Chapter 65

Sonnet immediately asked, “Have you had dinner?”

“Mom’s too busy. She’s always working overtime, and our grandmother went home to take care of our grandaunt, so we haven’t eaten yet,” Jaybie said pitifully.

“Oh my, you poor children! Come, eat with us.” Before Sonnet could even say anything, Mrs. Wilson instantly took pity on them. She took it upon herself to serve them some food.

In no time at all, she had given the two children seats at the table right next to Sonnet.

Sonnet looked at Jaybie’s thin little face, and her heart ached. She quickly gave him a piece of rib. “Here you go. Eat as much as you want!”

“Thank you, Aunty,” Jaybie thanked her politely.

Sonnet’s heart twisted in her chest.

He was her son, but he had to call her Aunty in front of everyone else. It was all her fault. It was because she could not earn enough money on her own that she had to lie and swindle like this.

Maxwell copied Sonnet and gave Lune a piece of meat as well. “Here, Lune. Eat up!”

Just then,