After Estella handed the handkerchief to Roxanne, she had been staying at the latter’s side. Upon hearing that they were heading downstairs, she immediately reached her hand out and grabbed Roxanne’s hand, much like how they did it last time.

Right before her hand touched Roxanne’s, a phone rang.

Roxanne promptly turned around to take the phone in her bag, and her fingertips brushed past the little girl’s.

It wasn’t easy for Estella to build up the courage to hold Roxanne’s hand, ...