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!

her into his arms and whispered, “It’s

as if she had found a bonfire, warm enough

didn’t have to pretend and put up a front. All she needed was to have a good cry

entanglements, Betty finally drew the line with the Watsons once and for all. With all the childhood bullying, curse hurling, and torturing, and all the shaming and name calling after she grew up, Betty wondered what a life she

for good! Betty felt the sudden relief. She marveled at the weight of the burden she had carried with

wrapped Betty in his arms quietly.

her fill, Kerwin lowered his eyes at her,

nodded her

your past? I’m all ears. It also

gently kissed her

eyes and started to tell Kerwin about her childhood

had never seen the sea. I had only read from the books that the sea was blue. That the stretch of

a little closer to Betty and let her lie down and rest her head on his lap, so she could feel more comfortable. “Kerwin, I love the sea. It gives me a sense of security. We went to Mauritius that time, it was a romantic place, which I had waited for so long. Mom was so busy so she was actually in favor of me going on a trip together with them.

a sigh. What had happened next was

to frame me, because I swear I saw the smile on her face when the doll fell into the crack. Emily cried and screamed. Daisy

At the recollection of that experience, she still felt so

with pointy shells and slippery seaweeds. But still, I climbed in. God knew

had noticed these ugly

thought that she had gotten them. because of childhood naughtiness.

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

remembered that she had gone a long way, hungry and exhausted, her wounds hurting so

they had finished dinner and left nothing for her.

had missed her

got back and Sherry asked her if she had had fun, Betty had been afraid that her mother would

with a piteous look

wanted to say something to console Betty, but he was never good at words, so he just held her tight in

in a low voice, “Do you regret letting the Watsons

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