Chapter 158 Childhood Memory

The moment she walked out of the Watson villa, Betty suddenly felt very lost.

So this was the closure…

From this day on, she did not owe Roger anymore, she did not owe the Watsons anymore. And whatever the Watsons had done to her did not matter anymore either.

From now on, all she had was but her mother.

Technically, it was not totally true.

She still had Kerwin.

At the thought of that, she suddenly felt all warm and strong.

After she left the Watson villa, Kerwin took

Betty in the car and let Peter drive them home.

On the way, Betty either was lost in her thoughts or kept her head low with red-rimmed eyes.

Kerwin thought he should give Betty the time to let it all out.

She was exhausted. With all these bad memories coming back in one day, only a strong-willed mind would be able to take all of it.

In the face of the bombardment from the

Watsons, the heart of the frail-looking Betty must have been broken into millions of pieces. Only God knew how sad she must be!

his arms and whispered, “It’s OK if you want to cry.”

Betty felt as if she had found a bonfire,

since she was a child. Before Kerwin, she didn’t have to pretend

and for all. With all the childhood bullying, curse hurling, and torturing, and all

fine now. She could finally rid herself of the Watsons for good! Betty felt the sudden relief. She marveled at the weight

wrapped Betty in his arms quietly.

had wept her fill, Kerwin lowered his eyes at her, “Do you

nodded her head.

me about your past? I’m

her on the

started to tell Kerwin about her childhood

with them for a trip to the seaside. I was exhilarated. I had never seen the sea. I had only read from

was so busy so she was actually

which, Betty couldn’t help heaving a sigh. What had happened next was not that beautiful.

face when the doll fell into the crack. Emily cried and screamed. Daisy got anxious, so she ordered me to climb down the crack. She said I was small and

recollection of that experience, she still felt so

my life I was that close to the sea. There were so many rocks, overgrown with pointy shells and slippery seaweeds. But still, I climbed in. God knew how hard I had tried to reach for that doll and get it. I scraped my arms and legs on the rocks and shells. Do you see

had noticed these

gotten them. because of childhood naughtiness. The

soaked in seawater and hurt so bad, but Daisy and Emily took a cab and left me, saying Dad was waiting for them for dinner. So I had to walk back alone in

a long way, hungry and exhausted, her wounds hurting so

back, they had finished dinner and left nothing for her. So she had

she had

had been afraid that

with

good at

in a low voice, “Do you regret letting

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