Theodore laid on the hospital bed with a hollow look in his eyes.

He had asked himself countless times why he was still alive.

Why was he in the hospital when he opened his eyes?

He was the only one living in that house, with no servants on duty.

He was all alone, surrounded by a pile of wine bottles, fully intending to drink to his death. He was all prepared to welcome death, and even thought he saw the grim reaper waving his hands at him. Yet, when he next opened his eyes, he found himself in the hospital.

It was dark and silent in the ward. The air felt as though it was frozen, the silence deafening.

Theodore looked out the window, and saw a weak ray of sunshine peeking shyly through the curtains. It was as bashful as a young lover, but he could still feel the warmth on his cheeks.

Unfortunately, this ray of sunshine wasn't enough to resist the gloom in his heart. All it did was to trace the outline of his emaciated and haggard face.

He hated the sunshine.

The door to the ward suddenly opened and Sydney walked in. She had a bouquet of fresh flowers in hand, which she began displaying in a vase.

Theodore continued lying silently on the bed, as if he didn't see her at all.

A light fragrance filled the air in the room.

Theodore furrowed his brows. "What are you doing here?"

"My son almost died. Can't I come?"

scared out of her wits and hurriedly

the doctor managed to

so much? Must you make your family worry and

looked soulless. The usual color on his cheeks had faded, leaving

hazy, like the

voice

not for your dad and I, won't you think for Grandma? She raised you when

replacement and she'll take him as me, just like how Aurora took Rose's place before." Theodore looked coldly at her, his voice drenched with hopelessness. "Everyone can

as how Sebastian replaced

Theo. You're wrong. You're the only one in this world and you're irreplaceable. You're my son, and you...you'll be someone's father

really wanted to tell Theodore that he was now a

break him even further. He wasn't in a good condition right now, and was just resuscitated. He probably

was even more worried that

her words.

own and be a father one day. If your child ends up like you, won't you be in agony too? Theo, pull

heart overwhelm him.

have my

a child with another woman.

Rose. If only Rose were pregnant back then! He would then have a reason not

misunderstandings that laid between them would surely get

a chance to come

Rose would become pregnant, but his hopes had

left of him, Theodore Spencer, in

filled with hopelessness, like a lone boat adrift in the vast ocean plagued with

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