Chapter 13: Are You Siblings?
Sophia fell down, feeling both physical pain and a sense of injustice. Subconsciously, she rubbed her small hand and her eyes turned red.
She sniffed and got up from the ground, then took out a small notebook from the table and began writing carefully.
The other children were not surprised by her actions.
Sophia, being unable to speak, relied on her notebook to communicate with others.
But because few people played with her, the notebook was rarely seen.
After a while, Sophia finished writing and turned the notebook around, showing it to Ava, who had pushed her earlier. The words on the page read, “Apology.”
Upon seeing the words, Ava snorted coldly, put her hands on her hips, and questioned with a threatening tone, “You dare to make me apologize? Sophia, you’ve become bold, haven’t you? Do you want to be beaten?”
Saying that, she walked arrogantly towards Sophia and reached out to push her.
Sophia never expected Ava to take action. She didn’t have time to react and stood frozen in place.
Sebastian and Ethan had been paying attention to the situation.
Ava’s sudden push on Sophia went unnoticed until she fell down, and that’s when the two boys noticed.
Now, seeing Ava trying to harm that little girl again, the two boys couldn’t bear it.
“Enough! How can you bully her!”
Sebastian’s face tensed up as he stood in front of Sophia, glaring at Ava.
Seeing him suddenly blocking Sophia, Ava was momentarily stunned.
Sebastian sternly said, “Hasn’t your mother taught you? When you do something wrong, you should apologize. You pushed her, so you should apologize to her!”
Though he was young, his stern expression carried a natural authority.
Ava panicked and looked around, hoping for someone else to speak up for her.
After a while, seeing that no one came to her defense, she could only weakly defend herself, “I, I…”
She kept uttering “I” but couldn’t find the words to continue.
Seeing her face turning red from frustration, Ethan walked over helplessly. “You can’t hit others without a reason, that’s not good behavior! Kids shouldn’t fight! So, apologize to the mute girl!”
Compared to Sebastian, Ethan’s tone was gentler, but it still carried a firmness.
Ava glanced at him and her eyes slowly welled up, as if she was about to cry.
Seeing this, Ethan blinked and lowered his voice, “Don’t cry. If you cry, you won’t look pretty anymore. Bad kids won’t look pretty either. Bad kids hit others, and you don’t want to be a bad kid, right? Apologize sincerely to the mute girl. If she forgives you, then you’ll be a good kid!”
Upon hearing this, Ava forcefully sniffed back her tears.
She didn’t want to become an ugly girl!
But bad kids also become ugly…
Ava struggled for a moment and then, sniffling, apologized to Sophia, “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have pushed you. Can you forgive me?”
Sophia looked at her for a while and nodded, indicating her forgiveness.
“That’s right!”
Ethan grinned, “We’re all classmates, we should get along nicely!”
Ava, seeing that Sophia was willing to forgive her, reluctantly nodded.
Everyone agreed with Ethan’s words, but Sebastian turned to Sophia and asked, “Are you alright? You didn’t get hurt just now, did you?”
Sophia silently hid her injured hand behind her back and shook her head at Sebastian.
Ethan, who somehow came closer, didn’t believe it. He looked at her with suspicion, “I clearly saw you bump into something earlier. How can you be fine? Let me see!”
Without giving Sophia time to react, he grabbed her hand.
Sophia tried to pull her hand back, but her fair skin and the small red mark on the back of her hand made it stand out.
Sebastian confirmed with her again, “Doesn’t it hurt?”
Sophia nodded earnestly, but her eyes were slightly red.
Seeing this, both Sebastian and Ethan furrowed their brows simultaneously.
How could it not hurt if it was so red? It might even swell and bruise later!
“We’ll take you to see the teacher and have the doctor check it out.”
Sebastian made the decision without any room for objections.
Sophia wanted to retract her hand, but Ethan grabbed it tightly, leading her behind Sebastian as they made their way to the teacher’s office.
The teacher saw the injury on Sophia’s hand, asked about what happened, and quickly took them to the school clinic.
Sophia’s injury wasn’t severe, but the school nurse didn’t dare to be negligent. She applied medication and massaged it for a while.
After it was done, she praised the two boys who had been waiting nearby for a long time, “Are these two little ones new here? Why haven’t we seen them before? You’re so cute, you’ll definitely be handsome in the future! And… you even resemble this little girl. Are you siblings?”
Sebastian and Ethan exchanged a glance upon hearing this, then silently looked at Sophia next to them.
They weren’t surprised; after all, Sophia shared the same father with them.
It wasn’t strange for half-siblings to resemble each other.
Others had mentioned before that their facial features didn’t resemble their mommy.
Sophia also stared at the two little boys, wondering if they really looked alike.
After the school nurse treated Sophia’s wound, the teacher took the three little ones and left.
In the classroom, Sophia followed them like a little tail, mimicking their every move.
Once they reached their seats, the three of them sat down in order.
Sebastian and Ethan thought their task was over, but they didn’t expect that wherever they went during break time, the little mute girl would follow.
They couldn’t shake off this tail!
Moreover, during class, the little mute girl would secretly watch them.
After a few times, Sebastian couldn’t bear it anymore. He furrowed his brow and met her gaze, “Why are you following us?”
His tone wasn’t harsh, but it lacked emotion and was even somewhat indifferent.
Sophia was startled by his question, her gaze flickered, and after a few seconds, she looked back at him.
Sebastian furrowed his small brow.
He did feel affection for this little girl. She was pretty and endearing.
If the circumstances were different, he and Ethan would definitely treat her like a little princess.
But this little mute girl was their father’s daughter!
If they treated her well, they would be betraying their mommy!Content rights belong to NôvelDrama.Org.
He wanted to ignore her, but Sophia stared at they with expectation.
As he was about to tell her to stay away, he saw Sophia starting to write on her notebook.
“I want to be friends with you.”
Soon, Sophia raised her notebook, covering the lower half of her face, revealing only a pair of bright, shiny eyes.