Oh lord! And the snot on their faces and clothes. Disgusting! Evelyn was regretting her decision to come to the orphanage.
Nevertheless, she could not express any of those inner thoughts in front of Vivian. So, she had to keep up with the act. "Come on now. Don't cry. Calm down..."
As a mother, Vivian's natural instinct when the boy started crying was to head over and give him a hug, but she did not do that because she saw that Evelyn was already there.
However, seeing the clear disgust and frustration on Evelyn's face made her sneer. Evelyn did not even try to wipe their tears off as she was certainly distancing herself from them for fear that the dirt on them might get on to her.
If you're trying to put on a show, at least play the part seriously. Do you think I'm going to believe this sloppy acting of yours? Vivian still vividly remembered how Evelyn shouted for the robber to kill her on the cruise ship.
At that moment, the children's cry was getting out of control. Seeing that Evelyn was not taking any action, Vivian quickly approached the children and pulled them into her embrace, comforting them. Vivian was very experienced as she always comforted Larry. So, it was not long before the kids started smiling again.
Kids were really keen on spotting who was nice and who was not. Hence, they all started sticking to Vivian after that and left Evelyn alone.
Evelyn had to admit that Vivian looked dazzling when she was playing with the kid. She glowed with motherly love that attracted everyone towards her.
And it was because of that that made Evelyn's hatred burn even brighter as she clenched her fist and gritted her teeth. I would have never expected her to become so mature and attractive after these five years. I wanted her to suffer, but it turns out I'm the only one suffering on this wheelchair, day in and day out.
After having fun with the kids for a while, the kids were summoned away to attend their classes. So Vivian went and stood by Evelyn's side.
"Why did you ask me to come here today?” Vivian's tone was vastly different from when she was playing with the children, cold and unrelenting.
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