Chapter 369 Meeting You Is Very Lucky
The bodyguard was also confused.
He told Andrew honestly, "Nothing special happened at the kindergarten today. Bianca went to school just like usual."
Andrew frowned slightly.
He knew Bianca's situation very well. If nothing had happened, she wouldn't be acting like this.
Olivia also took out her phone, planning to ask the teacher directly.
The teacher would know more about what happened with the child.
It was then that Olivia noticed the message the teacher had sent her that afternoon.
It said: [Sorry, Ms. Smith, today a child came with their parent to ask about enrollment.
But the child was naughty and ran off when no one was watching, and seemed to bump into Bianca.
From the school's security footage, the two children appeared to have talked.
That child didn't hurt Bianca, but Bianca seemed to be frightened.
Sorry, this was our oversight. Please forgive us.]
After reading the message, Olivia's mood immediately changed.
"Andrew!" She called him over and showed him what the teacher had said.
The bodyguard, reminded of this, did recall, "There was indeed a child not wearing the school uniform who appeared on the playground.
There were many children playing together at the time, so we didn't think anything was wrong.
The teacher also showed up afterward!"
Andrew frowned and said, "Are you sure the other child didn't hurt Bianca?"
The bodyguard nodded, "Definitely. If the child had done anything, we would have been there immediately to protect Bianca!"
Andrew trusted the bodyguard.
He keenly sensed that the problem lay with that child.
He picked up Bianca and gently coaxed her, "Bianca, did that child at school today say something mean to you?
Or say something bad?"
This question seemed to finally hit the mark.
Bianca's body trembled, then her mouth turned down pitifully. Her little hand clutched his clothes, her small voice full of grievance, "It was that mean person who called me stupid before. Today he was mean to me.
He said it's because of me and Mommy that he doesn't have a daddy."
Hearing this, Olivia's expression suddenly turned ugly.
To say something like that—could it be Sophia's son?
But how would they end up in Harmony City?
And specifically choosing Bianca's kindergarten!
Wasn't that woman supposed to be doing terribly?
"Man, they're like a bad penny—they just keep showing up!" Olivia was furious.
No wonder Bianca had such a strong reaction tonight.
That bad kid must have bullied Bianca again!
She felt both heartbroken and guilty that she hadn't known about this right away.
Bianca must have been so scared at the time.
Andrew seemed to guess who it was too, a flash of coldness passing through his eyes.
However, his movements were gentle as he patted Bianca's back to comfort her, "Don't be afraid. I'm here, and I won't let anyone bully you."
Bianca's mouth turned down as she looked at him with red-rimmed eyes and asked, "Daddy, is he going to come to school with me?
Can he not? I don't like him!"
Bianca's small voice carried a hint of pleading.
This was also the first time she had so clearly expressed her dislike.
Olivia's heart was breaking hearing this.
Andrew held the child and gently soothed her emotions, saying, "Yes, I won't allow anyone who would hurt you to come anywhere near you.
You've always trusted me, haven't you? So don't be afraid anymore. Go to sleep peacefully, okay?"
Bianca trusted him very much.
And his voice always had a calming power.
After hearing his comfort, Bianca gradually calmed down.
She obediently nodded, her little expression brightening again as she said, "Okay, then tonight I want to sleep with Daddy and Mommy!"
"Okay." Andrew agreed to her request, holding her in his arms and gently patting her back.
Bianca leaned against his shoulder and soon fell fast asleep.
After she was sound asleep, Yara carried her away.
Seeing Yara about to take Bianca back to her room, Olivia spoke up, "Take Bianca to my room. She'll sleep with me later, so she won't wake up scared in the middle of the night."
"Okay." Yara agreed and carried the child to Olivia's room.
After she left, only the two of them remained in the living room.
Now Olivia didn't hide her emotions, saying in a low voice, "Their appearance there definitely wasn't a coincidence!"
Back then, when Sophia and Michael's wedding fell through, that woman must have held a grudge against her.
Now that she couldn't do anything to Olivia herself, she went after Bianca instead!
Andrew held her and comforted her gently, "Don't worry, they only had a chance to step in there during the consultation.
The school has high standards. Not just anyone can be admitted."
At this point, Andrew's voice paused, "However, there's something I didn't tell you, but now that this has happened, I think I should.
These past few days, Michael has been going to the school gate, trying to get close to Bianca, but my people noticed in advance.
We've been taking Bianca out through the back door these days.
That mother and son going to the kindergarten today—I think it must be connected to him."
"What?"
Hearing that Michael actually dared to go to the school to find Bianca, Olivia's expression darkened and she became angry.
She thought she had made herself clear enough that day.
She didn't expect Michael to be so shameless!
He was determined not to leave them alone, willing to cause harm just to disrupt Bianca's life?
Olivia was so angry her fists clenched tight.
Andrew had been watching her. Worried she might hurt herself, he pulled her hand over and opened her clenched fingers.
He gently stroked them, "Don't worry, I won't let him see Bianca.
And even if he does see her, I don't think we need to worry too much."
Under his comfort, Olivia's emotions gradually calmed down.
She looked at Andrew and asked, "What do you mean?"
Andrew seemed to think of something, a hint of amusement in his eyes as he said, "Bianca has actually always been a very smart child.
Her psychological condition isn't like it used to be.
She dislikes that child because he bullied her before, so she has a stress response to him.
As for Michael, do you really think Bianca has forgotten about her background?"
As a top psychologist, Andrew understood people's psychology better than anyone.
What's more, this was a pure child with simple thoughts.
Hearing this, Olivia looked sharply at Andrew.
Could it be that Bianca never forgot who her real father was?
Olivia couldn't quite understand.
Andrew chuckled and answered her confusion, "At first she was traumatized and developed an avoidance mentality.
Usually patients like this engage in self-suggestion, which is also a process of forcing themselves to let go.
A child's world is very simple. Bianca's father didn't want her, so naturally she didn't want him either. That's all."
Olivia pressed her lips together, her heart full of mixed feelings.
Back then, she had been entangled with Michael for so long largely because of her concern for Bianca.
She had always worried that an incomplete family would affect the child's development.
But Bianca was actually better at letting go than she was.
Still, Olivia was curious.
She asked Andrew, "When did you figure this out?"
Andrew looked at her, his eyes full of tenderness, and said, "I had some sense of it back in Emerald City."
After all, he was an authority in psychology.
Moreover, as Bianca's psychologist, Andrew understood the child's thoughts very well.
Olivia's mouth moved, too surprised to speak for a moment.
After a long while, she finally looked at Andrew and said, "So you're saying she latched onto you early on? You were forced to be her dad?"
Thinking about everything these past days, Olivia felt a bit bad about it.
But Andrew didn't think it was a problem.
A hint of amusement flashed in his deep eyes as he said, "At the time, it was indeed unexpected, but later I discovered I wasn't opposed to it.
Bianca is a very good, very lovable child.
From the moment I first met her, I felt a wonderful connection with her.
I instinctively wanted to help her get better.
Maybe because I thought she was cute, or maybe because she was so pure—I didn't want to see her life stop there."
He acted on his feelings and didn't deliberately suppress them.
Wanting to be good to her, to be good to Bianca—it all happened naturally.
"Besides..." Andrew suddenly looked at her deeply, the affection in his eyes showing clearly, "I really like having Bianca as a daughter!"
Even without a blood relationship, she was someone he had personally cared for all this time.
He had single-handedly rescued her from the world of autism.
All her emotional awareness and feelings—he had taught her everything step by step.
To Andrew, Bianca was no different from his own child.
Not to mention loving her because he loved Olivia.
Olivia certainly knew this too.
She hugged Andrew, silently conveying her emotions.
When it came to Bianca, he was truly closer than her biological father.
Very few people in this world could do this.
If it weren't for her, how would things have turned out this way?
"Andrew, meeting you is truly the greatest fortune of my life!" She rarely spoke such romantic words.
Andrew's eyes deepened, and instead of saying much more to Olivia, he responded to her words with a long, lingering kiss.
Not until she was breathless, with almost no air left, did the man finally release her.
He replied gently, "Me too."
All these years, Harmony City had always said he kept away from women, cold and restrained.
This wasn't false!
Even the old senior on the mountain said that in this life, he was good in every way except that his marriage prospects were thin.
As for the reasons, one was his personality, and the other was his mother's death.