"Mom, why are you sad?" asked her elder son.

The younger son also raised his hand and wanted to wipe his mother's tears for her. However, his hand was very short, so he could not reach it. He then stomped his feet in frustration.

Ruth, who was feeling depressed, suddenly laughed. She hugged both her sons and said incredibly emotionally, "I… I am a woman with nobody to rely on and I don't have my biological family with me. Even if I do, they are also just mere commoners. I was very lonely in th