Chapter 438 Her Suspect List
Nina was out of ideas.
Sitting on Benjamin’s arm, her chubby little hands scratched her head in frustration as the three of them entered the estate.
Seeing them return, Amelia set her tablet aside and hurried over.
“Nina, did you have fun today? Did you make any fri- What happened to your face?”
Amelia had been smiling as she approached, but the smile froze when she saw the band-aids on Nina’s face. Her brow furrowed as she reached out and peeled one off.
Seeing the band-aid in her mother’s hand, Nina finally remembered she’d put them on.
“Mommy, Nina hurt!” she declared, instantly launching into a tall tale.
She’d put the band-aids on her face just for fun and had completely forgotten about it. Her little voice was firm with conviction as she insisted she’d been injured.
Amelia stared at her. After peeling off the band-aid, she hadn’t seen a single scratch. She knew Nina wasn’t hurt, but she played along anyway.
“Oh? How did you hurt your face?” Amelia asked.
Nina thought for a second.
“D
hit,” she blurted out without hesitation. But then she looked up at Benjamin, who still unhappy.
g his expression, Nina backtracked. “Daddy no hit.”
It was a rare moment for Benjamin-first being falsely accused by his own daughter, then having the accusation retracted just as quickly.
Nina removed the blame from her daddy only to place it squarely on her mommy a second later.
“Mommy hit.”
Amelia blinked. “Excuse me? I’ve been home all day. How could I have hit you?”
Nina nodded, doubling down on her suspect list. “Mon-stuh hit.”
Amelia couldn’t listen to anymore.
“Alright, that’s enough. No more fibbing. Your face isn’t hurt. Go look in the mirror. Nobody hit your face,” Amelia corrected, then took Nina into her arms. “So, what did you play today?”
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