Page 215 of His Sunshine Baby

“Thank Moon Goddess,” sighs Daniel.

“Daniel… We… found Reagan too.”

Her sorry expression says it all, but Sylviana’s probably careful with her words because of Estelle. Daniel’s jaw drops.

“She…?”

A long silence follows. He looks terribly affected, shaking his head, holding back his tears. Boyan walks up to him, standing by his boyfriend to try and comfort him. Nora, too, walks up to him and rubs his shoulder.

“Daniel, I’m so sorry.”

“Damn it… She’s going to be so sad when she hears this.”

He has a hard time trying not to cry, I can tell. I guess he was close to that woman too. I see his brother take out his phone from his pocket and leave. They probably need to tell their pack the news. What a mess…

Daniel puts a hand over Estelle’s left ear, holding her with his free arm, and turns to us again.

“Elena, did she… say anything?”

“No, she only called out to me for help, and I lost the mind-link almost immediately,” sighs Nora.

“Fuck! I can’t believe this really happened. And Reagan’s death… Moon Goddess.”

I’m confused. Why the hell is he only blocking one of her ears, what’s the point if she hears it? I understand his other arm is busy, but…

However, to my surprise, Estelle isn’t reacting at all to his words. I stare at my daughter, who seems tired in his arms, but really, it’s like she didn’t hear.

“Estelle?”

She doesn’t react, again. What the…? She really didn’t hear. Daniel sighs and turns to me with an exasperated expression, like I did something wrong.

“What are you doing?”

“Why can’t she hear me?”

He sighs again.

“Her right ear is deaf. She was born like that. She only hears from her left side.”

What? Why? Why was she born with a deaf ear? Nora seems surprised, too, so I guess my sister-in-law wasn’t aware either.

Understanding we’re talking about her, Estelle pushes his hand away and turns to him.

“Dada, can I see Mommy now? I want to see Mommy.”

“Not yet, baby star, Mommy is with the doctors. You will see her soon, I promise.”

“The surgery will probably take a couple more hours, though,” says Liam with a frown.

“Daniel, how about we take her for a little snack?” suggests Nora. “She must be tired from all that’s happened. Estelle, do you want something to drink?”

“A hot chocolate.”

Nora smiles softly, caressing her blonde hair.

“Alright, let’s go get a hot chocolate, alright? Danny, come.”

Like they had discussed this before, Nora gives a little nod to Damian, and she walks away with Daniel, Boyan following behind them.

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