Chapter 94

The nurse saw Jessica signing and, blinking in sympathy, lamented, "She's so beautiful—what a shame she can't speak."

Henry could read Jessica's sign language. She was telling the nurse that she was his mother. He tensed, terrified she'd use her voice synthesizer and reveal the

truth.

Annoyance crept into his voice. "What are you waving your hands around for? No one else understands your sign language."

Jessica pulled out her phone, intent on using her voice ring to speak.

But Henry snatched her phone away before she could, turning to the nurse with a bright, practiced smile. "Ma'am, she's our housekeeper. My dad likes a quiet home, so he hired someone who doesn't talk."

Jessica froze.

Did he just say she was the housekeeper?

She'd seen this plot play out on TV-sons, ashamed of their mothers after making something of themselves, introducing them to others as the help or distant relatives. The mothers never got angry; they'd just cry quietly, terrified of embarrassing their child.

despised those ungrateful sons

had she imagined that one day, she'd find herself

she finally understood the agony of those silent tears-the pain was

gently wrapped gauze around Henry's arm and dabbed his skin with

tried to hug Henry, worried

away, his voice tinged with impatience. "I'm not a little kid anymore. I'm tough—I'm not scared

he was, smiled approvingly.

when the nurse inserted the needle, Henry's face tightened and his brows furrowed, but he bit down

better than anyone when he was putting

nurse finished taping the needle in place, Henry puffed up a

finished securing everything and affectionately ruffled his hair. "You did great, Henry. Last time you were here with your mom, you still needed her to comfort you,

telling the nurse last time that Sheila was

grinned. "Well, with your mom around, you're supposed to act a little

glanced at them curiously. "By the way, where's your

dad on

into fists before she could

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