Take Back All She Lost novel Chapter 54

Chapter 54

A faint scent, sun–warmed and clean, instantly filled her nose.

In a daze, she asked, “Why are you here?”

Zachery said, “I came to pick up Natalia from school. Since you were getting off work, I drove by to see if I might run into you.”

And then, as always, he added, “I guess I got lucky.”

Josephine said, “Good thing you didn’t get lost.”

Zachery smiled, opened the front passenger door, and invited Josephine to get in.

Knowing that Natalia was in the car, Josephine chose to sit in the back seat.

Natalia looked just like she did yesterday, her little face scrunched up and unhappy.

She only greeted her politely with a “Josie,” then said nothing more, not throwing herself into her arms as she usually did.

Instead, she seemed a little afraid to get close, keeping her face turned toward the window.

Josephine glanced at Zachery in the rearview mirror.

She raised her eyebrows, silently asking what was wrong with the child.

Zachery didn’t know.

He had asked Natalia yesterday if something was bothering her, but Natalia wouldn’t tell him.

He felt sorry for her, but there was nothing he could do.

Josephine, wearing Zachery’s jacket, scooted over bit by bit until she was sitting next to Natalia

She tried gently, “Natalia, you once said you’re a warm little sun. Josie just got caught in the rain and is shivering from the cold. Can I borrow a little warmth from the little sun? Is that okay?”

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Natalia squeezed her little hands on her lap, but didn’t respond.

Josephine continued, “Then I’ll count to three. If the little sun doesn’t answer, that means you agree.”

“One, two, three.”

Josephine reached out and hugged Natalia, smiling as she said:

“I’ve got the little sun in my arms now. I’m not cold at all. Natalia, you really work wonders!”

Natalia couldn’t help but lift her head. Seeing the smile on Josephine’s beautiful face, her little nose tingled and she started to cry.

Her crying wasn’t like Belinda’s loud wailing.

She cried silently, not even letting the tears fall from her eyes. There was a pure sadness in her expression that tugged at Josephine’s heart.

“Natalia, did something upset you? Don’t worry, take your time. Your dad and I will listen to you.”

Natalia choked out, “Yesterday Belinda took my camera and deleted all the photos of me and Josie feeding the swans. Today she deliberately broke my backpack, and now the camera is broken and won’t turn on.”

The smile disappeared from Josephine’s face.

Afraid Josephine would be troubled, Zachery tried to comfort Natalia:

“Don’t cry. Daddy will fix your camera, and we can recover the photos too.”

Josephine looked at Zachery: “Is this how Dr. Maynard usually teaches children?”

Zachery pressed his lips together and said nothing more.

Josephine took a tissue to wipe Natalia’s tears and patiently asked, “Natalia, why didn’t you fight back?”

Natalia sniffled and said, “Because Belinda is Josie’s daughter. I don’t want to have a conflict

with her.”

“So the problem is with me, after all.”

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