Chapter 1002

Mrs. Watson seemed to be imagining how Joe was when he was alive while speaking. Some people found it hard to accept the truth when they were in pain because the only way to escape was to imagine. Maisie didn’t interrupt her because she looked as if she was talking about her son’s daily life, but while she spoke, she suddenly started laughing while tears still fell, choking back her words. Ryleigh walked in at that moment, carrying an old box in her arms. Maisie looked at her. Ryleigh stopped in front of Mrs. Watson, gave a pale smile, and handed the box to her. “Ma’am, these are all books that Joe lent to me from the library, but I never returned them to him. The books in the school would disappear, and Joe would get interrogated by the teacher. In the end, he was banned from entering the library.” She said that and then smiled, but the smile was uglier than crying. Mrs. Watson smiled too. She walked over and took the box, and they both started crying uncontrollably. Ryleigh