Chapter 146

Tiffany waved a hand. "I don't want it. Thanks."

She felt like vomiting again before even finishing the sentence. All she could think of was how the boy had thrown the wriggling caterpillar into his mouth.

She shut her eyes and asked, "Whose kid was that?"

"Carrie Simpson, one of our maids." William paused. "Why do you ask?"

Tiffany suppressed the urge to heave. "He looks like he's only seven or eight. Why was he..."

"Carrie took too much medication when she was pregnant, so it affected the baby's growth. He's been like this since birth-he's not too intelligent and is even a little... retarded," William said. When he noticed how pale she looked, he held her steady. "Are you okay, Tiff? Why did you become paler?"

She shook her head and continued asking, "Didn't Carrie do any tests back then? Didn't she do an anomaly scan to see whether everything was okay?"

"According to her, the tests didn't show anything. Sometimes, these tests and scans aren't 100% accurate. There've been many cases of misdiagnoses."

know how to describe how she currently

one already knew how

distance, she could see the

water." William appeared beside

She accepted

"Carrie tried to send the boy to an orphanage,

ultimately couldn't

raise him herself. She's worked for us for years my mother pitied her and allowed her to bring the boy to

himself in the garden. We're all used to it by now. Don't be too bothered by him. He's

softening her tone.

me?" He looked at

can't go back to how

huge mistake, Tiff. And it's precisely because of that that I know how important you

chance, please?"

through too much in the early days of your lives. Will you

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