185 Rejected

“M-mummy!” He called out with sparkling eyes.

Jeslyn who was standing by the door smiled with tears streaming down her face and hurried into the room to hug Valen.

“Child, mummy has missed you. You almost scared me to death”

Valen said nothing and just hugged her even though the injection was pricking his wrist. He missed her a lot and he felt the only way to get enough of her was to engrave himself on her.

Vera watched the two with envy and hatred. She was supposed to be the one getting the hugs and calling him her child. Valen didn’t even look at her twice even though she was supposed to be his ‘mother’.

Not liking what she was seeing, she coughed into her fist to break them apart but nobody cared about her.

She coughed again, a little louder than the first time but still, nobody responded. Annoyed, she finally spoke. “Jeslyn, he’s on needles. It must be hurting him. Also, he just woke up and needs some rest and fresh air.”

Jeslyn broke the hug and grabbed Valen’s left hand to check the needle on his wrist to see if she accidentally hurt him but she couldn’t see anything because a brown tape was used to secure the needle to his wrist.

he is fine,” Jeslyn said to Vera with a smile that didn’t reach her eyes.

was only worried as a

instinct, so I understand your concern. I should allow you two some space for now.” She turned to look at Valen and smiled. “Child, you must

when he heard she’d be cooking for him, he happily agreed with a nod and a smile

out and closed the door, the smile disappeared in an instant and

“It’s

speak on my behalf next time… my daddy is not here, you should leave now.” Valen used to think that when

made a mistake or Vera lied. Valen refused to

old, no, almost 7 years old! Aren’t words too heavy for him to use? He talked like they were old-time enemies and it

didn’t mean to cause you agony. I was

He lay down on his side, giving Vera

she would do anything to him because there were CCTV cameras in the room and

He stared at the shut door for a while with lots of thoughts running through his mind before turning his gaze back to the TV. His great-grandfather’s face was no longer on the

started watching anime. Even though he still doesn’t understand much about these cartoons that hardly die when killed, he knew that Jeslyn likes to see him watch them,

sitting, crying. On her way, she spotted Rex

She was silently crying before but

shoulder at Maverick. “Did

death glare without

been together since, so when did he beat a woman who was coming out of the lab?

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