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

doctor managed to resuscitate

why exactly are you doing this? You clearly know that you can't touch alcohol. Why did you drink so much? Must you make your

The usual color on his cheeks had faded, leaving behind deathly

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

voice broke

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

like me as a replacement and she'll take him as me, just like how Aurora took Rose's place

how

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

Theodore that he was

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

that he might end up

at her words. "What did you

one day. If your child ends up like you, won't you be

overwhelm him. Sydney's words seemed

have my own child,

would never be able to bear a child with

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

remained together, the misunderstandings that laid between them

a chance to

hard that Rose would become pregnant,

of him, Theodore

heart was filled with hopelessness, like a lone boat adrift in the

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