 𝖋𝖔𝖚𝖓𝖉 𝖆𝖙: gⱯ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀ꞏⅽ𝗈𝗺

So desperately tired, yet stubbornly resistant to sleep’s embrace—what hidden troubles plagued their little Nana?

Perplexed, Madisyn glided to her daughter’s side and said to her with the tenderness only a mother could summon, “Nana, sweetheart, Mommy and Daddy have come to see you.”

At the sound of Madisyn’s melodic voice, Nana’s head snapped up, drowsiness momentarily banished from her widening eyes.

“Mommy, Daddy!”

Pure adoration and relief radiated from Nana’s expression. In one swift motion, she abandoned her beloved rabbit and launched herself into Madisyn’s waiting arms.

Andrew stood nearby, studying his daughter carefully. Finding no obvious signs of distress, he opted for the direct approach. “Nana, the nanny says you don’t want to go to sleep. Can you share with Mommy and Daddy what’s keeping you awake?”

Madisyn gazed lovingly at her daughter. “Sweetheart, you must tell us if something’s troubling you, or we’ll be sick with worry.”

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