The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 1048 I Will Hit You

The teacher glanced at Estella before turning to Sonya. She then rephrased her sentence. "It's not that Essie is ignoring the other kids; it's that she screams when they come close to her."

Then, as if life was trying to prove the teacher's words, Sonya noticed a few children who were getting picked up by their parents whispering as they looked in Estella's direction. Along with the teacher's words, Sonya could guess what those children were whispering about.

"Our Essie takes a while to warm up to strangers. It's her first day here, after all. I hope the teachers will be more patient with her," Sonya said, maintaining her polite demeanor. "Essie will be a good kid once she's used to them."

Then, Sonya lowered her head to look at Estella and asked, "Right, Essie?" Estella pressed her lips tightly together as she continued to hang her head. It was as if she did not hear Sonya.

furrowed her brows and crouched down patiently. "I'm talking to you, Essie." The girl

The girl will feel safer with people she knows

school reminded Sonya of Roxanne and her

and her boys while being exceptionally distant from her, her own grandmother. In what way am I not treating her well? With those thoughts in her mind, Sonya turned furious. She had to get Estella to say something to her. "Do you

like you too. As long as

eyes. Sonya froze. In the next second, Estella's tears fell uncontrollably, and she began bawling

Out of habit, the teacher stepped forward, about to comfort the girl. However, Sonya

even louder. She had been living with Lucian all this while. Although Sonya knew about her condition, she had never seen Estella in a

crying, and she became extremely frustrated. "Stop crying!" she yelled by the girl's ear. Startled, Estella paused for a few

she did not dare to take a step closer