Natalie asked when she heard her son's question, “Huh? Do you know him?”

Connor nodded, indicating he was conscious of the little boy's identity. Afraid of embarrassing himself again, the little boy looked elsewhere and announced, “I-I'll be leaving immediately!

Natalie grasped his wrist and asked, “Wait! Aren't your parents coming to pick you up?”

She had been wondering why no one had bothered to help the little boy when he was beaten to a pulp. On top of that, his parents were nowhere to be seen.

The little boy started weeping and stuttered, “M-My father has long passed on! I-I have to make my way home on my own because my mother isn't feeling well!”

Natalie felt awful because of the series of misfortunes the little boy had to brace himself through when he was just a child.

She couldn't stand leaving the needy children behind ever since she became a mother of two.

Thus, she offered, “Where do you live? I'll give you a ride home today!”

The little boy gaped at Natalie's offer. He waved and asserted, “N-No—I-I—”

Natalie interrupted him and asked, “Aren't you afraid they're going to pick on you again?”

rendered speechless by

little boy's hand,

Sharon to

Natalie. Connor and the little boy were seated next to

Natalie the precise location of

little boy

“Joe? That's quite an adorable name befitting a little boy

when she heard Natalie's

short while later, Natalie pulled over at the entrance of Joe's place and showed the little boy the way back

he waved and repeated himself, “Thank you so much

but promise me to share the incident with your mother and get her to acquire the teacher's help to resolve the issue. Otherwise, they're going

a result, Joe's eyes flickered in despair. However,

as well. I'll see you again.” Natalie boarded

bustling streets. He seemed to be in a great mood and bounced his way back to

the meantime, Connor broke the silence and announced, “It's not going

through the rearview mirror

again, but there's nothing the teachers can

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