Rachel instantly burst into laughter and nodded hard.
Alice brushed a kiss on Rachel's fair little face and, mimicking a child's voice, said, "Hurry and go hide, Mommy's coming to look for you…"
Rachel slid excitedly down from Alice's lap…
Children are always easy to please. After she played with her for a while, the child started fussing that she was sleepy, then curled up in her arms and drifted off into a sweet sleep…
"Miss, I'll take Rachel upstairs to sleep!"
"No need, I'll hold her while she sleeps… I haven't really been with her these past few days, let me hold her a little longer." Lowering her head, she kissed the child's flushed sleeping face. For once, the worries that had been written on Alice's face these days drew back, revealing a faint hint of contentment.
Aunt PA asked, "Miss, are things at the winery still very troublesome?"
