Chapter 55

She stepped into the room and saw the pale-faced child sitting on the bed, his small feet bandaged. She couldn't help but feel a wrenching pain in her heart. When he saw her, his pitch-black eyes sparkled like stars. "Sister-in-law!" he cried out. Tears clung to his long eyelashes, and with a slight blink, they rolled down his cheeks. Despite the tears, pure joy was written all over his face. Joy because she did not abandon him. Willow kept a stern face as she strode over to the bed and pulled him into her arms. Then, she repeatedly smacked his little bottom. Jason was taken aback at first, but once he realized what had happened, his face flushed bright red. The tears he held back fell freely. He had grown used to hardship at the Nicholson household and even if he felt wronged or scared, he wouldn't cry out loud. His small body just quivered slightly, tears flowing continuously. Seeing this, Aunt Turner behind them seethed with anger, practically fuming from her ears. She wished she co