She was tempted to explain when things were going wrong, but no one believed her.
So after a long time, the so-called explanations thus became meaningless, and she did not want to explain so much.
Nellie, "He's actually quite nice to me."
"Nice to you?" Barney looked at her with a gaze that was deeper.
Without waiting for Nellie to speak, Barney stirred the coffee and said, "If he really treated you well, he wouldn't make it so difficult for you."
She was, at the moment, quite difficult.
All of it was a gulf between her and Andre, a gulf she could not find a way across.
"Mr. Brooks, I still have things to do, so see you." With that, Nellie grabbed her bag and turned around, leaving the cafe as if she had fled.
And as Barney watched her back as she fled, his eyes sank.
His special assistant appeared behind him, "Sir."
"Go and find out what's going on between her and Andre."
"Okay."
Be nice to her?
If he was that nice, would she have that look of vicissitude under her eyes after all the years?
...
All the people are now on strict guard in Mulherd Manor, and no news can reach Alina, who is accompanied by Penny.
She was much more relaxed.
She and Chester still have a tense relationship, but she is giving in because of Penny.
She didn't know what Caleb was busy with these days, in any case, she hadn't seen him.
She wanted to go out for a walk.
Downstairs, Penny sat in Chester's arms, "What about after Little Red Riding Hood? Was she just eaten by the big bad wolf?"
Chester was telling Penny a story, and Alina had told her a lot of stories before.
But she didn't think Penny would like Little Red Riding Hood, so she never spoke about it.
But now, listening to Chester tell this story, she didn't think it was quite right.
"No, with her kindness, Little Red Riding Hood took in the Big Bad Wolf."
"But the big bad wolf will eat her, isn't Little Red Riding Hood afraid?"
Hearing this, Alina was sure that this version had been changed by Chester.
Out of the corner of his eye, Chester had actually seen Alina's figure, and the corner of his mouth lifted up in a doting smile.
And then, he said to Penny, "Penny, the Big Bad Wolf is scary, but if he likes Little Red Riding Hood, isn't he not scary anymore?"
"Why?"
"Because the big bad wolf eats people, it's hard to change its nature."
Alina looked at the way Chester's mouth stiffened, clearly having lost to Penny's thinking.
Downstairs.
Penny saw Alina, "Mummy, Mummy, can I tell you about Little Red Riding Hood?"
Alina didn't look at Chester, and the moment she sat down, Penny went straight to her arms, and then told her the Little Red Riding Hood's story.
This version of Little Red Riding Hood had changed again as it came out of Penny's mouth.
Because, in the end, Little Red Riding Hood skinned the Big Bad Wolf.
Chester and Alina subconsciously glanced at each other, Alina looked down at Penny, "Little Red Riding Hood is so fierce."
Penny, "No, she's very kind."
Penny, "But she has to protect herself even if she is kind. The big bad wolf lied to her and tried to eat her."
Chester's face darkened.
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