Anna Ainsworth's heart was pounding so hard, it felt like it might leap out of her chest. If it weren't for Jeremy Thompson's arms wrapped tightly around her, she would have turned and fled already—she truly did not dare to face such questions.
Jeremy Thompson looked at the woman in his arms, who resembled a turtle wanting to withdraw into its shell, so he had to employ such a blunt approach.
Beating around the bush was useless; Anna, a university lecturer, might be competent in the classroom and have high intelligence, but her emotional intelligence was even lower than her younger brother's IQ.
"Xaviar has grown up without a mother, and he has always thought his mother died after giving birth to him. So, he was raised by a nanny, and a nanny took him to and from Nursery School every day. He has always felt guilty towards his mother, believing her death was caused by his birth."
