On a rather long solid wood dining table, the two sat face to face, eyeing each other with tension, neither willing to give in.
About a minute passed, and Elliana Lyle kept staring at Hannah Collins with those big, seemingly fierce but adorable eyes, as if trying to bore a hole through her.
At that mont, Hannah actually found this little girl kind of cute. No wonder Norman Bennett liked her; if it were her, she’d want to tease her too.
"What are you staring at? Eat up! Little Sprout."
"You..." Elliana glanced at Hannah’s flat chest and retorted, "Airport!"
Those three words nearly broke Hannah’s composure, and she gritted her teeth, a low voice squeezing through, "You little brat, believe it or not, I’ll beat you up?"
"I’m not afraid of you; if you dare to hit , Norman Bennett will kick you out!" Elliana replied, taking a sip of wonton soup, smacking her lips; it tasted pretty good.
Hannah raised an eyebrow, looking condescendingly at Little Sprout across from her, "Little Sprout, Norman Bennett and I have known each other since childhood. When he was born, do you even know where you were?"
"Of course, I’m younger and prettier than you. Norman Bennett and I are officially engaged." Elliana replied sarcastically; she couldn’t get angry; she should be making Hannah angry.
"Ha!" Hannah exhaled heavily, suppressing her temper.
The two continued their standoff for a long while, each snorting coldly before ignoring each other and burying themselves in their al.
...
After eating, Elliana hopped on one foot to the fridge, stealthily taking so snacks. Just as she was about to hop back to the master bedroom, Hannah stopped her.
"Just ate, and now you’re having snacks? Hand them over!" Hannah efficiently confiscated everything from her arms, leaving nothing behind.
Elliana stayed silent, glaring at Hannah before cursing under her breath and hopping back to the master bedroom, followed by a loud crash.
Hannah, who was still putting things back in the fridge, was initially startled, then quickly rushed to the corner.
Elliana, sprawled on the floor, grabbed the door handle to get up, twitching her injured foot a couple of tis.
"What’s wrong with you? Chased by a dog?" Hannah said, looking down at the little girl in front of her.
Elliana’s eyes wandered, slightly embarrassed, but her pursed lips showed so resentnt. She simply replied, "Yeah."
"Hmm? Damn!"
...
Since Elliana took a tumble, she hadn’t left the room all morning.
Hannah, having just finished making lunch and about to call her, suddenly received a call from Norman Bennett.
Leaning against the wall with one foot up, Hannah casually answered, "What’s up calling ? Missing your big sister?"
"Hannah, take her out for a stroll this afternoon; I don’t have ti to accompany her today."
"Okay," Hannah flicked her hair and agreed, then teased, "It’s just taking a kid out, don’t worry, your big sister here will look after her well."
"Okay."
Knock, knock knock.
"Co out to eat; I’ll take you out for a stroll later. Lying in bed all day after eating, what’s that about?"
"I’m not hungry, not eating, and not going out. I just like lying in bed!"
"Little Sprout, don’t make repeat myself."
Using a commanding tone, Hannah sohow made Elliana, hiding under the covers, feel a bit guilty.
"3"
"2"
"Got it! I’m putting on my shoes!" Elliana shouted towards the door.
The voice outside stopped, and only then did she lift the covers, putting on one shoe before hopping towards the door, click!
As she opened the door, Hannah stood there, slightly lowering her head, eyes on her dangling foot.
"How did you get hurt?"
Elliana averted her gaze, trying to avoid eye contact with Hannah, speaking with a hint of pride, "I don’t know."
"Hey! What are you doing?"
Before she knew it, Hannah scooped her up horizontally, "Afraid you’ll fall again, and then wouldn’t Norman bla ?"
Hannah said, carrying her to the dining table.
Today for lunch, there was millet porridge, lava buns, and stir-fried at. Honestly, Hannah had so culinary skills, making Elliana think of the saying, to win a man’s heart, you must first catch his stomach.
But she couldn’t cook yet...
Thinking of this, she planned to watch cooking videos and learn well later.
"Little Sprout, shall I introduce you to a soldier? You can give Norman Bennett up to , how about it?"
"Pfft~" Elliana sprayed out the millet porridge.
Hannah really dared to say it; she stared at the half-smiling woman in front of her, baring her teeth fiercely, "No way! I’m getting the marriage certificate with Norman Bennett tomorrow!"
"The Bennett Family has rules; you have to have an engagent party before getting a marriage certificate." Hannah said seriously, "Little Sprout, you’re so short, it’ll affect the Bennett Family’s genes."
Elliana: "..."
Pierced at a sore spot, Elliana was fuming, yet she couldn’t argue because Hannah was right.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she beca. Her big eyes gradually welled up, blinking to hold back tears. She’s prone to tears, easily crying with any emotion, so she had to bow her head and gulp down porridge to ease her feelings.
Seeing Elliana stay silent, Hannah paused for a mont, fearing she’d start bawling, so she changed the subject, "Norman asked to take you out later; where do you want to go?"
"Anywhere." Elliana replied indifferently.
Hannah raised her eyebrows, sowhat helpless, "Alright, we’ll see then."
...
―――North City Central Street, Jinrong City Shopping Center.
Getting out of the car, Hannah took the wheelchair from the trunk, placed it next to the car door, "Co on out."
"Wait a sec." Elliana was still adjusting her hat and mask.
The reason being that last ti Lana took her out for a stroll, she was nearly surrounded by a crowd within no ti, almost dismantling her wheelchair.
"Alright, alright, you’re disguised well enough, superstar." Hannah urged impatiently, having little patience for waiting.
Even wrapped so tightly her own mother might not recognize her, Elliana finally agreed to get out of the car, stubbornly refusing Hannah’s help.
Seated in the wheelchair, she didn’t wait for Hannah to grab the push handles, directly pressing the electric speed-up button on the armrest, zooming away.
Hannah: "?"
Three minutes later.
Hannah pushed her towards the supermarket, with the wheelchair’s electric box already removed by Hannah.
At the supermarket storage counter, Hannah straightforwardly said, "Store the wheelchair."
"Alright, this item is quite large, please scan the code." The counter staff handed a sign with a QR code to Hannah.
Elliana looked up at Hannah in astonishnt, discontented, "Why store it here; I still need to sit. Are you planning to store along with it?"
"Hmm, all set." Hannah spoke to the staff, not addressing Elliana.
Pocketing her phone, she wordlessly scooped Elliana out of the wheelchair and headed straight for the supermarket entrance.
"Sit tight!"
Now seated in a shopping cart, Elliana complained as Hannah pushed her into the supermarket, "I’m not a child, why stick in here?"
"Pushing both a wheelchair and a shopping cart is a hassle; this makes it all one go." Hannah’s words were more of an explanation.
"I can move on my own! Why’d you dismantle my electric box?" Elliana was speechless. When Hannah caught up to her, she lifted both her and the wheelchair off the ground, the wheels spinning several tis.
While observing the product aisles, Hannah retorted, "I wonder who was treating the wheelchair like a race car? I was afraid you’d break your neck!"
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