"Mmmm… She's here with me now."
Ellinor had a hunch. "Put her on the phone."
There was a pause on the other end. "She can't talk right now, Sis. I'll visit you and the kids at the Blanchet family's tomorrow, okay?"
He hung up.
Ellinor twitched her mouth as she listened to the dial tone in disbelief.
That little rascal!
"Mummy..." Suddenly, Baber's voice came from behind her.
Ellinor put away her phone and turned around. She saw Baber standing there with a worried look on his face.
"What's the matter, Baber?"
Baber frowned. "Mummy, Adrian and Layla are fighting. I can't stop them. Aunt Veronica is teaching them a lesson. You need to come."
What? Adrian and Layla were fighting?
Ellinor was puzzled. Adrian and Layla were twins, and they've never fought before. What happened today?
"Where are they now?" Ellinor asked.
Baber took his mother's hand. "They are in Aunt Veronica's room. She's really angry and scolding them. Mummy, hurry up. I'm afraid Adrian and Layla will start crying."
Ellinor, still puzzled, followed Baber to Veronica's room.
In Veronica's room, Adrian and Layla were both sitting with their arms crossed and their faces turned away from each other.
Veronica was scolding them. "You two are siblings. How could you hit each other so hard? Now, hug and make up, and I won't tell your mommy!"
‘Adrian’ and Layla both remained silent, only letting out a "Hmph!"
"What are you two doing? Hitting each other isn't something to be proud of! I should tell your mommy, and let her teach you a lesson!"
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