Chapter 1448
Ellinor, being the doting mother she was, delighted in fulfilling such small requests for her children.
She tousled her son’s hair fondly. “Alright, don’t worry, honey. Aunt Veronica and Uncle Moran will go check if there are any kites for sale nearby. How about we get one for you and your sister?”
Adrian nodded eagerly. “Yes!”
Then Ellinor turned towards Veronica. “Veronica, can you and Moran look around and see if there’s a booth selling kites?”
It was a clever way to give Veronica and Moran some alone time. Otherwise, with three little ones always in tow, they’d never find the chance to have an uninterrupted conversation.
Veronica was more than happy to do so. After agreeing, she looked somewhat shyly at Moran. “Moran, would you mind accompanying me?”
Moran gave her a warm smile and extended his hand towards her. “Of course not. Let’s go.”
Veronica stood frozen for a good three seconds while staring at the hand Moran had offered her. She was both surprised and delighted.
With a dazed expression, she walked over to him.
Moran gently took her hand and led her away.
Ellinor watched them leave with a tinge of satisfaction in her eyes. But then her thoughts drifted back to the strange man she had seen in a wheelchair earlier. She glanced over to where he had been, only to find the spot now empty.
From the corner of her heart rose a peculiar feeling. Was there some kind of connection between her and that man?
Just then, her daughter, Layla, approached her with an innocent look on her face. “Mommy, is Aunt Veronica in love with that man?”–
Ellinor was taken aback. She was surprised that her three-year-old daughter knew what “in love” meant.
She managed a weak smile while looking at Layla’s innocent face. “Honey, do you know what being in love means?”
Layla nodded solemnly. “I do! It means two people like each other very much, and they’re very happy together.”
Ellinor furrowed her brows. “Who told you that?”
“No one did. I learned it from the fairy tales. The prince and princess live happily ever after, so they must be in love.”
Ellinor couldn’t help but laugh. Layla was the youngest but seemed to be the most mature of her kids.
She knew many words before attending preschool and could independently read picture books and fairy tales.
It seemed that girls might be more perceptive than boys. Through a few fairy tales, Layla had managed to grasp the concept of love.
Ellinor playfully ruffled Layla’s hair. “Yes, Layla. Aunt Veronica is in love with Uncle Moran. And Uncle Moran might become your uncle-in-law in the future.” Layla blinked her big, beautiful eyes. “If Aunt Veronica and Uncle Moran are in love, who are you in love with, Mommy?”
Ellinor’s face stiffened. Who was she in love with?
Theo, the man she was in love with, had disappeared.
Ellinor managed a forced smile. “Mommy is not in love, honey. Not everyone needs to be in love.”
Layla tilted her head, looking confused. “But the fairy tales say that you need to find someone you like and fall in love to be happy. Don’t you have someone you like, Mommy? If you’re not in love, are you unhappy? I don’t want you to be unhappy, Mommy!”
Ellinor was left speechless by her daughter’s innocent question.
