Chapter 223

Chapter 223

A few minutes later, the teacher arrived with a small boy dressed in black.

The scrawny little boy stood next to the teacher, his clean white backpack slung over his shoulder.

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The air outside was cold, and his clothes were a little thick. He’d barely entered before his face flushed from the warmth of the room.

In this entire kindergarten, every space covered by a roof was kept at a constant temperature.

When Yvonne came in earlier, lan had wrapped her in a fluffy coat, only briefly taking it off when he carried her into the classroom.

Like her, all the other kids were dressed lightly.

Though his face was flushed, the boy maintained a calm and aloof demeanor.

When the teacher asked him to introduce himself, he pursed his lips and said, in the most minimal way possible, “I’m Hudson Hill.

The teacher, still waiting expectantly, looked at him for a few seconds before realizing the introduction was over.

The last person to introduce themselves so briefly had been Anna.

The teacher, slightly taken aback, glanced around the class, found an empty spot, and asked a nearby boy to move so Hudson could sit next to him.

Hudson tightened his grip on the strap of his backpack and took a slow step forward.

He walked slowly, but even so, it was clear his legs weren’t in the best condition.

As he walked past one of the kids, Hudson caught their surprised gaze. He quickly turned his eyes away, lowering his head

even more.

He cautiously lifted his head, his eyes darting quickly across the room, feeling as though they were burning him.

None of the other kids seemed to care much. A few curious glances here and there, but there was no malice.

realization made him breathe a little easier. He

mate, a pale, friendly–looking boy, seemed unfazed by the new

sitting across the aisle were busy exchanging snacks, and didn’t even

his coat and hugged it to his chest.

older brother Gabriel had made him wear extra layers, fearing he might get

more secure, decided to hold onto his coat instead of using the coat hook

activities. His desk mate occasionally spoke to him, but their talk was mostly abo games Hudson

relaxed a bit. He slouched and leaned on the desk, his head turned to gaze out the window

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Chapter 223

Yvonne was carefully pulling a few small tomatoes out

her previous experience, she’d learned to be more careful.

she always did so under the

school, so one would hand things off

as Yvonne was quietly handing over the tomatoes, Anna suddenly grabbed her hand, her voice low and

is watching us.” Yvonne peeked out from

direction, and it looked like he’d been doing so for a while.

Yvonne quickly hid the tomatoes, hugging her two small bags to her chest, her eyes pleading

whisper, like a villain in an old movie. “If he’s seen us, then we have no choice

process what was happening, he suddenly felt a chill run down his

aisle were too obvious. He couldn’t pretend he didn’t notice.

that they were looking at him, and felt even more

I do something wrong? Is there a rule again.

outside the window?”

two girls withdrew their gazes,

tension build up in

closest to the aisle reached into

time, and when she pulled her hand out, Hudson

cautiously opened his

hand held out a small, bright

girls stared at him, their eyes unblinking.

it,” Anna said, her

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