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Chapter 224

Chapter 224

In the next second, Hudson’s gloomy eyes suddenly lit up with clarity.

Anna and Yvonne watched in mild disbelief as the boy who had looked so guarded and distant just a moment ago suddenly seemed…. gentler. As if something had jolted him back to life.

His expression didn’t really change, but his mouth kept chewing like a little machine–it was oddly funny to watch.

To Yvonne, he looked exactly like one of the capybaras in the little petting zoo at her kindergarten. Anna informed her that yes, that was indeed called a capybara,

Whatever it was, Yvonne adored it.

She’d even tried to convince Richard to raise a few up on the mountain at home. But Richard had flatly refused, saying the animals were sluggish, defenseless, and looked like they were always one breath away from dying–not his idea of fun pets.

“Are you done eating? Hurry up–we need to talk,” Anna prompted again.

Hudson obediently grabbed his jacket and dragged his chair over to where the two girls were sitting.

All that earlier gloom and talk of curses? Gone in an instant.

Once he was seated, Anna spoke seriously.

“You just ate the stuff we brought, so if you tell the teacher about any of this, you’ll get your parents called in too.”

Yvonne nodded firmly beside her. She wasn’t as good as Anna at explaining things, but she had a strong grasp of key phrases.

“Yeah! They’ll call your parents too.”

Hudson blinked, chewing slowly, his eyes flicking between the two girls.

He clearly didn’t understand.

But the girls didn’t notice. They leaned in close, foreheads almost touching, whispering fiercely to each other before arriving at a new plan.

Yvonne pulled another cherry tomato from her backpack and offered it to him.

it, his eyes lit up. He quickly swallowed what was in his mouth. “In case

took the tomato with both hands. He started to

he wiped it carefully and tucked it into his pocket like a treasure.

satisfied nod, then raised the stakes. “We’re in this together now.

meant it.

to take in a single thing she’d just said. After stashing the tomato like it was gold, he looked at them with wide,

he said softly.

quiet “thank you” made even Anna feel a little

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threatening him–and he was grateful.

beamed, happy to accept his gratitude

But remember:

back where it had

his expression was

his pocket to feel the tomato,

her a little

him good. He’s

Yvonne nodded.

been a little nervous about

resumed splitting cherry tomatoes

neither of them knew was that, back in the staff

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bag, Yvonne looked up. Her fluffy hair had gotten even messier from all the

she chirped happily.

bag and threw her

until you couldn’t breathe. Another day, another dose of overwhelming

affection.

row. Rachel had gotten up

immediately took Yvonne’s hand. “We’ll

that, the three of them marched off, hand in hand–leaving Hudson speechless.

around,

teacher smiled at the trio. “Want me to come with you?”

head and waved cheerfully as they skipped out of

stopped them. The teacher wasn’t

Hudson didn’t get

it.

his old school, going to the bathroom during class was not allowed. Even during breaks, if you took too long, the

yelled at a lot. Eventually, he got too

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