Chapter 99

Araceli POV

I just finished looking at the album and raised my wrist to look at my watch.

It was already almost five o'clock in the afternoon.

The day at Royal Pack went by too fast.

I planned to pick up Valeria and Krish before coming to Royal Pack to cook dinner for Essel.

Just then, the phone rang.

"Ms. Chancey, it's my daddy calling!"

Essel hurriedly picked up the phone from the couch and handed it to me.

Essel's smile was so sweet.

I was impressed by her smile and my mood turned much better. I smiled and said, "Mr. Lancaster, hello."

"I happen to be on an errand near Brizela Daycare, so I'll stop by and pick up Valeria and Krish. You don't have to make a special drive to pick them up."

The cold man's voice came out of the phone. Instinctively, I wanted to refuse, because Valeria didn't like contact with strangers.

But...

I let out a small sigh of relief when I thought of Valeria's bright eyes whenever she saw Raphael.

Perhaps this was t