Was it because she felt that her background was too inferior to match him?
Emma Smith hesitated for a moment, thinking that if she told him directly that she had a son who was already four years old, would he get angry at her?
In a tactful way, she said, "If, I mean if... your siblings were unable to take care of Oliver due to an accident, would you take care of him, love him, and treat him like your own child?"
Robert Thomson was startled, but immediately nodded resolutely, "Of course."
"But he's the child of the woman you love and your brother!" She knew that if she had said such a thing earlier, it would have hurt Robert Thomson.
But what if Robert Thomson insisted on marrying her?
Before Tommy's illness is cured, she can't leave Swallow City. Tommy's condition can't withstand the fatigue of travel. It's as if she's walking on a tightrope, worrying about his illness at every moment, and fearing that any misstep would cause a crisis for Tommy.
