Looking at the little girl's peaceful and soundly sleeping face, Natalia felt her heart softened.
She gently pulled out her arm and put Anne down. The little girl talked in her sleep. Subconsciously, she grabbed Natalia's hand and called her gently, "Mommy..."
Natalia was slightly taken aback, feeling a pang in her heart.
She felt sorrier for Anne and liked her more. She decided to stay a bit longer, patting Anne on her back gently. Until Anne had slept soundly, she withdrew her hand, turned off the light, and left the room.
Outside the door, Ariana was standing at the door. When seeing Natalia come out, she put on a bright smile immediately.
"Anne has fallen asleep now. Please don't worry. You should go to bed earlier as well."
Ariana nodded. "Miss Dawson, it's so nice of you."
Natalia was stunned and then smiled.
She didn't quite agree with the remark as she didn't think of herself as a nice person.
However, she truly felt close to the kid by nature. Probably it was because Anne was so enthusiastic about her when they first met.
Without overthinking, Natalia said good night to Ariana and went back to her bedroom.
In the master bedroom on the second floor, Archie was sending his grandmother a message.
Archie: "What on earth are you doing?"
Ariana: "Shut up, you brat! If you dare to say a single word, I'll teach you a lesson!"
Archie: "Grandma, if you want to meet Natalia, you can come over and meet her directly. Why would you have to take Anne and tell such a lie? You even taught Anne to lie!"
Ariana: "What do you know? If I weren't worried about your taste in women, would I need to come over to take a look at your wife? Humph! You don't appreciate my kindness at all. Just like your father, neither of you has a conscience!"
Archie was speechless.
He wondered why suddenly his father became the target.
Archie: "You've seen her now. You should rest assured, right?"
Ariana sent him a smiley emoji.
"Of course. I'm completely relieved. Natalia is a good girl. You can't bully her. Once I find that you don't treat her well, I'll teach you a lesson!"
Archie: "You'd better think how you would explain to her in the future."
After that, Archie didn't reply to his grandmother's message any longer.
On the other side, Ariana put away her phone. Recalling what Archie just said, she felt guilty for some reason.
Natalia was such a kind, considerate, and warm-hearted girl. Ariana wondered if Natalia would blame her.
The more she thought about it, the more unease Ariana felt.
Anne didn't sleep quite deeply. In a daze, she woke up, only to find that her great-grandmother was standing there uneasily. Anne reached out to her.
"Great-grandma."
"Anne, why are you awake?"
Anne looked around but failed to find Natalia. Pouting, she asked, "Where is Mommy?"
"Your mommy went to accompany your daddy now. Sleep tight. I'll be with you."
Anne blinked.
"Mommy is accompanying Daddy now. Are they going to give birth to my younger brother?"
"Exactly. Soon, you'll have a younger brother."
"Okay. For my brother's sake, I won't be looking for Mommy now."
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