The smile on her face froze, and Hester's back unconsciously stiffened. She turned her head and looked firmly at Jackson, who was not hypocritical.
"Hahaha!"
Looking at Hester's serious look, Jackson was amused. He easily took her into his arms, stroking her head with his palm, and there was a faint sadness in his eyes.
"I was just kidding! Don't be silly. I wouldn't be so humble and ask for other's love."
Hester's eyes twinkled to avoid his eager eyes, and an embarrassed smile played at the corners of her mouth.
"This joke is not funny at all. Don't do it again."
Jackson leaned forward and drew the distance between the two closer. The heat of his breath directly fell on her face, burning.
'If I didn't know your scruples, why would I lie?'
"I know you are out of your mind. It's not bad to see you panic from time to time. After all, you are different now. You will see less and less this kind of scenes!"
Blushing, Hester stood still, staring at his back with unspeakable bitterness in her heart. She put her hand on her heart.
She didn't know why she felt heartbroken every time she saw that Jackson acted as if nothing had happened. Maybe the two of them had similar experiences, so they were destined to feel the same way!
"I'm sorry!"
Jackson's back was slightly stiff, and the happy steps under his feet were smooth without any change.
In a daze, Terence and Thomas also slowly walked to the door. Hester looked displeased and raised her head to tuck the short hair around her ear awkwardly.
"It's my fault this time. I will stay away from Thomas in the future."
Hearing that his mother was going to stay away from him, Thomas' tears fell at the moment, as if they were broken beads.
"Mom, do you want to abandon me? Did I do something wrong to piss you off? Tell me, I will change!"
Looking at the crying Thomas in panic, Hester was not at ease. She frowned and was confused.
"It's not your fault. It's all my fault! If I hadn't taken you to the amusement park, you wouldn't have been kidnapped and experienced such a terrible thing.
It's all my fault. In order to avoid similar things happening in the future, I think we'd better keep a distance from each other!"
Thomas' dark and bright eyes were slightly red. He stared at Hester with watery eyes, unmoved. In his opinion, this was the sign that his mother would abandon him again.
He had been waiting for her for so long, but he hadn't called her mother yet. Would they be separated again?
Holding Hester's sleeve tightly, Thomas cried even more sadly. He didn't want his mother to leave again!
"I don't care. I don't want my mother to leave! I don't want it!"
Hester frowned. Her heart was almost torn apart when she heard Thomas' heart-wrenching cry. She patted him on the back and coaxed him in a low voice.
"Thomas, be good! I won't leave. It's just that we can't meet outside in the future. If Thomas misses me one day, just call me and I'll come to you, okay?"
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