Chapter 1148

Willow could not blame the people gawking at her. She did not shrink into self-loathing when she met their looks of disdain or pity. Instead, she looked up and offered them a warm, bright smile. She believed that people would eventually see her inner beauty even if her looks were not conventional. After all, she genuinely was a good person. Her face was nearly all covered in dark spots, and her white hair only added to her unusual appearance. It was the first time for those people on the bus to see someone with such an unusual appearance. They weren't intentionally being mean, but they just could not help treating her differently because of her strange appearance. But something shifted when she smiled. Her eyes would crinkle and sparkle with such life that her whole face seemed to light up. Maybe it was that light in her eyes, but the crying children quieted down gradually, and the pointing and whispers stopped. When she got off the bus, a few passengers even returned her smile