A Cue For Happiness

Chapter 158 Utterly Heartbroken

Natalie did not expect Franklin’s injury to be that severe.

The sight of his purple bruise blotches tugged at her heartstrings.

Franklin is only five years old. What has gotten into Old Mr. Bowers? How could he lay such a heavy hand on his great-grandson?

Meanwhile, Franklin could not see the sorrowful look on Natalie’s face as his back faced her.

Wanting to cheer her up, he told a white lie. “I hope my bruise didn’t scare you too much, Natalie. Don’t worry. My great-grandpa is nearly eighty years old, so there’s not much strength left in him. The pain isn’t as bad as it seems.”

“There’s no need to act tough. Plus, I bet your mommy will be utterly heartbroken when she sees this,” Natalie murmured in response.

“I have no mom. Sophia and I only have our daddy. No mommy,” Franklin said in a matter-of-fact tone.

Upon hearing that, Natalie was at a loss for words.

No mommy? Could it be that Sophia and Franklin’s biological mother has passed away?

At that thought, her heart ached even more for Sophia and Franklin.

medical kit. However, after seeing the bruises on

why don’t you invite Sophia to

hand in his and spoke with

little

of her special ointment on a cotton swab, Natalie gently dabbed

the sharp pain

Franklin explained with a pout, desperately trying

for a while more, okay?” Natalie coaxed as she blew gently at

you that it doesn’t

hurts. It won’t get any better if you pretend not to be in pain.” Natalie gradually exerted more force on

silent as he bit down on

indeed harsh and forceful

felt an inexplicable flow of warmth in

was a foreign

out Franklin’s clothes before dealing with the ins

you?” Natalie suddenly asked in

came to pick Sophia and me up from kindergarten. She insisted on forcefully dragging Sophia by the shoulder, and it hurt so much that Sophia cried. So, I bit Yara’s arm until it bled and shoved her onto the ground. Sadly, in a twist of fate, Great-grandpa appeared and saw everything. He got

“And you didn’t apologize?”

and me so that daddy would like and eventually marry her. That’s not something that Sophia and I want. We