Everleigh was the one who was most embarrassed. People might assume that she was the one who had taught Adrienne to say so.
"Erine, I'm sorry, I..."
"It doesn't matter. Adrienne has always been smart and I like her very much." Erine was not angry, and she knew that the child's words were harmless.
In addition, she had often said something similar when she was a child.
Christopher looked at the girl and chuckled. "Adrienne is right. Don't you want to be an older sister?" Then, he put his arm around Erine's shoulder, trying to close the distance between them.
Adrienne nodded repeatedly. Of course she thought about it.
Erine ignored the hand on her shoulder. She was used to such intimacy.
Felicia and Ysabelle looked at Erine and smiled at each other.
"Erine, come over if you have time. The Meyer family will always welcome you." Felicia still had a cold attitude, but her eyes were a little gentler.
"Alright."
After the meal, Everleigh took Alastair and Adrienne back, while Erine stayed after dinner, as requested by Christopher.
When Erine was sending Everleigh off, she said softly, "I'll consider your suggestion."
Everleigh turned around and chuckled. "It's good if you're willing to do it. You've seen the Meyer family's attitude today. If Christopher dares to treat you badly, I believe his sisters would not let him off the hook so easily. If you still don't trust him, you can have him resign, and you can be the one supporting the family."
Hearing her words, Erine laughed and said, "Can I do that?"
"If you don't believe it, you can have Felicia and Ysabelle talk with Christopher. I'm sure you'll be overwhelmed," Everleigh sighed.
Erine smiled and didn't say anything. She didn't take it to heart.
Christopher proposed to play poker so that Erine would not be bored. She played once before, so she knew the rules well.
He sat by her side and guided her, the atmosphere was very harmonious.
"It seems that my pockets won't be able to hold all the money I'm winning."
"Don't worry, Ysabelle. I won't win all of them." Erine chuckled, and the smile on her face never stopped. It seemed that she liked this atmosphere very much.
They didn't stop until it was well past ten o'clock.
Erine was very tired from working the whole day, so she went straight back to the guest room to rest. However, the Meyer family were all in the living room, talking about something.
"Erine is an insecure child. Don't worry, she's one of the Meyer family now." Vanessa was very sympathetic towards Erine's family background. No one was willing to be an illegitimate child. She was upset that she had to grow up with such parents.
"Mom, why didn't you let her hear that?"
Hearing this, Felicia could not help criticizing him. "It's so easy for you to say that. Why didn't you give her some warmth when you were after her?"
"That's different. Her psychological defense is too strong. I felt that I couldn't squeeze in," Christopher said helplessly.
If it wasn't for Everleigh's help, Erine would not have come over that day.
Vanessa agreed with his words. "Forget it. Let's listen to Christopher. She has been through enough."
"Mom, you can try to get to know her better." He decided to get some help.
He would get the entire Meyer family to be involved.
The next morning, Everleigh received a phone call from Erine, inviting her to a shopping trip.
"That was sudden," Everleigh said once she found out what was going on.
"I don't know either. His mother said she would like to go shopping with me." Erine didn't know what to do, so she called her.
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