âAdopted?â
âYes, theyâre a complicated family. The manâs wife died and he had a daughter of his own. He remarried and they had a son. but they suddenly adopted another child. Isnât it strange? He already had two children of his own but still adopted a child unrelated to him,â said Kyla.
Many people in the neighborhood knew about it and so did she. She had lived here for years, after all.
Graceâs heart ached again.
âIs the child not biologically related to the family in any way? Then it must be hard for him in that family.
He might have. gotten kicked out if he didnât have his sister protecting him.
âWhere will he go if that family kicks him out? A welfare home? Will he have to wait for the next family to adopt him?â
However, Grace also knew that the younger the child was, the better. This child was already old enough to remember.
things. Besides, he did not have a pleasant character. It would probably be difficult for him to be adopted by a good family.
usually spoke very little, so he was not that fluent.
Grace raised her hand to touch the little oneâs head, but he quickly moved his head to the side and avoided Graceâs hand. His expressionless face seemed a little more guarded.
Graceâs hand missed, but she did not feel any displeasure. She only said, âI just like you very much. I saw you in the amusement park⦠the other day. I saw you fighting the other kids for your sister and then youâ¦. Did your parents blame your after that?â
She weighed her words. After all, though the child was adopted, the couple was his adoptive parents.
Later, Jay told her that he had taken care of the matter. He paid for all the injured boysâ medical bills and their parents promised not to pursue the matter.
However, Grace did not know whether the adoptive parents gave the child a hard time after the incident.
The little one paid no attention to Grace but turned to the gate and stared at the school behind it.
Then, one by one, parents came to pick up their children. The crowd at the school gate grew.