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The expressionless little boy’s face showed a hint of panic when he saw me, and he ran
into my arms.
“Mommy, what happened to you? Who bullied you?”
“Why is there so much blood on your hand?”
With that “Mommy,” all the guests shifted their gaze from my son to me.
The guests who had coldly watched me being bullied earlier now stared at me in
disbelief.
My son’s hug was as warm as always.
The gloomy mood from earlier completely disappeared.
I crouched down so my son could look me in the eye.
Then I gently pinched his chubby cheeks, looking at him lovingly.
“Mommy’s fine.”
My son took my hand worriedly and gently blew on the wound, his eyes slightly moist.
“Mommy, who dared to do this to you?”
Children will always be children, tearing up at the sight of an adult getting hurt.
Seeing my son like this made my heart ache.
I was about to comfort him when Gabriel walked towards us from behind.
Although it was just a casual approach.
The pressure emanating from Gabriel seemed to compress the air around him.
The surrounding people automatically made way for him.
Although I couldn’t see Gabriel.
The cold feeling from behind made my skin break out in goosebumps.
Gabriel must be angry.
Since I became pregnant with our second child, I’ve had severe morning sickness,
completely different from when I was pregnant with our son.
Gabriel wants to stick to me 24/7.
If it weren’t for this urgent matter, he wouldn’t have let the branch company’s people pick
me up.
If I had known I would run into Samuel, I wouldn’t have stubbornly come back to the country first.
Sensing the man’s gaze behind me, I picked up our son and turned around.
Our son’s white T-shirt made the wound on my wrist look even more shocking.
Gabriel just gave one look.
Our son, who I was holding, immediately fussed to get down.
“Daddy, someone bullied Mommy.”
“Let’s get revenge for Mommy.”
Gabriel stepped forward and gently took my wrist to examine it, his face dark.
“Olivia, what happened to you?”
“You always get hurt when I’m not by your side.”
“Who was the blind fool who dared to hurt you?”
Looking at Gabriel, who was like a big puppy, I felt warm inside.
But it’s not like I always get hurt.
Gabriel’s protective instinct is really too strong.
Getting bitten by a mosquito.
Sleeping marks on my hand.
He even gets nervous if I eat half a spoonful less of food.
But I just love him like this.
This way of caring about me.
The lights in the banquet hall were dim, but the jewels on the ground still sparkled faintly in the weak light.
Our son felt something under his feet.
So he bent down to pick up the jewels on the ground.
It was the largest sapphire from the Eternity Heart bracelet.
Our son held up the jewel high.
“Daddy, isn’t this the gift you gave Mommy?”
Gabriel took the jewel and turned it over. Seeing the letters “GJ” on it, his eyes darkened.
The scattered jewels on the floor and the horrifying wound on my wrist.
Gabriel was so angry that he actually deformed the armrest he was gripping.
The place where I was standing was a bit dark, and Gabriel couldn’t see clearly, which made him even more annoyed.
Gabriel brought over a stool from behind and forcefully made me sit on it.
“Turn on all the lights!”
The moment our eyes met, Gabriel’s pupils constricted.
He suddenly cupped my face.
“What happened to your face?”
“How dare they treat you like this!”
“I’m fine, Gabriel,” I responded softly, patting his hand reassuringly.
“Olivia, I’m your husband. I won’t let you suffer grievances in silence.”
Our son quickly chimed in.
“We can’t let Mommy be bullied.”
It wasn’t really a big deal, and I could have resolved it myself, but perhaps because of the
pregnancy.
My voice took on a crying tone.
The pent-up grievances burst out at this moment.
“When you weren’t here, they all bullied me.”
