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She quickly flipped through their chat history and discovered that every morning, Isabella
would actively send Julia a message to say good morning. They chatted every day, and for a long time.
When she heard the elevator sound, Maggie pretended she hadn’t seen anything and placed
the phone back in its original spot.
Isabella grabbed her phone and, upon opening it, saw that Julia had replied. Julia mentioned that she couldn’t bear to be angry with her and hadn’t replied earlier because
she was still half–asleep.
After reading Julia’s message, Isabella immediately smiled happily.
Maggie, walking ahead, turned slightly and knew exactly what had made her so happy.
Lost in her joy, Isabella didn’t notice Maggie glancing back.
Once in the car, Isabella sat in the back, continuing to message Julia. Occasionally, she would steal a glance to see if Maggie was paying attention.
Seeing that Maggie was focused solely on driving, she felt relieved.
However, since the school was far away, after chatting with Julia for half an hour, she
stopped.
By this time, her mood had lifted, and she was ready to talk to Maggie.
“Mom, are you free this afternoon?”
Maggie didn’t turn around, “What’s up?”
Isabella didn’t say directly, but playfully asked, “What do you think?”
“There’s a lot going on recently. I’m busy. Why?”
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Isabella smiled brightly, “Nothing… Nothing at all.”
Since her mom was busy in the afternoon, she knew that meant her mom wouldn’t specially come to pick her up after school.
This meant she could go straight to find Julie after school without worrying about being
caught by her mom. Yay!
At the school, Maggie chatted briefly with Isabella’s homeroom teacher before heading with
her to the classroom.
As they reached the classroom door, a sweet little voice suddenly called out, “Sister Mag!”
Maggie paused, and a small, soft figure suddenly rushed into her arms.
Fearing the child might fall, Maggie quickly bent down and caught her.
When the child looked up, Maggie recognized her instantly, “Tommy?”
The little girl was the one she had saved a few days ago, who almost got bitten by a dog.
“Mm!” Tommy, with two cute little braids, was very rosy and adorable. Her smile was sweet and innocent, and she looked very well–behaved.
Maggie instinctively softened her voice and smiled, “Tommy, are you studying here too?”
“Ah!”
Before Maggie could finish her sentence, Isabella suddenly pushed Tommy away forcefully.
Maggie quickly caught Tommy to stop her from falling, “Tommy, are you okay?”
Tommy shook her head, looking upset as she glared at Isabella, confused as to why she had pushed her, “Why… why did you push me?”
Isabella had initially not realized that the little girl had rushed into Maggie’s arms. But seeing how familiar they seemed with each other, and noticing that Maggie hadn’t let go the girl, her expression soured.
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Seeing Tommy about to cry from the fall, Isabella sneered, “So delicate, so pink and soft. Ugly and disgusting!”
Tommy was sweet–looking, adorable, and her outfit was age–appropriate – she was someone everyone would want to hug and kiss.
Nothing about her seemed ugly or disgusting.
She had always been praised for her looks, and this was the first time anyone had said such a thing to her.
Tommy immediately burst into tears and clung to Maggie, refusing to let go.
Maggie quickly soothed her, “No, Tommy, you’re not disgusting at all. You’re actually beautiful and cute. Don’t you think so?”
Tommy’s mood improved a little after hearing this, but before she could speak, Isabella, still seeing Maggie holding Tommy and praising her for being cute, immediately teared up:
“You… I… I don’t like you anymore! I don’t want you to be my mom!”
With that, she tried to run away.
Maggie quickly reached out and stopped her.
Her words had taken Maggie by surprise.
Although Isabella was angry, Maggie didn’t want to scold her in front of everyone and
embarrass her.
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