Three Years Forgotten, Why Go Crazy When I Say Goodbye? novel Chapter 452

Before coming here, they had definitely looked up some photos online, but without a doubt, the boy in front of them was the most severe case they had seen yet.

In that split second, both Willow and Leo finally understood the intense hostility the parents had shown them during their first encounter.

As parents, watching their own flesh and blood endure the agonizing pain of blistering, peeling skin day and night, living in a state of endless torture, was already a soul-crushing agony. But instead of showing kindness, the people around them constantly stared at the child's flaws, pointing fingers and using bizarre looks and cruel words to repeatedly tear open the family's wounds.

Day after day of cold stares, discrimination, and malice had eroded away all of this family's warmth, leaving nothing but sharp, defensive thorns. If it had been anyone else enduring this kind of torment year after year, they wouldn't have been able to let it go either.

The air on the porch was so quiet it felt suffocating, until a slightly hoarse, incredibly calm voice broke the silence. "Hello, I'm Ethan."

The boy was incredibly polite, taking the initiative to greet them first.

He sat bolt upright, trying his best to lift his chin and look just like any normal kid. He spoke very slowly, his voice lacking the crispness of other children. It was likely that any movement of his skin brought him stinging pain, so every word he uttered was spoken with soft, deliberate restraint.

Instantly, Leo's eyes reddened.

He was usually a cheerful, easygoing guy who wore his emotions on his sleeve, rarely showing this kind of soft vulnerability. But as a father himself with young kids at home, this was the exact kind of scene he couldn't stomach.

Looking at Ethan, who had suffered so much at such a young age, and then thinking of his own healthy, carefree children... They were all kids, all their parents' entire worlds. The mere comparison made his chest feel like it was being crushed by a boulder, aching so badly he could barely breathe.

Compared to Leo's emotional reaction, Willow maintained an aura of absolute calm and gentleness.

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