Hearing this, Ethan immediately shifted his eyes from the table and looked at Elaine with a serious attitude.
He said like an adult, “Auntie Elaine, I was not hungry, not at all. Mommy said that when at table, children are not allowed to eat first if adults didn’t start eating.”
This little guy was so polite. Elaine nodded with approval, and suddenly a discordant voice came into her ears.
Something suddenly growled.
This sound came from Ethan’s stomach because he was very hungry.
The little guy also saw Elaine’s eyesight, and the little face quickly blushed with awkwardness.
Elaine felt that it was really hard for such a little child, so she advised, “Ethan, here’re just me and your mother, no any others. You can eat first.”
Unexpectedly, the little guy who was still staring at the food suddenly changed his look and sat straight up seriously. He asked carefully, “Auntie Elaine, where did mommy go?”
Elaine was surprised at the little guy’s serious look. She replied, “She should…Maybe she had something to do!”
“You must be lying to me!” The little guy caught the hesitation on Elaine’s face, as if she was lying.
Children were so pure, but they could see the clue to the point. He made his judgment because the beautiful aunt did not look at his eyes seriously when answering his questions.
“How can I lie to you?” Elaine was helpless, but she really did not know where Abby had gone.
Ethan pouted with his cherry-red mouth, and his face showed a look of grievance. He looked at the food all over the table again, and said, “Did mommy sell me to you…”
This sentence made Elaine’s eyebrows jump!
She quickly leaned over and comforted, “How can it be? It’s impossible! Mommy Abby loves Ethan so much. How can she be willing to sell you? ”
“Then why she is gone?” Ethan’s big black eyes suddenly filled with tears, “It must be my bad behaviors made mommy angry and tired, so she asked you to bring me a delicious meal, and then sell me to you. ”
Elaine was almost frightened out of life!
“No, Ethan, I swear, it’s definitely not like that. Ethan is so sensible and cute that no one would be willing to give you to others. Your mother must have something to do. I’m sure she’ll be back after a while.”
Ethan was also a stubborn little guy. His mind was full of the scene of his mother waving goodbye to him. He reached out his hand and slapped himself in the face.
“It’s all because I am not good enough to share hard work with mommy. I am useless. And I am not strong enough to better protect mom…”
Elaine quickly seized his little hand. He was just a little child, but his heart was so soft and so reluctant to leave Abby. She could not help but understand the reason why Abby was willing to bring him up alone for the past five years and refused to marry again.
The luxury SUV stopped at the gate again, and Abby got out of the car.
She went around to the driver’s window.
With one hand on the steering wheel, the other hand casually put on the window, the man curved up his lips, looking at Abby.
How cool and handsome he was!
Abby faintly glanced at him, and then said, “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.” Men’s voice was still gentle and mellifluous, making people feel particularly comfortable.
“Goodbye.” Xiao Lin nodded her head and waved at him.
Seeing her turn away, it occurred to Brian that he had forgotten something. It didn’t come into his mind until the charming figure disappeared in his sight, and then he remembered what he had forgotten!
For example, her contact information;
The name of hers;
Did her still have a chance to meet her next time?
When Abby entered the hotel, she ran nonstop to the box. When she opened the door, she heard Ethan’s soft voice choking.
“Mommy!”
Ethan saw Abby who was in a hurry. His eyes brightened abruptly, as if someone turned on a light in the dark room. He jumped down from his chair and ran into Abby’s arms.
“I thought you wanted to abandon me. You were going to sell me…”
The little guy was crying and lecturing himself until just now. Now he saw Abby, all the tears were forced back. Because he also knew that Abby was most reluctant to see him cry and she would be sad.
Elaine sighed again, ‘Who is the child’s father? He had such high intelligence.’
Ethan’s mood was also particularly high. With the care of Abby, he ate a lot of things. Abby blamed herself constantly because her absence made Ethan starving. The relationship between them was very close, which could be beyond the relationship of relatives, to Elaine’s feeling.
The sweet and warm scene in front of her made her feel a little bit jealous.
After dinner, Ethan was a little tired and sleepy in Abby’s arms. Elaine also thought it was time to go, so the two adults paid the bill and get ready to go back home.
Elaine walked out in an elegant and graceful manner, took the coat handed by the waiter, and casually put it on her wrist. Abby followed her with Ethan in her arms.
They went to the second floor. The big round gate downstairs loomed into Abby’s view, standing a few men and women with straight suits, among who was Ivan.
Elaine obviously saw him too. She stopped and looked at Abby.
“Come on. Let’s go through the back door.” Abby suggested.
“Why?” Elaine didn’t think so. “Who owes him? Why should we go through the back door?”
Abby didn’t want to say anything more at the moment. She frowned slightly and said, “I’ll give you an explanation when we back home.” With that, she, holding Ethan, changed their direction.
Elaine had no choice but to follow her. She knew the character of her best friend very well. Once she had decided something, even ten cows could not drag her back.
On the way back, Elaine was driving, and Abby was sitting at the backseat with Ethan in her arms.
“Abby, have you met Ivan before?” Elaine asked.
If it was the first time to meet each other, she didn’t believe Abby would avoid him. She thought again of Abby’s sudden disappearance just now, which might have something to do with Ivan.
“Well.” Abby nodded. “Yes.”
So Elaine had no longer asked Abby questions.
In all likelihood, some unpleasant things happened between them, so Abby chose to avoid him.