She didn't know if it was divine intervention or plain luck, but her two children were finally able to grow up cheerful and normal, just like any other child.
What Charlotte Thompson would never forget was the year they turned two.
A sudden illness caught the entire family off guard. Even Jordan Thompson, who spent his days in bars, unusually went to the hospital. Their elder brother shelved all his overseas work and rushed back home.
The shock was so great it almost knocked their grandfather unconscious.
The children were infected with an unknown virus. Their skin was peeling off and rotting. They lay unconscious in the intensive care unit, their vital signs fading till they were almost invisible.
Finally, the day of the surgery arrived. Charlotte collapsed crying outside the operating room. But the heavens were merciful, and the children narrowly escaped death once again.
After that. Charlotte poured all her energy into these two children.