on in Johnson's head dispers

he wanted a father's accompaniment! But at that time, Johnson belie

h

e was really a fa

lying still on the bed, w

g his sadness, Shirle

e knew Alice was not playing hide-and-seek bu

the world. They thought children were too young to know m

en only four days. It's n

her who was gentle

e who had persuaded Tom to op

re," he

ieved if she lo

as a c

med this man didn't know how to

ss. "Thank you. But I have a child, which you als

tiently, "You can t

was not a p

at she would be allowed to take Alice with

more child indeed would

rooms here. No one will bother you. I can also ask

irley wa

as quite a nice man. He was

elp looking him up and down. Although

his time. Instead, he

xpression ever. "Do you ha

irem

When she wanted to shake her hea

Alice's

se Alice wouldn't have bothered her i

king aside, she answered the phone immediately. After a dozen seconds, she hung up the phone

ft without l

when she was busy counting the new clothes, so she called Shi

was mi

hirley so anxious that

Winnie Mall, one of the most densely-pa

self. She should go back firs

or her. On seeing her, the driver opened the door for her and said respectfully,

en she got into the car

't get out of here on foot. She was so

ohnson prepared the car

off, she had a look a

, grand, glorious, and solemn. Its

ed to the mall, Al

delicious smell from a newly-o

The staff were so busy that they didn't notice her when

s would be worried, he asked who her parents were alo

hirley made a 90-degree bow to hi

to fry chicken now. Take care of the

d and wrung her hands, knowing t

ke her mother an

thes store with a straight face

h her short legs. She said in a lo

't hear it. She took up the account

a small share. Her responsibility was to manage the money in

at over 1.2 yuan. But this silly woman thought she could earn money by

.." Alice's big eyes were moist a

hat her mother would

y time Shirley didn't say

s as a sign of begging an

girl a hand. She asked with a pretended serious f

and opened her eyes wide,

like children who cried

Shirley very well. This woman was gentle at ordinary times, but when h

he education for Alice about

pression was still very severe. "Alice Smith,

ed. "Yes, mommy! I promise, I won't run around or

Shirley to

Alice be a wilful kid crying for fried chicken and ice-cream. It was so cruel to

softened. She bent and scooped Alice up, using a finger to wipe away her tears.