The Rabbit Girl Who Shook the Walker Family Chapter 13
But when Lily heard it, she hugged the stuffed rabbit tighter. That afternoon after school, Ethan stood at the gate right on time. He saw at once that Lily came out slowly. Her little yellow hat was crooked. Her eyes were red too. Ethan crouchedÂ
down.Â
“Who bullied you?”Â
Lily shook her head.Â
“No one.”Â
“I just didn’t make any friends today.”Â
Ethan looked at her.Â
“Why?”Â
Lily looked down.Â
“They said nobody wants me, and nobody says I belong here.”Â
“Can a kid who doesn’t belong still ride in UncleÂ
Ethan’s car?”Â
Ethan’s face turned cold. He did not explode atÂ
once. He held Lily’s hand and turned into the office. The daycare director soon came over.Â
“Mr. Walker, is the child having trouble adjusting?”Â
Ethan placed his phone on the desk.Â
“I want to see the classroom surveillance fromÂ
after nap time today.”Â
The director froze.Â
“This involves the other children’s privacy…”Â
Ethan took out his attorney license.Â
“Then my legal team can discuss it with yours.”Â
The smile on the director’s face froze. Ten minutes later, the surveillance footage was pulled up. In the video, several children gathered in a corner. The voices were unclear. But one little girl could beÂ
seen taking out a folded paper. On it was Lily’sÂ
photo.Â
Beside it were large words:Â
The secret daughter of the Walker family. EthanÂ
paused the video.Â
“Where did the paper come from?”Â
The teacher’s face paled.Â
“This… I don’t know.”Â
Ethan said, “Find out.”Â
The daycare pulled the gate surveillance. At 1:12 p.m., a driver wearing a baseball cap entered the daycare. He said he was delivering materials for a community charity event. He handed a manila envelope to the gate guard. The guard thenÂ
passed it to the classroom teacher. The driver’sÂ
license plate was clear.Â
Ethan looked once. He memorized the number.Â
Lily stood beside him. She recognized the car.Â
“Uncle Ethan.”Â
“I’ve seen that car.”Â
Ethan looked down.Â
“Where?”Â
Lily picked at the strap of her backpack.Â
“At the introduction dinner.”Â
“Big Sister Sophie rode in it.”Â
The office went silent. The daycare director’s faceÂ
turned even paler. Ethan copied the video.Â
“I want the gate guard registration, the manila envelope, and the class material transfer record.”Â
The director nodded quickly. Lily tugged hisÂ
sleeve.Â
“Uncle Ethan.”Â
“If I don’t come to daycare, will I stop causingÂ
trouble for you?”Â
Ethan looked at her. The little girl looked down.Â
The edge of her yellow hat had been pinched intoÂ
a crease. Ethan crouched.Â
“The trouble is with the people doing bad things.”Â
“Not with you.”Â
Lily slowly lifted her head.Â
“Then can I still come tomorrow?”Â
Ethan said, “Yes.”Â
“I’ll bring you.”Â
Footsteps sounded at the door. Lily turned back.Â
Lucas stood outside the office. His suit jacketÂ
hung over his arm. Clearly, he had rushed over.Â
Lily’s eyes lit up.Â
“Lucas.”Â
Lucas walked in. He looked at the child first, thenÂ
at Ethan.Â
“Who?”Â
Ethan handed him the license plate number.Â
“Sophie’s family driver.”Â
Lucas put the note into his pocket. He did not lose his temper in the office.Â
He only said to the daycare director, “Starting tomorrow, Walker Holdings‘ legal team will handleÂ
this.”Â
“By tomorrow, I want a written explanation for how my daughter was targeted under yourÂ
supervision.”Â
The daycare director apologized repeatedly. Lily held Lucas’s hand and walked out. At the door, she stopped. She looked back at the little girl who had said nobody wanted her. The girl was being held by her parent and hiding behind her. Lily thoughtÂ
about it.Â
She took a small rabbit sticker from her backpackÂ
and placed it on the table.Â
“This is for you.”Â
“From now on, you can call me Lily.”Â
The little girl froze. Her mother’s face becameÂ
awkward. Ethan studied the sticker. HeÂ
remembered the stitches on the outside ofÂ
Emma’s voice recorder. Lucas saw it too.Â
He asked softly, “Where did you get theseÂ
stickers?”Â
Lily said, “Mommy bought them.”Â
“Mommy said little rabbits know the way.”Â
Ethan’s eyes changed slightly.Â
“Did she have many before?”Â
Lily nodded.Â
“A whole sheet.”Â
“Mommy said every important thing had to have aÂ
little rabbit on the back.”Â
Ethan and Lucas exchanged a look. On the back ofÂ
important things. Lucas took out his phone.Â
“Back to the estate.”Â
“Check every paper Emma left behind.”Â
Before the Walker family even returned to theÂ
estate, the story had already hit the trending list.

