CEO’s Tears Over Pregnancy Test Discovery

Chapter 1622

Charlie had even asked his classmates at preschool about their grandmothers, curiously comparing them to his own.

It didn't take long for him to realize that his grandmother was quite different. None of his friends' grandmothers behaved like a child, playing games or speaking in such an unclear, disjointed way. But Charlie didn't mind. In fact, he adored his grandmother just the way she was.

Seeing Charlie nearby, sticking close to Linda and watching over her, Jamie felt reassured and continued selecting groceries.

Just as she decided she had everything she needed and was ready to check out, a commotion broke out nearby.

"Hey, this old lady stole something! Somebody grab the thief!"

"That's not true!" Charlie's voice rang out, loud and defiant. "My grandma isn't a thief! You must have dropped it, and she picked it up to look at it."

The accuser was a middle-aged woman with her young daughter in tow. As an adult, she easily dismissed Charlie's protests and placed all the blame on Linda, the only adult present.

"I just set my phone down for a moment while taking care of my kid and grabbing groceries. Then your grandma takes it, and somehow she's in the right?" the woman sneered.

crowd began to gather, and she raised her voice, clearly enjoying the

the wrong here? She's a grown woman. How could she not know it's wrong to touch someone else's property?" "She's right. Taking other

your

true! Grandma was trying to give the phone back

out a mocking laugh. "And I am

was a losing battle. The surrounding adults automatically sided with the

his lips quivered, and tears welled up in his eyes. But then, he

good care of Grandma, and he was determined to be a strong little man who

"Charlie."

efforts to hold it together crumbled. He ran into Jamie's arms, sniffling and pointing at the woman and her daughter.

her voice gentle but firm. "It's okay, Charlie. You've done

shifted to the mother

While Jamie

one?

was boundless. She had disciplined him when he needed it, but she had always protected him fiercely when it came