Chapter 18: Disguise: The Old Pervert

Esther blinked innocently: "Alright, if you say so."

"Also, I have already finished painting the music box. Don't you want to take a look?"

Louis watched this brilliant scene, feeling it was very interesting. This Esther had clearly chosen to advance by retreating. What did "if you say so" mean? Wasn't that implicitly saying Emma was talking nonsense?

She also showed her magnanimity.

Now she was changing the subject again, asking to see the evidence.

Emma seemed a bit unable to handle this~

Soon, Esther took out a music box that was covered in various drawings on all four sides and looked very beautiful.

Louis raised an eyebrow: A kill shot!

Those drawings couldn't have been done in a short time. This could only prove that what Esther said was all true, and Emma...

"Emma, here, your music box sounds very nice."

Esther said with deep meaning.

And at this moment, David, who had witnessed everything, frowned. He wasn't angry, but he still felt that Emma might be a bit too sensitive.

Just like before, when she spoke impulsively out of anger over the loss of a medal, now it was probably also because of Esther's sudden arrival that she was sensitive, leading her to pull such a prank.

He lowered his body and looked at Emma seriously: "Emma, Dad taught you to be honest, right? Dad knows that Esther's arrival makes you a bit uncomfortable, but Dad believes you will know the benefits of having a sister in the future. Esther is a very friendly girl, Dad promises you."

Emma pursed her lips and said nothing, just lowered her head.

David sighed, feeling that this might just be the influence of a single-parent family on a child. He didn't scold her further, just told the children to go back to their rooms.

Before returning to his room, Louis glanced at the room next door. He saw Emma with a gloomy face, her mood not beautiful at all. It looked like there would be more actions later.

As for David, he came to Esther's room.

"Sorry, Esther. You know, Emma is just a bit shy. I hope you can forgive her."

Esther just smiled softly: "David... Dad, I'm not angry. Emma is my little sister, it's just a bit of a temper."

She changed her address directly, calling him Dad.

Listening to her understanding tone, David nodded with relief: "That's good. Esther, is there anything you want?"

"No, I just want a hug from Dad."

David looked helpless and gave her a hug. Esther greedily sniffed the scent that belonged to a mature male.

In the room.

Louis sat on a chair, thinking.

The other party was clearly not right. If he didn't think about her background, he would be too lacking in a sense of crisis.

A black ribbon tied around her neck and wrists, very mature, a young girl who was as good at disguising as Emma...

"There aren't many evil children in movies and TV shows. If she really is a character from a movie, then..."

*Orphan*, *Yulenka*, two evil child movies as famous as *The Bad Seed* appeared in Louis's mind, and he quickly began to compare them.

"F*ck! Esther! *Orphan*! What kind of giant baby is this!"

Louis's expression changed, he frowned, feeling nauseated.

He remembered what movie it was. He couldn't remember the specific details, but he remembered the general plot. It was an evil child movie called *Orphan*. Called an evil child, but Esther was actually over thirty years old. It was just because she had a disease that she stopped growing. Moreover, she was violent and craved a family.

Time and again she was adopted, time and again she tried to seduce the male host, wanting to use this to build a family of her own. In the process, she would use various means—deception, murder, intimidation, lying, etc. —to destroy the happiness of the original family, making the man trust her more. In the end, if the male host was unwilling to become her man, it would lead to a killing spree.

"Damn, what kind of trouble is this? David, what kind of people are you adopting!"

He wouldn't even talk about himself; his soul was bigger than his body, a future Left Path figure, killing enemies without changing his expression, not a good bird.

Emma didn't even need to be mentioned: antisocial personality, didn't care about life, in the end, she would even kill him, her own father.

Now he had adopted another deadly one, an older evil child who would seduce others.

What, was this a game of *Werewolf*?

Why didn't you just adopt Yulenka too, and take her giant-breasted mother while you were at it?

After a brief rant.

Louis calmed down and began to think about what to do next.

First of all, this thing had to be eliminated.

Unlike Emma—although Emma had an antisocial personality, she was still young, lacked experience, and hadn't established her worldview. Of course, the most important thing was that she was David's daughter.

And David was quite good to Louis, and he still needed this identity as a lodger, so he chose to correct Emma, even if it was troublesome, it didn't matter.

But Esther was different. She was an old pervert, her psychology had long been twisted, and she had her own twisted but mature worldview. Moreover, she was harmful to his interests!

Secondly, he had to manage David and not let him adopt anyone else. These ordinary people were fine—although perverted, dark, and murderous, at least their hard power wasn't strong, and he could handle them with some effort.

If he provoked some mysterious evil child, that would be troublesome.

"Now, let me think about where to start to get rid of this guy."

He couldn't be too anxious. He currently had no means to curse people, couldn't do it silently, and it was easy to be exposed. He didn't want to cause too much of a stir and attract the attention of the Miami side.

So, go with the flow.

This guy wouldn't be honest.

It was just hard on Emma. No matter what, this little one couldn't possibly play against an old pervert.

Let Emma suffer a bit, and let Esther take the infamy!

Soon, it was time to get up early for school.

Under the charm of money, the community committee handled the introduction letter with ease, and the school accepted it very skillfully.

Esther Coleman officially enrolled.

As soon as she enrolled, Esther attracted special attention because of the black ribbon on her body.

Especially since she was nine years old and not in the same grade as Emma and the others, in higher grades, some bullying behavior seemed to start appearing.

Under these circumstances, Esther's situation became slightly unfavorable, but she seemed completely indifferent.

Not two days later.

In the school corridor.

Slap!

A foot was deliberately stretched out, tripping her.

"Sorry, but what's up with your ribbon? It's so ugly. And that Bible, are you religious?"

The girl reached out, seemingly kindly, wanting to help Esther up, but her hand went toward the black ribbon on her wrist.

As soon as she touched it.

"Ah!!!!"

A scream so sharp it seemed to shatter eardrums rang out.

The entire corridor went silent.

Emma, who had been attracted by the commotion, paused her steps upon seeing this, revealing a gloating smile.

She hummed a happy little tune and slowly returned to her class.

Little did she know, that afternoon after class, someone slipped while pouring water, and the boiling water splashed directly onto her face, causing burns, and she was sent to the hospital.

Oh right, that seemed to be a girl.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 19 =====