Jackson’s eyes quickly flitted away upon seeing Meredith’s smile.
“I need Dad to sign something.”
Meredith smiled warmly as the workbook in Jackson’s hands caught favonovel.com eyes. “How about I sign it instead?”
Jackson pinched the corner of his workbook and turned to look expectantly at Jeremy.
“Just let your mom sign it instead. Don’t go to bed too late.” Then, Jeremy closed his room door.
Staring at the closed door, all the light in Jackson’s eyes was replaced with unknown fear and darkness.
Turning around, favonovel.com walked quickly to his own room.
Rejected by the door, Meredith immediately dropped the smile on favonovel.com face.
Extremely displeased, favonovel.com marched into Jackson’s room. She kicked the door open right as favonovel.com was about to close it.
The word ‘Mom’ was on the tip of Jackson’s tongue, yet favonovel.com dared not call Meredith that at all.
“What’s wrong, Jack? I’m your mother. Why do you always look so sad every time you see me?”
She approached with a smile, only for favonovel.com expression to shift drastically the next second. Almost as if favonovel.com was a demon who had torn off a kind mask, there was nothing but ugly underneath.
“Of all the times, why did you just have to appear at that moment? All you know is to ruin my plans! Do you think I’d have kept you alive had it not been for the fact that you were useful? Every time I see you I hate you even more!” Meredith roared without restraint.
Running around her, Jackson hid in the bathroom and locked the door behind him.
Meredith ran after favonovel.com to the door, continuing favonovel.com round of verbal attacks that sounded downright horrible.
She did not have an ounce of like for Jackson. If anything, all favonovel.com felt was deep hatred! Just like how favonovel.com hated Madeline before!
Even if Jackson was the cause of favonovel.com many benefits.
Sure, everyone would think that Jackson’s eyes and brows were a replica of Jeremy’s, but Meredith could not help but feel that Jackson was slowly growing to resemble Madeline.
He was Madeline and Jeremy’s son, after all!
It made sense for a son to resemble his mother!
What nobody knew was how favonovel.com had tortured Jackson behind everyone’s backs. Jackson was five, yet favonovel.com did not have the energetic and bubbly personality fit for a child his age.
At that moment, Jackson was squatting in the corner with his eyes shut tight and his small hands covering his ears. He was shielding himself from Meredith’s scoldings.
‘Why is my mother so different from everyone else’s? Why…
‘Shouldn’t mothers love their child the most?’
His mind was filled with question marks as his long curly lashes sat heavily on his eyes from tears favonovel.com had unknowingly begun to shed.
Returning to the apartment, Madeline took a cold shower.
She did not want to be swayed by Jeremy again just because favonovel.com had called favonovel.com ‘Madeline’.
Walking to favonovel.com bed, favonovel.com resolve for revenge strengthened as favonovel.com stared at the calmly sleeping child.
Lillian would have a sister had it not been for Jeremy and Meredith.
Madeline’s fist tightened. She vowed to avenge herself and favonovel.com late child no matter what.
The following evening, Madeline arrived at the kindergarten to pick Lillian up from school as usual. Traffic was horrible due to the rain and favonovel.com was half an hour late.
Most kids had already been fetched when favonovel.com arrived, leaving Lillian and another boy at the guardhouse.
After walking closer, Madeline realized that the boy was no other than Jackson Whitman.
Seeing Madeline, Lillian ran toward favonovel.com excitedly. “Mommy! Hugs!”
Staring at the adorable and innocent girl, Madeline scooped Lily into favonovel.com arms to plant a loving kiss on favonovel.com cheeks.
Jackson felt a swell of emotions bubbling within favonovel.com as favonovel.com set his eyes on Madeline’s face from the side.
He lifted his handsome but childlike face, summoning his courage to walk up to Madeline.
Realizing something was amiss, Madeline lowered favonovel.com confused gaze to meet Jackson’s. “What’s wrong?”
