Entangled with My Cousin's Fiancé
Chapter 382: An An hasn’t eaten all day

Chapter 382: Chapter 382: An An hasn’t eaten all day

"Yolanda, have you forgotten your initial intention?" The man’s voice was steady, always reassuring, "Didn’t you want Ella to live like a normal person?"

Yolanda couldn’t help but cover her mouth, forcing back tears, "But I really feel so bad, I don’t want Ella to get hurt even a little bit. How I wish those injuries were on me instead..."

"Yolanda, you have to be strong. Don’t you think Ella is the strongest little girl?" The man’s eyes were gentle, "Trust me, Ella can handle it."

"But..." Yolanda hesitated for a moment, eventually deciding not to voice her suspicions about Elsie. After all, she had no evidence, and her daughter said it was her own mistake.

Yet she couldn’t shake off her doubts, finally saying, "I’ll think about it more."

Yolanda felt that, at least for the short term, Little Ella needed to rest and recover at home and shouldn’t go to nursery anymore.

Daisy Dawson from Coldson Group investigated all night and finally found the nursery the beloved daughter attended. The next morning, she went there extremely early, afraid she wouldn’t catch anyone.

However, the first parents and child she encountered were surprisingly the president of the group.

"Good morning, President Coldson!" Daisy Dawson quickly stepped forward to greet him. It was her second time seeing Cooper Coldson himself; the first time was at last year’s company annual meeting.

Cooper Coldson had no impression of the person in front of him, "Sorry, you are..."

"Oh, President Coldson, you probably don’t remember me. At last year’s annual meeting, you personally handed me the award for Best New Employee." Daisy Dawson stood straight, "I work in the children’s clothing subsidiary, marketing department, as Daisy Dawson."

Cooper Coldson really had no recollection, smiled, and nodded, "Hello."

Being social and fearless, Daisy Dawson wasn’t intimidated even if facing the group’s most sought-after bachelor. After all, she was here only to earn money, not interested in him romantically.

"President Coldson, does your child also attend this nursery?" She looked down and immediately thought the little son of their president was as adorable and lovely as the national daughter she saw yesterday.

However, she had heard some gossip at the company saying the president’s son was not very bright and was quite mischievous.

"Yes." Cooper Coldson acknowledged, "Do you have children attending here too?"

"No, I’m here to find someone," Daisy Dawson enthused, pulling out her phone while explaining, "Recently, our children’s clothing department has been looking for a child model. We’ve seen many but haven’t been satisfied. But yesterday, I came across a video online, a little girl fell into the zoo..."

"Sister, it’s a sister." Little Gabriel excitedly interrupted, claiming his sister was indeed the most adorable and loved by everyone.

"Oh?" Daisy Dawson stopped searching for the video, "President Coldson... Do you have another..."

"No, this isn’t it," Cooper Coldson immediately clarified, "It’s Gabriel, my son’s good friend from the nursery, named Ella. You want her to be a spokesperson?"

"Yes, this child is too cute, and yesterday the hype was off the charts online. I’m here trying my luck." Daisy Dawson smiled.

"Well done, knowing how to leverage trending topics and taking immediate action, truly a good move." Cooper Coldson patted Daisy Dawson’s shoulder, "Keep it up."

"Thank you, President Coldson." Daisy Dawson felt she was about to reach the pinnacle of her career, just by finding this Ella.

After Cooper Coldson dropped Little Gabriel at the nursery, he returned to his car.

On the way, he thought about Daisy Dawson’s words and Little Gabriel, becoming curious about this Ella, then took out his phone, asking Richard Reyes, who was driving, "Assistant Reyes, did you see the little girl who went viral last night?"

"President Coldson, are you talking about the little girl who fell into the panda activity area?" Surprisingly, Richard Reyes knew, "My wife sent me over a dozen of her videos; it’s really blown up on the internet."

Cooper Coldson was even more surprised, opened the local chart, scroll down to finally find that hot search.

Obviously, a day had passed, and with no new videos released, the enthusiasm from netizens had waned significantly.

He clicked open the hot search, showcasing various videos and photos from proud parents, while only the topmost had the initial viral video.

Cooper Coldson gently clicked to open.

The video started with the little girl already fallen into the panda activity area, but obscured by branches and weeds, making her invisible.

After a while, the girl appeared, her face covered in blood and grime, obscuring her features, only her stark black and white eyes gazed around in bewilderment and fear.

Cooper Coldson frowned, unsure why, though her appearance was unclear, he felt a sense of familiarity, like he had seen her somewhere before.

This child fell in alone, without crying or fussing, truly strong and brave.

"My wife said this child is definitely an angel." Richard Reyes shook his head, "My family’s little ancestor now sleeps during the day and troubles us at night; my wife hasn’t slept well in a long time."

Through the rearview mirror, he glanced at Cooper Coldson, "My wife said, this kid surely doesn’t cry or fuss, an angel sent from heaven."

Cooper Coldson quickly closed the video, his expression unhidden with melancholy. His Ella was also a little angel, but where was she now?

Richard Reyes noticed his mood wasn’t good, realized he had said the wrong thing, and remained silent.

On the other side, Little Ella kept confirming with Yolanda, "Mom, I’m just not going to nursery today, right? Once my leg heals, I can go back to nursery, right?"

She feared Yolanda would never let her return to nursery, "Mom, it really wasn’t Teacher Adams’ fault that day, please don’t be mad at her, okay?"

"Mom knows." Yolanda could only temporarily reassure Little Ella, "Ella, be good, stay home today with Mama, okay?"

Tomorrow would be the opening day of the Baruy jewelry exhibition. Typically, Yolanda should be at the exhibition site today, but given the situation, she couldn’t leave.

She called them this morning, fortunately, they were considerate because of Sophie Taylor’s influence, willing to maintain contact online, ready to address any issue.

"Alright then." Little Ella softly murmured, "I won’t go to nursery today, Brother will surely be bored. He’ll miss me; I really need to go tomorrow."

Yolanda pretended to be busy, not responding to the little one.

The day quickly passed, and in the evening when Cooper Coldson went to pick up Little Gabriel, Elsie Adams called him aside.

"You mean Gabriel hasn’t eaten anything all day?"

Elsie Adams nodded, "No matter how the teachers and I coaxed, he wouldn’t listen."

Cooper Coldson quickly pieced together the reason, "Wasn’t that Ella, the little girl, here today?"

"Yes." Elsie Adams nodded, feeling the depth of Little Gabriel’s attachment to Little Ella, a hint of unease creeping in.

"Teacher Adams, how badly is Ella hurt? When can she come to nursery?" Cooper Coldson burned with anxiety.

Elsie Adams sighed, "I’m afraid... Ella will be withdrawing from school, she won’t be coming back."