Charlotte Thompson nodded and gestured for the children to co over.
The children looked at each other, put a finger to their lips to signal silence, and then lined up one by one, carefully entering the room.
They gathered close to Charlotte Thompson, surrounding Jack Thompson’s bed.
Grace Thompson stepped forward. She originally wanted to touch Jack Thompson’s hand, but eventually refrained from doing so and grabbed Charlotte Thompson’s sleeve instead.
She looked uneasily at Jack Thompson, then raised her head to see Charlotte Thompson and whispered as softly and quietly as possible:
"Mommy, is Jack sick?"
Ever since returning from kindergarten, Jack Thompson had been sleeping almost the entire afternoon, which naturally worried the children.
Charlotte Thompson shook her head: "Jack was just scared, he will be fine after so good rest."
"Then Jack needs to wake up soon." Sadness filled Grace Thompson’s eyes.
Charlotte Thompson, who had been watching Jack Thompson sleep restlessly, felt heartbroken. Now, seeing the other children standing beside her looking distressed, she couldn’t hold back her tears.
Her eyes reddened as she struggled to hold back her tears, but eventually, Cyrus Thompson reached out and wiped her cheek.
"Mommy, don’t cry." Cyrus Thompson looked up at Charlotte Thompson.
Feeling ashad for crying in front of her children, Charlotte Thompson was about to wipe her own eyes when Jack Thompson, who had been sleeping on the bed, made a whimpering sound. He had woken up from his deep sleep and slowly opened his eyes.
Upon seeing Charlotte Thompson, Jack Thompson rushed into her arms without any hesitation.
"There was a bad man, Jack was really scared." Jack Thompson had fallen asleep earlier, so his mory still lingered on the capture incident, making him quite emotional.
Charlotte Thompson imdiately comforted him and patted his back.
"Don’t be afraid, Jack, the bad man has been caught; no one will hurt Jack anymore. Mommy is here, I will protect Jack. We’re ho now, it’s safe here."
Upon hearing Charlotte Thompson’s words, Jack Thompson shyly looked around and indeed found his siblings all around him.
"Is everything really okay?" Pleading uncertainty still showed in Jack Thompson’s eyes.
"When has Mommy ever lied to you?"
Seeing that Jack Thompson’s mood was stabilizing, Charlotte Thompson tried to gently release her hug.
Finally, Jack Thompson stood still in front of Charlotte Thompson, facing her.
"Jack, you’re finally awake, you really scared us." Grace Thompson held Jack Thompson’s hand, her face filled with sadness and worry.
"Jack, is there anything uncomfortable with your body? Tell us."
"Brother, you finally woke up, you really scared Chad."
The other children all gathered around Jack Thompson with concern.
As for the minor cut on Jack Thompson’s neck accidentally made by Benjamin Carter, Charlotte Thompson had carefully dressed it when they ca back.
The wound was shallow and should only cause Jack Thompson a little pain.
"Did you get hurt, Mommy?"
Jack Thompson asked quietly, rembering he seed to have seen his mommy stepping on broken glass with her bare feet.
"Mommy is completely fine, very well indeed." Charlotte Thompson quickly answered.
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