Unexpected Encounter with my Boss novel Chapter 146

Tiffany waved a hand. "I don't want it. Thanks."

She felt like vomiting again before even finishing the sentence. All she could think of was how the boy had thrown the wriggling caterpillar into his mouth.

She shut her eyes and asked, "Whose kid was that?"

"Carrie Simpson, one of our maids." William paused. "Why do you ask?"

Tiffany suppressed the urge to heave. "He looks like he's only seven or eight. Why was he…"

"Carrie took too much medication when she was pregnant, so it affected the baby's growth. He's been like this since birth—he's not too intelligent and is even a little… retarded," William said.

When he noticed how pale she looked, he held her steady. "Are you okay, Tiff? Why did you become paler?"

She shook her head and continued asking, "Didn't Carrie do any tests back then? Didn't she do an anomaly scan to see whether everything was okay?"

"According to her, the tests didn't show anything. Sometimes, these tests and scans aren't 100% accurate. There've been many cases of misdiagnoses."

Tiffany bit her lip. She didn't know how to describe how she currently felt.

Perhaps it would be better not to bring a child into the world if one already knew how it would turn out. Still, fate was unpredictable. Carrie hadn't had a choice, and neither had her son.

Tiffany stood before the window. Even from a distance, she could see the little boy digging around in the garden.

"Have some water." William appeared beside her.

"Thanks." She accepted the glass.

William glanced outside before turning back to look at Tiffany. "Carrie tried to send the boy to an orphanage, but the situation there was too horrible. All the children there were disabled or deformed in some way.