Ch. 1801..1810

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 1801-He looked up at her and said, “Grace, you’ll never be a burden to me. You’re my everything.” Her heart jumped. This man was so deeply in love with her. It was the same five years ago and the same five years later!

She moved out of bed.

“What’s the matter? Do you want a glass of water or go to the bathroom?” he asked as he got up and walked quickly to her side.

“Nothing, I just… suddenly want to touch you,” said Grace. Although the bandages on her hands had been removed and she only had to apply some scar-lightening cream on the wounds every day, her fingers were still unable to move. She also needed to stimulate the nerves in her hands with slight electric currents every day.

“Where do you want to touch? My face?” asked Jason as he gently took Grace’s hand and pressed it against his cheek.

His cool cheek touched her warm fingers, and he gently rubbed his cheek against her palm.

She always made him feel warm.

The next moment, he picked her up in his arms and placed her on the large hospital bed.

She appeared shimmer on the white bedsheets. Her injured hands made her look pitiful and delicate.

Jason gently kissed Grace on the forehead. “Grace, I love you.” “I love you just like how you love me,” said Grace.

Jason’s eyes dimmed slightly. Does she know how much I love her? Does she… love me as much as I do?

“If so, how great would that be?

He should be content with how things were. As long as she loved him, it did not matter even if she did not love him as much as he loved her!

His fingers tenderly unbuttoned the hospital gown she was wearing, and he put himself on top of her…

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 1802

When Grace heard this, she instantly knew that Dr. Russell had some confidence in his treatment plan. However… Mrs. Watts’s hamstring was cut when she was younger? It surprised Grace.

‘Was it cut by accident or did someone… cut her hamstring? If someone did it, who would do such a cruel thing to a woman?’ After carefully consulting Dr. Russell about the operation, Old Lawyer Watts and his wife decided to go back and talk it over before coming to a decision.

Grace took the two elderly back to Reed Residence and arranged for them to have lunch there.

Old Lawyer Watts looked around after entering Reed Residence. He had a good look around and could not stop tutting and praising.

On the other hand, Mrs. Watts remained silent. Although she followed him and looked around, she did not make a sound.

When they passed Jason and Grace’s master bedroom, Mrs. Watts suddenly said, “May I… enter this room and have a look?” “Sure,” said Grace as she opened the door. “This is my and Jay’s bedroom.” 2/4 Mrs. Watts walked into the room, looked around, and walked to the door that was connected to the next room. She raised her hand and gently opened the door.

It instantly showed the other room.

Grace said, “The room next door is my old room. We don’t use it that much anymore. We only use it to keep clothes and personal belongings.” “The… design is good,” Mrs. Watts said somewhat emotionally.

After lunch, Grace accompanied her mentor and his wife to walk around Reed Residence’s main house. When they passed by the mourning hall, Mrs. Watts’s expression instantly changed.

“This is…” “It’s a mourning hall. Jay’s father passed away when he was very young, so Jay’s grandfather built a mourning hall here for Jay’s father’s memorial tablet. I think it’s to hope the dead can rest in peace and give the living a place to mourn. Jay comes here to pay his respects whenever he misses his father.” Mrs. Watts trembled lightly. Only Old Lawyer Watts, who was Chapter 1838 holding her hand, could feel it.

3/4 Old Lawyer Watts squeezed his wife’s hand and said, “We’ve had a busy day today. Let’s go back to the hotel to rest.” However, Mrs. Watts kept her eyes on the mourning hall. Her lips quivered as she said, “Grace, can you show us inside? Since we’ve come to Reed Residence today, I think your mentor and I should also offer incense to Jason’s… father.” Grace hesitated a little. “But…” “Grace, I can see you’re doing very well now, so I want to pay my respects to Jason’s father too. After all, you know that your mentor and I have no children. I have treated you as my own child all these years. It’s only right for us to pay our respects to your father-in-law!” said Mrs. Watts.

“Alright then,” said Grace as she led them into the mourning hall. A photo of Jason’s father hung on the outer wall.

He had eyes like the calm water. He looked elegant and charming. Who would have thought that he would end up freezing to death on the roadside?

When Old Lawyer Watts and Mrs. Watts entered the mourning hall, they stared blankly at the huge black and white photo.

After a long time, Old Lawyer Watts murmured, “It’s a shame he died young.” A flash of pain passed through Mrs. Watts’s eyes. She eventually looked down and followed Grace into the inner hall.

4/4

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 1803-The memorial tablets of Jason’s father and Old master Reed were set up in the inner hall.

Mrs. Watts’s eyes turned red when she saw the two memorial tablets. She quickly said, “I… I’ll offer some incense!” With that said, she picked up the unused incense sticks in front of the memorial tablets, lit them up, and offered them.

Old Lawyer Watts glanced at his wife and followed suit.

“Mrs. Watts, are you okay?” asked Grace when she looked at Mrs. Watts’s red eyes.

“It’s n-nothing. I just think it’s a pity that your father-in-law… died so young,” murmured Mrs. Watts.

“My father-in-law loved my mother-in-law too much. He lost the will to live after losing the person he loved. Maybe death was a relief for him,” Grace said with a sigh. However, her father-in-law had left his pain to the living to bear.

“How… How did he die?” muttered Mrs. Watts.

“He froze to death by the roadside. That’s when Jay came back to the Reed family holding my father-in-law’s ashes, “said Grace.

2/4 Mrs. Watts turned pale and wobbled a little.

Old Lawyer Watts immediately grabbed his wife. “What’s the matter? Are you feeling sick?” “Yeah, I feel a little sick. I… I want to go back to the hotel and rest,” said Mrs. Watts.

“I’ll ask the driver to take you back to the hotel,” said Grace as the three walked out of the mourning hall.

When Old Lawyer Watts and his wife got back to the hotel, Mrs. Watts could not stop her tears and began crying her eyes out.

Old Lawyer Watts sighed too. Today was the first time he saw what that man looked like!

He could have inherited the Reed family and stood at the apex of Emerald City’s power and wealth, yet he died in such a way.

“It’s my fault. It’s all my fault!” As if unable to contain the pain, Mrs. Watts finally shouted, “I did Kim wrong. If I hadn’t left at the time, Kim wouldn’t have died! I killed him!” 3/4 Old Lawyer Watts did not know how to comfort his wife and only patted her on the shoulder.

“He froze to death… A man like him ended up freezing to death. Milo, I never thought he would freeze to death!” sobbed Mrs. Watts.

For years, she had been speculating about the cause of his death but she never expected it to be this!

“It was because of me. It was because of me! If I hadn’t abandoned him and Jay, he wouldn’t have made this choice. I was corrupted with greed. I was ruthless!” Mrs. Watts kept pounding her chest. The delicate makeup on her face became streaked with tears.

“If he knows how sorry you feel, he’ll forgive you,” said Old Lawyer Watts.

“No, Kim won’t forgive me. He won’t forgive me…” Mrs. Watts said with agony.

She once thought she would never return to Emerald City or set foot in the Reed family’s house again.

However, she eventually learned that Jason was the husband of Grace, who was her husband’s apprentice. The small child who had called her ‘Grandma’ for more than two years was her biological granddaughter! After finding out about everything, she could not contain the longing in her heart anymore.

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 1804-“It’ll take about a year and a half to heal, but he said I should be able to carry light things in a week. After a month, I should be able to do simple things like typing and writing,” said Grace.

“That’s good.” Lina breathed a sigh of relief.

Grace said goodbye to Kyla before heading to the He family’s house.

Lina sat in the store and said to Kyla, “Grace was eager to meet her son as soon as she got discharged, but Mason…” Kyla said, “He’s still young and unfamiliar with Grace. Maybe they’ll get closer after some time. I saw how that boy is attached to his sister. That means he’ll accept anyone who is truly kind to him.” “I hope so,” said Lina.

The two chatted, and Nelson soon returned. Nelson Corbyn greeted Lina politely when he saw her.

“Why are your clothes so dirty? Did you fall?” asked Kyla.

“I accidentally fell,” said Nelson Corbyn.

2/4 “Your pants are torn.” Lina saw a hole in the knee of Nelson’s pants, which she thought was caused by the fall.

“Go change your pants. I’ll mend them,” said Kyla.

Nelson Corbyn responded and went to the room at the back to change his pants.

Lina looked at Nelson Corbyn’s tiny figure and frowned slightly. Then, she looked again at Kyla, who was busy with her store. Linal walked to the room at the back.

Nelson Corbyn was about to take off his pants. His face instantly turned red when he saw Lina.

Before he could speak, Lina took a step forward and asked, “Did you get into a fight?” Nelson Corbyn’s expression stiffened when she asked that.

“Don’t lie. Your Aunt Lina used to fight almost every day when I was little and made my parents worry a lot. You’ve always been a cautious child. If you had really fallen, you wouldn’t have ended up like this. Here, here, and here… These are all signs of friction.” Lina pointed to a few spots on Nelson Corbyn’s clothes. She also grabbed Nelson’s pants legs and pulled them up, revealing several bruises on his calves.

Lina asked, “What’s going on?” Nelson was not a troublemaker. On the contrary, he was a quiet child who would not cause 3/4 trouble. “Is someone bullying you at school?” Nelson trembled slightly. Lina was right.

“Why are they bullying you?” asked Lina.

Nelson hesitated a little before saying, “Because I wear hearing aids. They say people like me should go to school for disabled people. They also said Mommy must have done something bad to give birth to a disabled child.” Lina’s nose instantly felt sore when she heard this. She straightened up. “Who said this? I’ll talk to their parents!” “Aunt Lina!” Nelson yanked Lina. “Don’t… Don’t go look for their parents. I don’t want Mommy to know about this.” He knew his hearing disability was his mother’s sore spot. Every time she saw his hearing aid, his mother’s eyes would flash with guilt.

His mother kept saying he could not hear because she had taken fever medicine when she was pregnant.

However, he did not blame his mother at all. He thought his mother was the best! He did not want to see her sad.

He would not have fought today if those guys had not talked about his mother.

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 1805-Lina saw Nelson’s nervousness and could not help sighing, “Okay, I won’t tell your mommy. If those people talk about you like that again, call me. I can talk to your teacher and we’ll see how we can stop this!” Nelson obediently replied, “Thank you, Aunt Lina!” Lina touched Nelson’s head. The child was so sensible that it made people feel sorry for him sometimes.

He was only nine years old but was already burdened with more hardships than other children his age.

Neither noticed Kyla at the door. She was leaning against the wall with tears welling in her eyes.

It had occurred to her that Nelson would be discriminated against for his hearing disability, but the boy had never mentioned it to her. Hence, she always assumed that his classmates were not discriminating against him.

He could spend his schooling days healthily and happily while learning like ordinary children.

However, it seemed that it was wishful thinking after all.

2/4 ‘He should have been a healthy child! He doesn’t deserve to be discriminated against.

‘I did this to him. It’s my fault…” Kyla only felt her heart throbbing with fits of pain… Grace and Jason came to the He family’s house. Archer Barlow and his wife wanted to inform all their neighbors.

However, due to Jason’s cold gaze, Archer Barlow and his wife dared not do anything.

Grace found that the He family had reorganized Mason’s room.

However, according to Veronica Barlow, Mason did not sleep in this room at night. Instead, he would come to her room and sleep with her.

“I like to sleep with Sis,” said Mason.

When Grace was ready to leave the He family’s house, Veronica Barlow could not help asking, “aunt Cummins, can Mason still be my brother?” She knew that Mason would return to the Reed family one day. What she feared most was that Mason would no longer have. anything to do with her after he left the He family.

3/4 Mason still had the surname He, and he was her younger brother. She and Mason were sister and brother, not people who had nothing to do with each other.

“Sure,” said Grace as she glanced at the nearby couple who were pretending to be good parents. Then, her eyes fell on Veronica Barlow. “Veronica, have you thought about my suggestion? You can move to the Reed family’s house with Mason. The Reed family will cover all your living expenses and tuition fees. You don’t need to worry about anything.” Veronica Barlow hesitated for a moment before shaking her head. “My… daddy’s still here, and my mommy left me this house. I don’t want to leave it.” There were memories of her mother in this house.

At this moment when Grace was looking at Veronica Barlow, she thought of herself. “Okay then. Call me if you’re in any trouble.” “Thank you, aunt Cummins,” said Veronica Barlow.

Back at Reed Residence, the two little ones had come back from kindergarten. When they saw Grace, Jasper rushed forward to kiss and hug her, saying she missed her mommy. Then, she asked her sweetly, “Do your hands still hurt? They’ll stop hurting if I blow on them.” As Jasper spoke, she leaned forward with her little head and blew 4/4 on Grace’s hands, making Grace’s heart melt.

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 1806-Mick Reed walked up to Grace a little hesitantly. There seemed to be a look of struggle on his little face.

“Mick, what’s wrong?” Grace looked at her eldest son in confusion.

Mick Reed’s face was tense and slightly red. Then, he hugged Grace, who had crouched down, and kissed her on the cheek.

“Mommy, I… I… missed… I missed you too…” Mick Reed’s face grew redder after saying this. After all, it was the first time he was saying such a thing in front of so many people.

After saying that, Mick Reed saw a happy and excited smile on his mother’s face. He suddenly felt happy to have said those words.

If his mother liked it, then… he would voice out more in the future. However, it would be difficult… if she wanted him to do and say the same things as his sister.

There was a little boy nearby watching what was going on. He had seen the woman before and knew she was Jasper Reed’s mother.

‘She’s also the woman Mommy hates!” His mother had once told him that he and Jasper could never be 2/3 friends. He did not understand why at the time, but now he did.

His mother almost killed this woman. He had received a lot of criticism while he was here. Everybody knew whose child he was as well as what his mother had done.

The child of a maid had even run up to him and spat at him, saying he was the child of a bad person so he would also be a bad person in the future!

‘Is Mommy… a bad person? I guess so, but she’s also my mommy. That’s never going to change.” He remembered Jasper jumping in front of him and shielding him. The spit got all over her new beautiful pink dress.

The maid’s child had paled with fear and they could not say a word. The other maids’ children were also stunned as they watched the scene.

Jasper said in a loud and clear voice, “His mommy’s the one who did something bad, not him. He’s not a bad kid, and he’s never going to be one!” Then, she took him by the hand and went back to her room.

She looked a little regretfully at her dirtied dress. “What a pity. I like this dress a lot.” “I’m sorry,” he uttered those two words, which was rare for him.

3/3 Jasper blinked in confusion. “Why are you apologizing to me? You’re not the one who spat on my dress.” “If you hadn’t shielded me…” “I did it of my own accord,” she said.

Then, she asked the maid in charge of looking after her to help her get another dress to change into.

From then on, the pink dress was deeply imprinted into his memory.

After she changed out of her dirtied dress, she played the piano with him.

She kept having him play the piano with her these days, and he was also amazed at her piano skills. His piano teacher once said he was a genius.

However, it seemed to him that she was more gifted than he was.

Although he could play all the notes perfectly, it seemed that the music he played was never as beautiful as hers. ‘Is this what the teacher meant by playing with feelings?”

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 1807-“Why did you rush out to shield me and stand up for me?” he asked in a mutter when they were done playing the piano.

“You’re my friend. Of course, I’m going to help you! Besides, they’re wrong. It was your mommy who did the wrong thing, not you. Why should they criticize you?” she said justly.

‘Friend?’ He looked at her blankly. They were not friends!

In the Reed family’s living room, Grace looked at Lily’s son and could not help sighing.

The boy she previously admired for playing the piano so well was unexpectedly Lily’s son.

“You must be William. We’ve met before. I’m Mick and Jasper’s mommy. You can call me aunt Cummins,” said Grace.

She did not want to involve the younger generation in the older generation’s grudges. Since Jasper insisted on keeping the child. in the Reed family, she hoped that the child could live in peace. with everyone in the Reed family with no hatred in his heart.

Fortunately, she did not see hatred or anger in his eyes but trepidation instead.

“If you have something you want to say to me, go ahead,” said Grace.

William said, “I want to see my mommy.” Jason’s eyes narrowed instantly, but he heard Grace say, “Okay, I’ll arrange for you to see your mommy.” Once they were back in their room, Jason asked, “Are you really going to let that kid see Lily?” Grace said, “The kid is innocent. He just misses his mother.

What’s more, if I reject his request, the child will end up doing something unexpected if he really wants to see his mother.” “I’ll make the arrangements,” said Jason.

However, before William could meet Lily, news came that Lily had committed suicide in the detention center.

Lily had killed herself with a small iron awl. No one knew how it came into her possession, but she had resolutely stabbed it into her heart.

After examining her corpse, the forensic expert said she had been determined to die as her actions were very decisive.

What was even more impressive was that she died with a smile on her lips as if it was a relief!

Grace was momentarily stunned when she heard the news.

“Lily, the woman who changed the course of my life, killed herself?” 3/3 Then again, Lily was once a renowned celebrity. If she went to trial, it would probably be all over the news. How could someone like Lily accept it?

It was better to commit suicide than to show others her worst side.

Grace had no sympathy for her but she pitied William!

When Grace told the child, his little body quivered and all colors left his face. However, instead of crying, he said to Grace, “I want to see my mommy, may I?” Grace looked at the little one who was in front of her. ‘A five-year-old child should already know what life and death mean.

Letting a child see a corpse, which is also the corpse of his own.

mother…” “May I?” asked William as he looked at Grace.

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 1808-“Okay, I’ll take you to your mommy,” said Grace.

Jason, who was standing beside them said, “I’ll take him. The doctor said you should stay at home and rest. You shouldn’t move your hands. Otherwise, they won’t recover.” Grace thought about it for a moment and nodded. “Okay then. You can take William.” Jason had arranged for William to see Lily at two o’clock.

In the back seat of the Bentley, William sat quietly beside Jason, just like a quiet doll.

Jason was a little impressed with the child’s temperament. It was hard to conceive that someone like Lily had raised a child like him.

This child was only five years old but was able to keep a calm. composure and even asked to see his mother’s body after shel committed suicide. Not many adults had such temperament.

Such a person was either born indifferent or… he knew how to control his temper and possessed shrewdness that did not belong to kids his age.

However, which was he?

Jason was suddenly a little curious about the child’s father. The child was good-looking, but he did not resemble Lily much. In other words, the child looked more like his father.

When he had people search Lily’s records, he failed to find out who the child’s biological father was.

Lily’s body was temporarily stored at the funeral home because it had been forensically examined.

Jason asked the worker to take William to see Lily’s body while he walked to another room.

When he reached the room, the head of the funeral home was already waiting there. As soon as he saw Jason, he bowed and said, “Mr. Reed, have a seat. Everything has been arranged just as you ordered.” “Okay,” Jason replied indifferently.

Right in front of his chair was a large electronic screen with several split screens. They showed the same room that contained a coffin. Inside it lay Lily.

Soon, two figures entered the room.

One of them was a funeral home worker, while the other was William.

The worker seemed to say something to William, and the little one walked over to the coffin and quietly looked at Lily, who was lying inside.

No one knew what the kid was thinking.

Jason stared thoughtfully at the screen as if he was thinking about something.

For half an hour, the little one merely looked at his mother without shedding a tear or saying anything. Then, he turned to the worker who had brought him here and said, “Uncle, I’m done seeing my mommy.” The worker took William out of the room.

Jason got up and turned to the head of the funeral home, saying, “Ask the Atkinson family to claim the body.” “Yes,” the head of the funeral home replied.

Jason got back into the car, and William came over after a while.

The car slowly drove away from the funeral home.

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 1809-On the way back, Jason said nonchalantly, “You should have. seen everything you needed to see. I’m not interested in knowing what you’re thinking right now, but I want you to be obedient and not have any funny ideas while you’re staying with the Reed family. Don’t hurt Jasper and Mick!” Even though William was only five years old, Jason spoke unsparingly and straightforwardly.

William looked up at Jason. “Uncle Reed, when are you sending me away?” Jason raised his eyebrows slightly, seemingly a little surprised by the child’s incisiveness. Indeed, he never intended to let the child stay with the Reed family for long since the very beginning.

“When Jasper gets tired of you, I’ll let you leave the Reed family. But until then, you’d better keep her company, got it? If she’s happy, I’ll arrange for you to go somewhere better after you leave the Reed family.” The little one fiddled with his hands, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Although the little one seemed calm at the moment, his young age made it easy to see how nervous he was.

“I’m just… Jasper’s toy, aren’t I?” the young voice asked.

Jason smiled, “William, you’re smart. You’re right. As far as I’m concerned, you’re just Jasper’s toy. As long as you stay out of trouble, I won’t mistreat you when Jasper doesn’t want you anymore.” William felt the air getting colder. Being stared at by the man in front of him gave him a sense of dread.

2/4 Just like the other night when he pretended to be asleep and listened to Uncle Reed and Jasper’s conversation, Uncle Reed had said in a nonchalant voice that he could chop off his hand so that the handcuffs would not be an issue anymore.

‘Uncle Reed’s… a terrible man!” Even though Uncle Reed was smiling at him, he was terrified!

“Okay…” The word escaped his little mouth.

‘A toy! I’m just a toy!” His mother had once said, “William, you know what? Power and wealth determine everything in this world. Sadly, you can only let someone else control your destiny if you don’t have them!” 3/4 “What about me? Am I just a toy because I don’t have the power and wealth that Mommy said?

‘Uncle Reed has power and wealth. Is that why he can decide everything so easily?” When he saw his mother lying in the coffin, he realized that he was all alone from now on. He no longer had a mother!

On this cold night, William snuggled in his covers that should have been warm. However, instead of feeling warm, he felt colder.

His mother was not usually very kind and gentle to him. She even used to pinch him in the face and say, “If I had known how tiring raising a child would be, I wouldn’t have given birth to you. I’m just making myself miserable!” However, he still wanted his mother to be alive.

Then he would not be alone.

Just then, a small hand reached its way into his covers. Startled, he yanked the covers back and exposed his head. His eyes were instantly met with a pair of bright ones.

“Huh? William, why are you crying?” Jasper was surprised to see that William’s beautiful eyes were red and wet.

Jasper had never seen William cry, not even when he was chastised by the maids’ children.

My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict Chapter 1810-“I… I’m not crying,” said William as he turned his little head away. with some embarrassment.

“Your eyes are red,” said Jasper Reed. Following the direction of William’s face, she moved closer to him. Then, she reached out her hand and used her fingers to dab under his eyes.

There were tears on her fingers.

Her action was so sudden that he was caught off guard.

“Look, it’s your tears!” She stuck out her little tongue and licked the tears from her fingers as she said, “It’s salty!” William’s face turned even redder. He was a little flustered.

“Why are you crying?” Jasper leaned her little head forward and asked, “Is it because your mommy is gone?” She heard her parents say William’s mother had died in prison.

‘Dying… means he’ll never see her again!

‘That’s what it meant on TV!’ William’s little face was tense, and he was silent.

2/4 Jasper said grimly, “If my mommy’s gone, I’d cry too. For many, many days! I won’t laugh if you want to cry!” “I won’t cry.” William took a while to utter the words.

Jasper blinked and took two pieces of chocolate out of her pocket. “This chocolate is delicious. Every time I eat it, I won’t feel. sad anymore. Give it a try!” He looked at the chocolate in her hand somewhat blankly. “Did she come to my room at night to give me chocolate?” When aunt Cummins came back, he was given a separate bedroom. He had been sleeping alone in his new bedroom recently.

“I know how hard this must be for you.” As Jasper spoke, she peeled off the wrapper and held the chocolate to his mouth. “Ah!” She also demonstrated opening her mouth, hinting at him to open. his mouth and eat the chocolate.

However, his little mouth was still pressed together tightly.

“Eat it. It’s delicious!” she said as if wondering why he was keeping his mouth shut.

He continued to press his lips together while she continued to hold the chocolate. For a moment, they seemed to be locked in at stalemate.

After a long while, he suddenly asked, “Why are you giving me chocolate? What does it matter if I’m upset?” “We’re friends. William, you’re a very, very important friend of mine!” she answered matter-of-factly.

3/4 ‘Friends?’ He bit his lip. They were not friends at all, nor could they ever be! He was nothing more than a toy to please her!

If she were upset, Uncle Reed would punish her! William’s tiny body shuddered again at the thought of Uncle Reed’s warnings.

“William, don’t you like chocolate?” Jasper Reed’s small brows furrowed, and she looked like she was in a dilemma.

William hesitated a little before opening his mouth to eat the chocolate she was holding.

The sweet taste instantly spread in his mouth, but he did not feel better.

He was just a toy. He could not make Jasper upset. He would suffer if Jasper was upset!

William kept his head down and ate the chocolate in silence. Suddenly, he heard sobbing noises. He looked up in confusion, only to find that Jasper Reed’s face was full of tears.