Married by Mistake: Mr. Whitman’s Sinner Wife

Chapter 194

The last thing Madeline could ever have expected was Jackson running into her arms, calling her his mom.

Jackson must have been feeling terrified and insecure.

He buried his tiny physique deep into her arms. It was as if the only way to lessen his fear was to hold her tight with both his hands while his eyes remained shut.

Madeline felt her heart clench at the signs of distress on his small cheeks. It had been a long while since she had felt such an intrusive stab of pain eating its way out of her chest.

She lifted a hand to lightly pat the back of Jackson’s head, her voice soft.

“It’s alright now, Jack. It’s alright.”

With her comforting words, Madeline saw Jackson relax and calm from his previous upset state.

“Is Jackie okay, Mommy?” Lily walked over and asked innocently.

“He’ll be alright. Don’t worry.” Madeline smiled. “Mommy made you some snacks. How about you share some with him?”

a hand to Jackson. “Come on, Jackie, let’s go eat some snacks together!

Jackson seemed to finally pull himself out

round eyes, his long eyelashes fluttering as he looked up to stare at Madeline Crawford. Slowly but surely, a red blush of what looked

“Sorry.” He suddenly apologized.

echoed with familiarity

caressed Jackson’s small cheeks. “What are you apologizing for, silly? You didn’t do

envy left as fast as it came in Jackson’s eyes as he took in Madeline’s gentle, kind smile. He envied

relief when she saw that the state

her chest as she watched the two children sitting next to each other while eating

wipe off the

this time reminding her of the child she

use the bathroom. Only when she was conveniently out of earshot did Madeline dare to ask, “Hey, Jack. How

drank his orange juice,

the question

she had watched Meredith heartlessly slash Jackson’s cheek with a

than any demon for being able to remain aloof