Chapter 238

• Jewel pondered the question earnestly, and she truly lacked the patience to take care of the child, especially one who was both ugly and not her own. She honestly said, "I don't think I can do it."
• Theo also understood her decision very well. He told her, "I appreciate your honesty, Ms. Fletcher. You may not know, but my childhood was even more tragic than theirs. When I was three years old, I fell into the hands of human traffickers, barely surviving without enough food to eat, becoming nothing but skin and bones. I probably looked even less likable than them, but I was lucky enough to encounter an angel who saved me. That's why I can bloom amidst the thorns."
• Jewel widened her eyes, she felt very sympathetic towards him. "Theo, I didn't realize you had such an experience. Is it because of this reason that you decided to support the children here?"