"You said you have a son, and that he will become an orphan once you die.
Is that true?" "That wasn't a lie," the woman's smile became even more bitter now. 'I do indeed have a son who's seriously ill. He needs a lot of money for the treatment. That's the reason I stole from Carmine Pawnshop, that's why I broke their rules. But I guess without me my son wouldn't really be orphaned, since he still has his father…"
"That's fine, then."
The heavy burden weighing on Joanna's heart lifted a little. If anything really happened to this woman, at least her child still had his father, so he would not be totally alone and abandoned in this world.
"Still, his father is now married to his former mistress, and they have another son who's turning a month in a few days, so I fear that he would have no time to take care of my son…"
"Then…"