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Madeleine watched him, wanting to speak but holding back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a brief silence, Kevin put down his glass and was the first\u00a0<\/p>\n
to speak.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMom, do you guys suspect Mr. Osborn is a bad person?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine was surprised by the child\u2019s intelligence but couldn\u2019t\u00a0<\/p>\n
bear to explain the situation to him. For a moment, she was\u00a0<\/p>\n
hesitant and conflicted, not knowing how to begin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She forced a smile. \u201cWhy do you say that?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause from yesterday to today, a lot of people have come to\u00a0<\/p>\n
ask me what Mr. Osborn has said to me recently, and they also\u00a0<\/p>\n
asked if he gave me anything to eat.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As Kevin spoke, he lowered his head, the emotions in his eyes\u00a0<\/p>\n
hidden from view.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine felt uneasy..\u00a0<\/p>\n
For a child, Nanette was the psychologist he had trusted since he was little, someone he could share his thoughts and secrets\u00a0<\/p>\n
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with.\u00a0<\/p>\n
To tell him now that the person he had always trusted was a\u00a0<\/p>\n
bad person.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wouldn\u2019t that be too cruel for a little boy?\u00a0<\/p>\n
At this thought, Madeleine felt a sharp pain grip her heart.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMaddie, if you don\u2019t think Mr. Osborn is a bad person, Mommy\u00a0<\/p>\n
won\u2019t ask you anymore, we\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s not it, Mom.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kevin looked up, his gaze firm as he looked at Madeleine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI trust you, Mom. Since you think there\u2019s a problem with Mr.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Osborn, then there must be a problem. It\u2019s just\u2026 it\u2019s just that I\u00a0<\/p>\n
didn\u2019t notice anything, and that makes me feel really\u00a0<\/p>\n
uncomfortable.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s mouth fell open in surprise, and her eyes instantly\u00a0<\/p>\n
grew warm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So this was the reason the child felt uncomfortable?\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was still too young to know the feeling of guilt, so when he couldn\u2019t answer everyone\u2019s questions, he felt this discomfort.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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It wasn\u2019t because he trusted Mr. Osborn that he felt\u00a0<\/p>\n
uncomfortable\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was because he trusted his mom so much that he felt guilty\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cKev\u2026\u201d Madeleine\u2019s voice choked up as she reached out, pulling\u00a0<\/p>\n
the little guy\u2019s shoulders and letting him lean into her embrace.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Blood is thicker than water. For the first time, she truly felt the\u00a0<\/p>\n
power of that phrase.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So there really was someone who could trust her\u00a0<\/p>\n
unconditionally and without reservation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She squeezed Kevin\u2019s small hand, took a deep breath, and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not your fault. You don\u2019t have to feel uncomfortable.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maddie, Mommy won\u2019t let anyone hurt you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI won\u2019t let anyone hurt Mommy, either.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kevin looked up, \u201cMr. Osborn is hurting Mommy, right?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before Madeleine could speak, Kevin continued:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Osborn has been talking to me about Dad and Mom lately.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I can tell he\u2019s not happy when he talks about Mom.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine was surprised; the little guy was already so good at\u00a0<\/p>\n
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reading people.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In truth, Kevin wasn\u2019t particularly observant; he just instinctively\u00a0<\/p>\n
paid close attention whenever his mom was mentioned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t want anyone to dislike his mom.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMommy, I don\u2019t want Mr. Osborn to keep doing bad things.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What should I do? I\u2019m so scared.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As he spoke, he hugged Madeleine tightly, as if he were afraid\u00a0<\/p>\n
she would disappear.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine hesitated, struggling for a long moment before\u00a0<\/p>\n
finally speaking, \u201cKev, if there was a way\u2026 it might help you\u00a0<\/p>\n
remember some of the bad things Mr. Osborn did, but it would\u00a0<\/p>\n
be a little painful. Would you be will-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll do it!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before Madeleine could finish asking, Kevin immediately\u00a0<\/p>\n
agreed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t even know what it involved. The mere thought of\u00a0<\/p>\n
being able to help his mom, of stopping others from hurting her,\u00a0<\/p>\n
was enough for him to agree without a second thought.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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He didn\u2019t care about anything else.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The next morning, Kevin was the first to wake up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He saw his mom and dad sleeping on either side of him and\u00a0<\/p>\n
smiled happily.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tiptoeing out of bed, Kevin planted a loud kiss on his mom\u2019s\u00a0<\/p>\n
cheek.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After the kiss, feeling it wasn\u2019t enough, he kissed her other\u00a0<\/p>\n
cheek.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As he was giggling to himself, he felt a chill behind him. He\u00a0<\/p>\n
turned his head to find his dad had opened his eyes at some\u00a0<\/p>\n
point.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kevin figured his dad must be jealous, so he leaned over and\u00a0<\/p>\n
gave him a kiss too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick didn\u2019t say anything. He propped himself up, then\u00a0<\/p>\n
leaned in and placed a kiss on Madeleine\u2019s lips.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After the kiss, he didn\u2019t forget to shoot a triumphant glance at\u00a0<\/p>\n
the little guy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was a good thing Madeleine was still asleep. If she had\u00a0<\/p>\n
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opened her eyes and seen how childish the father and son were\u00a0<\/p>\n
being, she would have been speechless.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine hadn\u2019t slept well. According to Mariah, they only had\u00a0<\/p>\n
two days to find evidence, and today was the last day.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If Nanette got the upper hand again and sued her for intentional injury, things would get very complicated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Chapter 128\u00a0<\/p>\n
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