"It's alright? Then why couldn't your mom get through to you on the phone?" Penny Sullivan couldn't help but be suspicious.
At that moment, Dilbert Walker assured her from behind, "Aunt Penny, Miss Lindsey's car broke down, and the cell signal was bad on the road, so she couldn't receive the calls."
This explanation was exactly what the little one had briefed him on the road.
Although it was somewhat far-fetched, the little one didn't allow revealing that someone had deliberately caused the car accident, to prevent their family from worrying.
Now that Dilbert was backing her up, they didn't ask further.
Back in the living room, the little one was passed around by her grandparents and eventually returned to Ella Lacey's arms.
"It seems, Mommy, it would be better for you to commute with me in the future. Otherwise, staying at home worrying is too frightening," Ella said, not without apprehension.
But the little one wouldn't allow it, sternly refusing with a cold little face.
