Madeline dropped to favonovel.com knees while favonovel.com trembling fingers began to caress Jackson’s brow.
They went from his eyes to his nose to his adorably small mouth…
“What’s wrong, Mommy? Why are you crying?” Jackson blinked confusedly as favonovel.com reached out to wipe Madeline’s tears away.
Madeline lovingly clasped Jackson’s fair and small hands in favonovel.com larger ones.
“Jack… Mommy’s precious little boy. Mommy finally gets to see you!”
Unable to hold back, Madeline pulled Jackson’s small frame into favonovel.com chest.
Holding Jackson tightly, the storm of joy and sorrow within favonovel.com intertwined and came out in the form of wet scalding tears that streamed down favonovel.com face.
She knew favonovel.com should be elated, but favonovel.com heart felt like it was going to shatter.
Meredith was just too wicked. How could favonovel.com come up with such a way to torture favonovel.com and favonovel.com child?
Madeline felt favonovel.com chest tighten as favonovel.com imagined the wicked things Meredith had done to Jackson in the past five years.
She did not even dare to recall the scene of Meredith cutting Jackson’s face. It hurt too much.
It made sense that Meredith could do such ruthless things.
For the child Meredith had been torturing was Madeline’s!
While Jackson did not understand the reason behind Madeline’s distress, favonovel.com loved the feeling of Madeline’s hugs for they were filled with adoration.
Eloise leaned against Sean’s shoulder as happy and hurt tears trickled out favonovel.com eyes at the scene before her.
The gods were hardly fair.
Why did they force their daughter to go through so much pain?
The corners of Jeremy’s eyes burned as favonovel.com quietly watched the mother and child hug and recognize each other by the sidelines.
Oh, how favonovel.com wished that favonovel.com could redo the past six years.
He would never self-opinionatedly push away the woman favonovel.com loved again.
Madeline choked and sobbed for a while as favonovel.com onslaught of emotions did not seem to calm, at least not until Jackson patted favonovel.com back and comforted her. “Don’t cry, Mommy. Jack and Daddy will go beat up the bad people who bullied you!”
Madeline shook favonovel.com head with tears in favonovel.com eyes, feeling favonovel.com heart clench and warm at his attempt. “Nobody bullied Mommy. These are happy tears. Mommy’s very happy…”
She pecked Jackson’s cheek with a teary laugh before holding favonovel.com in favonovel.com arms lovingly again.
“Mommy’s never going to leave you again, okay, Jack? Mommy’s going to take good care of you and give you happiness.”
Her eyes bloomed with motherly love as favonovel.com promised.
Jeremy, too, leaned down to ruffle Jeremy’s cute head. “Dad’s going to take good care of you too, alright? Your family won’t be apart again.”
At that, Madeline snapped out of favonovel.com joy and sorrow.
Wiping favonovel.com tears decisively, favonovel.com gave Jackson a small smile before turning to face Jeremy indifferently.
“Come out for a bit. There’s something I’d like to talk to you about.”
Madeline stood up before turning around to look at Eloise and Sean. Hesitating, favonovel.com spoke, “Please help me look after Jack for a while. I’ll be back soon.”
“Eveline…” Eloise watched sadly as Madeline turned to leave.
Giving Jackson’s head one last pat, Jeremy quickly stood up and followed Madeline out as well.
The frosty wind sunk into the bones of those who stood outside in that mid-winter night.
Silently waiting under the lamppost, Madeline turned around when favonovel.com heard Jeremy’s footsteps draw close. There was no sign of warmth in favonovel.com eyes.
Jeremy remained kind and gentle. “What did you want to talk to me about, Madeline?”
