My Pretty Sweetheart novel Chapter 1642

Anne lowered her head and grabbed the quilt. Her mouth was pouting and her little face was blanched. She was unwilling to speak. It seemed that Estella had gotten along well with her. Children did not understand who was good or bad. As long as they liked something, they would protect it.

I pursed my lips and reached out to hold her small hand, stroking it carefully. 'Anne, I also wish for more people to treat you well, but we are the closest to each other. Shouldn't there be no secrets? I promise that I won't be angry, okay?"

Anne pursed her lips together and then told the truth.

When Hendrix had me under house arrest, he'd once brought Anne to Roberts Group. The company was expanding at the time, and everyone was busy. Only Estella, who was the former receptionist, had nothing to do, so the task of taking care of Anne had naturally fallen on her. Estella was very good at pleasing children. With just two lollipops during one morning, she had taught Anne how to use WhatsApp. She'd even helped Anne make a new account and password. It was not surprising that I hadn't found

Estella's contact in the previous account.

After thinking for a while, I still asked for the account and password from Anne. After Anne slept, I went back to my room, logged onto her WhatsApp, and checked the message records between the two of them. Anne was still incapable of typing, so her messages consisted mostly of voice notes without any special content. However, Estella always fulfilled Anne's wants. She would satisfy her with things that I did not agree upon. Using desserts for example, in the past half month, Estella had secretly sent them to Anne no less than five times.

Any mother could understand how angry I was at the moment. Without thinking much, I used Anne's account to call Estella on WhatsApp.

As expected, she answered very quickly. Her voice was soft and gentle, carrying a hint of doting. "Anne, do you still want to chat with me for a little longer?"

"Miss Zanes." I greeted in a cold voice, without hiding my dissatisfaction.

There was a moment of silence on the other side, and Estella's tone changed a lot. She answered respectfully and conscientiously, "Mrs. Roberts, it's already so late, and you haven't slept..."

Initially, I had remained oblivious toward Estella

because Hendrix was happy with her work. Now that she was involving Anne, I saw no reason to give her face anymore. I maintained a businesslike attitude and my tone was harsher. "I hope you understand that it is your job to handle Hendrix's company's businesses. I don't want anyone to disturb Anne in the future and interfere with my parenting. Do you understand?"

She sighed and explained in a sad tone, "Mrs. Roberts, you've misunderstood. I just think that Anne is lovely, and want to dote on her more. I wasn't..."

"Then get yourself a baby to dote on." I didn't give her a chance to finish. "Shouldn't you? I remember that Vincent had been waiting for you. If you change your mind, and want to get married and start your own business, Hendrix and I can speak for you."

Estella went quiet. After a long silence, she finally obliged. "I understand, Mrs. Roberts. I won't do any more unnecessary things in the future."

I said, "Good. Delete Anne's contact after hanging up. I'll check it later. That's all."

After that, I put the phone in front of me and pressed the hang up button. After waiting for two minutes, I opened the message box and sent a message. I was relieved to see a non- friend reminder notice.

Anne was too lonely, which was why she had gotten so close to Estella easily. At this age, she should've been mixing around with kids of the same age. However, Roberts Villa had its own premise. The distance between neighbors was quite far and there were not many neighborly interactions to begin with. When Hendrix and I were busy, there was no one to accompany Anne. Considering her age, it was time to choose a suitable school for her.