Chapter 1810

“I… I’m not crying,” said William as he turned his little head away. with some embarrassment.

“Your eyes are red,” said Jasper Reed. Following the direction of William’s face, she moved closer to him. Then, she reached out her hand and used her fingers to dab under his eyes.

There were tears on her fingers.

Her action was so sudden that he was caught off guard.

“Look, it’s your tears!” She stuck out her little tongue and licked the tears from her fingers as she said, “It’s salty!”

William’s face turned even redder. He was a little flustered.

“Why are you crying?” Jasper leaned her little head forward

and asked, “Is it because your mommy is gone?” She heard her parents say William’s mother had died in prison.

‘Dying… means he’ll never see her again!

‘That’s what it meant on TV!’

was tense, and he

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many, many days! I won’t laugh if

won’t cry.” William took a while to utter the

pieces of chocolate out of

it, I won’t feel. sad anymore.

in her hand

my room at night

aunt Cummins came back, he was given a separate

He had been sleeping alone

recently.

you.” As Jasper spoke, she peeled off the wrapper and held the chocolate to his mouth. “Ah!”

hinting at him to open. his mouth and eat the chocolate.

little mouth was

if wondering why he was keeping his mouth

the chocolate. For a moment, they seemed to

stalemate.

he suddenly asked, “Why are you giving me chocolate? What does it matter

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