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?”

reached out a hand to Jackson. “Come on, Jackie, let’s

Jackson seemed to finally pull himself out

at Madeline Crawford. Slowly but surely, a red blush

“Sorry.” He suddenly apologized.

with familiarity in

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

he took in Madeline’s gentle, kind smile. He envied Lillian for having such a warm

herself sighing an inexplicable breath of relief when she

watched the two children sitting next to each other while eating the

when she watched Jackson caringly wipe off the butter smudged on the corners

clenched again, this time reminding

was conveniently out of earshot did Madeline dare to ask, “Hey, Jack. How does your mother normally treat

orange juice, the light in

the question was clear

watched Meredith heartlessly slash Jackson’s

able to remain aloof in the face of