Chapter 1448


    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 apanying 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 nced over to where he had been, only to


    find the spot now empty.Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org.


    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, La, 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 La’s innocent face. “Honey, do you know what being in


    love means?”


    La 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 butugh. La 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, La had managed


    to grasp the concept of love.


    Ellinor yfully ruffled La’s hair. “Yes, La. Aunt Veronica is in love with Uncle Moran. And Uncle


    Moran might be your uncle-inw in the future.” La 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.”


    La 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.