NovelEnglishThe two of them exactly knew who she was referring to.
Joey immediately shook his head fast and said, “Mommy, no…I was just… I just wanted to…”
Noticing the beads of sweat on his forehead, Rachel couldn’t bear to see him like this.
She raised her head to wipe the sweat from his brow.
“It’s okay, sweetheart.
Take your time.”
“Mommy… Tears instantly formed in Joey’s eyes.
“I just want to stay here for a few days.
He was injured.
He got shot in order to protect me.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Got shot…’ These two words beat Rachel’s ears like a drum.
“If I leave after what happened to him, I will feel guilty,” Joey continued.
“You’re the one who toldto be grateful and return kindness to others.
I know you hate him because he’s a bad man, but if he didn’t care about me, he wouldn’t have risked his life.
That’s why I can’t leave yet.”
Rachel was rendered speechless after hearing Joey’s explanation.
He even quoted what she had told him in the past.
Should she say that he did a good job?
But the man inside the room was none other than Victor.
If Joey continued to stay with him, it wouldn’t be long before his identity got exposed.
It was too risky.
Rachel didn’t want to think of the worst-case scenaif ever that happened, but she knew consequences were unimaginable.
But could she say that he was wrong? Would she end up taking her son away from here by force?
Joey would be traumatized by this situation if she wanted to have her way.
She knew her son well enough.
Like Victor, no one could persuade Joey if he was set on doing something.
“Are you going to stay here no matter what I say?” Rachel asked Joey, her eyes full of worry.
There was only silence.
Joey just raised his head and looked at her straight in the eyes.
Even if he didn’t say it, the answer was already evident.
Rachel narrowed her eyes and withdrew her hand.
She stood up right away and made up her mind.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Okay then.”
Joey was stunned by Rachel’s answer.
He had expected her to deny his request, but she responded so quickly.
A thought suddenly flashed through his mind, and tears welled up in his eyes again.
“Mommy, are you going to leavealone?” Joey burst into tears.
His tiny hands were clenched tight as he cried, his face contorting in sadness.
He was really a kid, after all.
Rachel was taken aback when she saw Joey cry as a result of what she had said.
It could have cacross as a misunderstanding to the child, and she never expected him to think that way.
Joey suddenly rushed over and hugged her legs, begging her anxiously.
“Mommy, I’m sorry! I’ll go with you.
I won’t stay here anymore.
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