Geoffrey and Xyla both fell silent after listening to Christopher.

Xyla glanced at Geoffrey, opening her mouth as if to say something, but she eventually kept her silence.

Geoffrey had never shown his vulnerable side to anyone, even when his son's life was in danger in the operating theater. He looked indifferent as he said to his wife and Christopher, "I need the washroom."

Then, he turned to leave.

Xyla folded her arms over her chest, leaned against the wall, and sighed. "I didn't expect something like this to happen."

She didn't look sad, but her expression was somber. If she were a stranger to Sebastian, her reaction would have seemed too much-but as his mother, her reaction was in fact slightly underwhelming. Christopher stepped forward and asked, "How were things when you and Geoffrey were there?"

Xyla gave him a slight smile. "What else? We just sat around, staring at each other. Well, we did end up talking in the end. It's been so many years since we had a good chat. Our talk was going pretty well when this happened to Sebastian, and we were called back here."

"I'm sure there'll be chances in the future after Sebastian's ordeal blows over."

want to make things worse, but we have to plan

expression made Christopher wonder if Sebastian wasn't her biological son. She was so calm, she didn't look like a mother who deeply loved

she didn't express her motherly love in the same way ordinary mothers

solemnly, "If

other way left,

nature take its course. Those who are left in this world will

Xyla said. "I'm going to have a change in my

mean

better, to care more for me and love me more. But it's been so many years, and you've tried everything. I don't want him putting on a front under your threat," Xyla said.

arranged for us this time as our last chance to give it our best shot. If it doesn't work, then I'll forget about

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to happen to Sebastian even before

things out, and we had

back.

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