Can't Win Me Back (Isabella and Nathan) novel Chapter 152

Thea paused for a moment, a proud expression on her face. "Hmph, I knew that troublemaker. He was a thug from this street, involved in stealing, robbing, and trafficking. He had been in jail several times. I even suspect that this child was kidnapped by him."

Theo couldn't help but nod, "Sister is really smart."

Thea became more and more excited as she spoke, her eyes sparkling and her gestures animated. "I really liked that child, so I genuinely wanted to save him from the bottom of my heart. So, I had a sudden inspiration and I stepped forward, pointing at that child and saying he was my brother."

"That thug was afraid that I would ruin his plan, and he glared at me fiercely, threatening me: 'Little beggar, don't falsely claim to be my brother. You don't look anything like us...'"

"I stood with my hands on my hips: Who says siblings have to look alike? I look like my mom, and my little brother looks like my dad. We were poor at home, and my parents were not in good health, so my brother and I started begging from a young age... My name is Isabella. His name is..."

"My name was Theodore Moore."

Thea mentioned this, and in her mind, the cleverness of that child came to mind, causing her to involuntarily smile with satisfaction. "That child is truly intelligent. I had just introduced myself, and he immediately came up with a made-up name. Everyone around us believed us, even the human trafficker believed us, and he became somewhat flustered."

"I quickly approached the child while there were many people around. He was so fortunate and open-hearted that he even extended his hand for me to hold him."

Thea reached this point and, for some reason, her eyes turned red and her voice choked up. "The child, who was five or six years old, was very underweight. Those damn traffickers abused this child, not giving him food, making him so malnourished that his face turned pale and his skin became thin. They would also beat him every day, targeting areas that couldn't be seen, and pinch him. When I brought the child home and bathed him, I discovered that there wasn't a single part of his body that was unharmed..."

Theo's eyes shimmered with a glimmer of water, and he softly said, "He met his sister, which was a great fortune amidst the misfortune."

Thea shook her head, seeming remorseful. "After I brought him home, I originally hid him in my room. I just needed to buy some extra food for him every day and teach him how to read and write. The child was very intelligent, learned things quickly, had a good personality, and was also handsome, just a bit thin. I thought I could treat him well for a lifetime. But only after a month, my mother discovered him..."

Thea sniffed and sobbed, "My mother, she's an extreme egoist. She doesn't want me to use the money I earn for others. Every day, she uses very malicious words to scold me, scold him. She scolds me for being so young and acting like a mother, saying I have no shame. She scolds him for being an unwanted child, a burden to our family. My mother despises him for causing trouble for us and wants to drive him away every day. The child has a strong sense of self-esteem, his eyes are red every day... But I have no choice, I have to go out and earn money, I can't stay by his side to protect him."

Thea suddenly burst into tears and said, "Every day, I could only comfort him and ask him to endure a little longer. When I grow up and earn a lot of money, I will take him out to live. He was obedient too, he treated my mother's insults as if they were nothing and endured a humiliating life in my house for half a year. But one day, when I came home, I couldn't find him."

"My mother told me that he had recovered and, because I had fed him well, he ran away like an ungrateful person. But I didn't believe my mother's words at all. I had a huge argument with her for the first time, demanding that she tell me where the child went. Every day, she would make up excuses to deceive me, sometimes saying he was sold by human traffickers, sometimes saying he ran away on his own, and sometimes claiming she had abandoned him at a welfare institution."

"Wuwuwu... I think about how small the child is, facing the dangerous society all alone. What will he eat, wear, and where will he live? It breaks my heart. For so many years, every time I dream about him, my heart still aches. In my heart, I truly consider him as my little brother."

"You don't know. How much he relied on me, how much he trusted me. But I lost him. If time could be rewound, I would rather not have this heartless mother and have that warm-hearted brother."

This was the pain that was deeply embedded in Thea's heart and could not be forgotten.

Without mentioning it, Thea's years were peaceful.

But when it comes to it, she feels heartbroken.

I felt heartbroken for the fate of the child who shared the same illness with her.

She threw herself at the head of the bed, crying her heart out.

Theo trembled as he reached out his hand, gently stroking her hair.