My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)
Chapter 1574

The next day.

When Freya arrived, I just happened to be downstairs. When Anne saw Freya coming in, she ran to her with her hands wide open, "Grandaunt!"

"Dear Anne, did you miss me?" Freya held Anne in her arms, and then she couldn't help but complain, "We're about the same age, but I'm a grandaunt. Why don't you let Anne address me as an aunt from now on? I feel old when she keeps calling me her grandaunt!"

Anne was a clever girl, so she immediately understood. She called out to Freya in a childish voice, "A... Aunt..."

Freya's smiling eyes narrowed into slits, and she immediately responded to Anne, "Ah! Anne is so smart. Come, I'll reward you with a lollipop!"

As she spoke, she took out a lollipop from her Hermes bag and placed it in Anne's chubby hands.

Anne was so overjoyed that she clapped her hands and hopped around in Freya's arms. "Thank you, Aunt Moore! I like lollipops!"

Freya saw how happy the child was and the smile on her face deepened. I said helplessly, "You are not even this patient to Oliver. Is Anne your biological daughter instead of mine?"

"How is it the same?" Freya came over, holding Anne in her arms. "Anne is a girl, and a girl should be doted on. Oliver is a boy, and he needs to be trained. Otherwise, he'll be a mama's boy when he grows up, and I don't want that."

I shook my head and sighed. I wanted to retort, but I knew that I wouldn't win anyway.

Freya played around with the child for a while. When she saw that I was ready, she prepared to carry Anne along with her. "Alright, let's set off now. We don't want to be late. Many doctors nowadays are all on a high horse."

I thought of Amos' good temper, and I couldn't help refuting, "Not all doctors are like that. Amos is an excellent doctor."

After that, I grabbed Anne from her and shouted towards the kitchen, "Madam Parker, come over for a moment."

Soon, Minnie came out.

"Madam Parker, I'll be going out this morning. Just look after the child and leave the chores to the other servants." "Got it, Madam."

Freya was puzzled, "Why won't you bring Anne along? I can watch over her."

As she spoke, Anne stood between us, looking up at us quietly with a pair of big and watery eyes. She was obedient and did not make a single fuss.

Anne's temper was similar to mine. Once we understood the situation, we would not create a scene and would accept it obediently.

Before I coaxed Anne to sleep the previous day, I had already told her that I would be busy in the mornings lately and that she would have to obey Minnie's words at home.

She didn't understand why I wanted to leave her behind. She thought that I was going to leave her to Valerie and Pedro like before. She cried for a while, and I told her a few fairy tales to distract her. After that, I patiently coaxed and explained to her the reason why I was busy. Finally, after listening, she agreed to it and stopped pestering.

I sighed. Before leaving, I told Minnie to bring Anne out into the garden. Once we were out of the door, I answered Freya's question, "Anne had gone through bone marrow transplants last year and had her kidneys replaced. She's recovering well now. I don't want her to enter the hospital again as I'm afraid she will get infected with other diseases. I can't bear to let her suffer again."

After thinking for a while, Freya understood and did not say anything else.