Chapter 434

"I'm not mentally prepared yet. I don't know how to face her," Jacob replied. Even though Jacob did not display his emotions, Esther could sense his unease. She tousled his hair, ruffling it into a messy tangle. "Jacob, you've played your tricks on me, but I won't hold it against you." Esther suddenly shifted her tone to a more relaxed and energetic one. "Your mother's flight won't be long now. Shall we go pick her up together later?" "I don't want to go..." Jacob was just a child. How could he not want to see his mother? He wanted to—he really wanted to see his mother. When his mother, someone he had only known through documents, data, videos, and photos, was about to enter his real world, his initial reaction was unexpectedly the urge to escape. "Are you really not going?" Esther earnestly brushed aside the disheveled strands from Jacob's forehead. She smiled mischievously. "If you don't go, then I'll have to go alone to pick her up. You know, I'm quite famous because of this