“Is it a crime for me to dress well? You only wear what you do because your husband doesn’t make enough to buy you nice clothes, right? Is that why you want my brother to give you money–so you can go out and buy yourself something pretty?”

Alessia blinked, and tears spilled down her cheeks.

She already had that innocent, heartbreaking face, and the sudden tears caught everyone off guard.

“I… I didn’t… That’s not…” The woman faltered, completely thrown by Alessia’s words. What had they even started out trying to do?

Alessia wiped at her face, but the tears kept coming.

Her slender shoulders trembled, and the way she tried to hold back her sobs–stubborn, but hopelessly overwhelmed–made her look even more fragile, tugging at the hearts of everyone watching.

“Lessie!”

The woman was stunned by the sudden reversal, but she wasn’t the only one panicking–Zachary looked just as shaken.

Alessia was always so strong, so proud. If something had made her cry like this, she must have been deeply wronged.

as he pulled Alessia

her back.

If we run

his hands and used his thumb to softly wipe away the tears at the corners of her eyes, his gaze brimming with

playing along with her little act–his words were too perfect. But when she looked up, she realized he was

at him, momentarily speechless, her emotions suddenly tangled and

poor kids–they must still be

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picking on children.

heart, and now she’s getting blackmailed for it. If this keeps happening,

because she’s dressed nicely, they think they can wring money

two good hands–why don’t they go earn their own money

and wife sitting on the floor, their faces

that’s not true! It was them-” The woman looked

scrambled to explain, but somewhere along the line, they’d lost control of the

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