My Extraordinary Wife

“No! I… I won’t apologize!” someone stammered softly.

Stunned, Joseph thought, Little One? Was that Little One?

Previously, he had kept Charlotte behind him to protect her. All of a sudden, someone tugged his arm from behind and before he knew it, she shielded him with her thin body. An expression of determination mixed with fear flashed across her face. “Joseph… Joseph did nothing wrong!” she said firmly, “It was you! You cut my face with a needle. You… you called me a slut. My face is like this all because of you. W-Who are you to… to come into my home and… and cause a scene?”

These few sentences might have been easy for someone else to say. However, it took Charlotte quite a while before she could spit it all out.

And when she finally did… she had exhausted every ounce of strength! Her entire back was drenched with sweat! There was perspiration covering her forehead as well.

She desperately tried to quell the fear within her; the fear of speaking out loud. She had no idea where this sudden outburst of courage came from.

Watching the Field family stood up for her made her want to come forth and try her best to express herself. For the first time in her life, she wanted to overcome the source of all that pain.

There were people she wanted to protect too. She certainly didn’t want to see them insulted and walked all over by Mrs. Fraser! She was fine with being insulted herself. But she would not allow that to happen to the people she wanted to protect!

The entire Field family was shocked.

Mrs. Field walked up to her in disbelief and grabbed her hand as though it would give her strength. “Lottie… you…”

She was deeply touched. What did she just say? My home…

takes this place as her

eyes began to

was different. The little girl was quiet, anti-social and extremely shy. The doctor she consulted revealed it was highly likely that Charlotte was suffering from autism. Everybody was clear about

wasn’t easy for someone suffering from autism to express

doctor because she was afraid of giving this sensitive little girl the wrong

the little girl standing in front of him

much pain… This horrible

even bring himself to picture that

happened to Charlotte’s face? What right did you have to cut there? Don’t you know how important one’s appearance is to him or her? Disfiguring someone is such a vicious thing to do. As a family

entire Field family

in disbelief and grabbed her hand as though

after

My mother?

one

floor

Did Mom do that?

to expose her like that in front of everybody, she

both of us were present that day.

certainly didn’t expect someone as young as you to go around accusing people of things they didn’t do. Since when did I ever cut your face? What does your disfigurement have anything to do

did you really cut Lottie’s face?” Lochlan

that night! There were so many scorpions in there. If I did it, would I have jumped in?” Infuriated, Mrs. Fuller thought to herself, how is he so easily convinced by that little