It was difficult for Angela to part with the kids, knowing what she learned about the orphanage's dirty scheme. However, the children had already been through so much; she didn't want to add any more anxiety to them. This was why despite wanting to take all of them with her and leave this place, she could only smile as they hugged. After all, Herman and the orphanage indeed have the legal rights to the children's custody.
Her heart ached at the thought of their situation. It was a battle she so badly wanted to win, but only so little she could do at the moment.
The smiles that painted their faces as they watched her and her family leave the orphanage was so heartwarming; a tear fell from the corner of her eye. She quickly wiped them away. 'You've already cried back there, Anj. Crying is for the weak,' she told herself—as if a reminder that she shouldn't cry in front of Gael.
