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!

pulled her into his arms and whispered, “It’s OK if you want

arms, Betty felt as if she had found a bonfire, warm enough to keep her from any cold

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

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

Watsons for good! Betty felt the sudden relief. She marveled at the weight

wrapped Betty in his

Kerwin lowered his eyes

nodded her head.

you willing to tell me about your past?

gently kissed her on the cheek.

started to tell Kerwin about her

trip to the seaside. I was exhilarated. I had never seen the sea. I had only read from the books that the sea was blue. That the stretch of the coastline went all the way to the other side of the earth.

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

couldn’t help heaving a sigh.

barbie doll had really fallen into the crack or she had done it just 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 got anxious, so she ordered me to climb down the crack. She

of that experience, she still felt

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

noticed these ugly scars before.

had 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 the

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

had finished dinner and left nothing

night, she had missed her mother.

when they got back and Sherry asked her if she had had fun, Betty had been afraid that her mother would be upset and angered by the truth, so she

at Betty, with

Betty, but he was never good at words, so he just held her tight in his arms

a low voice, “Do you regret letting the

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