Victor, engrossed in his own thoughts, failed to notice the two little ones waiting in the car as he hurriedly approached the kindergarten.


    As soon as he entered, he saw the two individuals standing next to the slide, with Sophia almost clinging to Olivia’s embrace.


    “Mr. Leer, you’re here!” The teacher immediately greeted the neer respectfully upon seeing him.


    Victor nodded slightly, walking up to the three of them, scanning his own daughter briefly, and then coolly looking at Olivia. “What are you doing here?”


    Perceiving the hostility emanating from him, Olivia furrowed her brows in confusion.


    Meanwhile, the teacher looked at them with surprise. “Do you… know each other?”


    Having assumed moments earlier that Olivia was a stranger to Sophia, the teacher couldn’t help but wonder, considering Sophia’s reliance on her.


    Without denying, Olivia nodded at the teacher and then met the man’s gaze. “I came to pick up my children from school, but your daughter grabbed onto my clothes and wouldn’t let go. So, I had to wait here with her.”


    Upon hearing the words “your daughter” spoken by her, Victor’s expression darkened abruptly.


    This woman, saying such things in front of their daughter, truly had a heart of stone!


    Unaware of what she might have said wrong, Olivia only saw Victor suddenly wearing a stern expression as he looked at the little girl beside her.


    “Come here.”


    Victormanded, extending his hand towards Sophia with a stern face.


    Sophia nced at her father’s outstretched hand, then looked up at the beautifuldy by her side, her eyes filled with reluctance and a hint of grievance.


    She had finally been able to be with the beautifuldy, but why was her father being so harsh…


    As seconds passed, Sophia still hadn’t let go of Olivia’s hand, and Victor’s expression grew increasingly grim.


    Olivia finally lowered her gaze, bent down, and gently touched the little girl’s head,forting her. “Your father hase to pick you up, so go with him now. I need to leave.”


    After speaking, Olivia straightened her posture, wanting to leave immediately as soon as Sophia let go of her hand.


    However, Sophia continued to hold on, paying no attention to Victor’s increasingly unpleasant expression, and simply stared at Olivia.


    She didn’t know why, but she really liked thisd. She even wanted to go home with this beautifuldy…N?velDrama.Org owns ? this.


    The atmosphere became tense.


    The teacher, who was about to say something to defuse the situation, suddenly noticed Victor, who had remained silent, making a move.


    “Sophia, let go and go with daddy,” Victor said to her with a tone of severity that she had never heard before, as he walked up to Sophia with long strides.


    Sophia was frightened by his tone, gripping Olivia’s hand tightly and instinctively leaning towards her.


    She had been standing at the edge of the slide and, while moving her feet, she hadn’t looked down, nearly falling from the stairs.


    Olivia’s heart contracted, and she quickly reached out to support her, barely stabilizing the little girl’s body.


    Since the little one refused to let go of her, she could only embrace her, preventing her from falling again.


    After finally settling the little girl, Olivia couldn’t help but furrow her brows. “Victor, if you have any dissatisfaction with me, you can confront me directly. Why take it out on a child?”


    Victor also saw the scene but didn’t manage to reach them in time.


    Now, upon hearing her words, he responded in an equally unkind tone, “What does it have to do with you how I treat my daughter, Miss Prescott? Do you think that just because my daughter is a bit closer to you, you have the right to interfere?”


    The tension between the two individuals escted.


    Hearing his sarcastic tone, Olivia’s expression turned unpleasant, and she felt an inexplicable anger rising within her at his sarcastic tone.