Chapter 39. New Family

Winter's POV

I left Elisse on the bench to buy burgers and when I came back; I saw a kid together with her mom yelling at her. The brat even pushed Elisse away, which caused her to fall to the ground. 

How dare that brat!

"Hey!" 

I yelled so loud that made the girl and her mother look at me. I walked towards Elisse and helped her stand up before facing them again.

"Why did you push her away?!"

"And who are you? Anyway, that kid stole my daughter's doll!" said the woman.

I glanced at Elisse. "Is that true?"

She shook her head while her eyes were full of tears. "I-I didn't do that, Miss Winter. This is the doll you bought for me a while ago..."

"See? That's the doll I bought her a while ago! She didn't steal anything from your kid!"

"That kid is a liar! She stole my daughter's doll! She must give that back to her!" the woman said again as she reached for Elisse's hand, trying to take the doll away from her.

Elisse ke