The smile on her face froze, and Hester's back unconsciously stiffened. She turned her head and looked firmly at Jackson, who was not hypocritical.
"Hahaha!"
Looking at Hester's serious look, Jackson was amused. He easily took her into his arms, stroking her head with his palm, and there was a faint sadness in his eyes.
"I was just kidding! Don't be silly. I wouldn't be so humble and ask for other's love."
Hester's eyes twinkled to avoid his eager eyes, and an embarrassed smile played at the corners of her mouth.
"This joke is not funny at all. Don't do it again."
Jackson leaned forward and drew the distance between the two closer. The heat of his breath directly fell on her face, burning.
'If I didn't know your scruples, why would I lie?'
"I know you are out of your mind. It's not bad to see you panic from time to time. After all, you are different now. You will see less and less this kind of scenes!"
Blushing, Hester stood still, staring at his back with unspeakable bitterness in her heart. She put her hand on her heart.
She didn't know why she felt heartbroken every time she saw that Jackson acted as if nothing had happened. Maybe the two of them had similar experiences, so they were destined to feel the same way!
"I'm sorry!"
Jackson's back was slightly stiff, and the happy steps under his feet were smooth without any change.
In a daze, Terence and Thomas also slowly walked to the door. Hester looked displeased and raised her head to tuck the short hair around her ear awkwardly.
"It's my fault this time. I will stay away from Thomas in the future."
Hearing that his mother was going to stay away from him, Thomas' tears fell at the moment, as if they were broken beads.
"Mom, do you want to abandon me? Did I do something wrong to piss you o
to do, so I have to leave now."
Hester fled that suffocating place awkwardly and covered the corner of her mouth with her hand. She despised herself very much in her heart. She found a place to sit down, held her knees tightly and buried her head in it.
'Hester, what are you doing now? He didn't care about you three years ago. Weren't you used to it? Why do you look so desperate now? He won't change his attitude towards you because of this!' she thought to herself.
"I don't know who this beautiful lady is angry with, but I don't think it's a good idea to do so."
The sudden voice made Hester stop what she was doing and quickly raised her hand to wipe the tears on her face. She didn't want others to see her in such a state. It was so humiliating.
"I'm not mad at anyone!"
Hester stared at Jackson angrily, feeling extremely unhappy. Although this person had always been frivolous, no one wanted to be taken as a joke about this kind of thing.
"I was just too scared. I'm fine now. I'm afraid when I think of it, so I cried."
Jackson sighed, held her in his arms and patted her back gently.
"I know you cried because you were scared, so you don't have to suppress yourself!"