Having heard everything, Chad and Jack exchanged a glance, the guilt evident in each other's eyes.
His small hand twisted the hem of his shirt nervously until it was crumpled. Only then did Chad reluctantly speak up, "Jack and I aren't Mommy's biological children. Because of us, people have said such terrible things about Mommy…"
He pressed his lips together tightly, his voice seeping with guilt, "It's all our fault."
Hearing this, Hank looked up in surprise at Chad, and then at Jack. Both their young faces bore expressions of turmoil.
Hank scratched his head, unsure of how to comfort them. Before he could say anything, their older brother Cyrus sighed softly, reaching out to tousle their hair in a gesture so akin to their mom's. He spoke, "Don't talk like that. Mommy has always treated you as her own biological children, and even now, with the news being exposed, she hasn't disclosed you two as non-biological, has she?"