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!

and whispered, “It’s OK if you want to

she had found a bonfire, warm

child. Before Kerwin, she didn’t have to pretend and put

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

could finally rid herself of the Watsons for good! Betty felt the sudden relief.

wrapped Betty in his arms quietly.

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

her

about your

gently kissed her on

eyes and started to tell Kerwin about

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.

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. We actually had fun as a family at the seaside. The

heaving a sigh. What had

because I swear I saw the smile on her face when the doll fell into

eyes slightly. At the recollection of

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 the

noticed these

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

Daisy and Emily took a cab and left me, saying Dad was

remembered that she had gone a long way, hungry and

and left nothing for her. So she had been starved for

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

lowered his eyes at Betty, with a

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

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

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