"No, it's okay, I don't want any. You can have it all." Claire wiped away her tears discreetly so that Ollie wouldn't notice anything wrong with her.Ollie lowered his head and continued eating silently. For some reason, the apples tasted bitter today. After zoning out for a while, he snapped back to attention and asked cautiously, "Mommy, Dad, I wanna ask you something. Can you promise not to lie to me?""Silly boy, why would I lie to you? Ask away," Claire said, ruffling his hair fondly. She and Ollie had spent most of their lives with only each other to rely on. They had been through a lot, so neither of them would hide anything from the other. However, she had a bad feeling about this.Was he going to … Just as she expected, Ollie asked, lips trembling, "Mommy, am I sick? Am I going to die?"He wasn't stupid. He knew his body, and the fact that both Claire and Javier had been inseparable from him over the last few days confirmed that he was sick. He wouldn't believe any answer con
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