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?"

the hospital, she was scared out of her wits and hurriedly made her way

doctor managed

this? You clearly know that you can't touch alcohol. Why did you drink so much? Must you make your family worry and suffer because of you? You're clearly tired of living!" Theodore smirked. "I'm sorry

and his eyes looked soulless. The usual color

had lost their usual radiance. They looked dim and hazy, like the fuzzy reflection of the moon on the surface of

voice broke

think for Grandma? She raised you when

find someone who looks like me as a replacement and she'll take him as me, just like how Aurora took Rose's place before." Theodore looked coldly at her, his

how

You're the only one in this world and you're irreplaceable. You're my son, and you...you'll

wanted to tell Theodore that

so long might break him even further. He wasn't in a good condition

that he might

at her words. "What

"You'll eventually get married and have children of your own and be a father one day. If your child ends up like you, won't you

his heart overwhelm him. Sydney's

my own

be able to bear a child with another woman. He couldn't do

child with Rose. If only Rose were pregnant back then! He would then have

as they remained together, the misunderstandings that laid between them

wouldn't stand a chance to

hard that Rose would become pregnant, but

him, Theodore

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

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