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?"

was scared out of her wits and hurriedly made her way

the doctor managed to

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 family worry and suffer because of you? You're clearly tired of living!" Theodore smirked.

soulless. The usual color on his cheeks had faded, leaving behind deathly gray in

lost their usual radiance. They looked dim and hazy, like the

cold voice broke Sydney's

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

die? Just find someone who looks like me as a replacement and she'll take him as me, just

as how Sebastian

world and you're irreplaceable.

wanted to tell Theodore that he was

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

more worried that he

her words. "What

Sydney wiped the tears from her face. "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 be in agony too?

heart overwhelm

my own child,

be able to bear a child with another woman.

Rose were pregnant back then! He would then have a reason not to

as they remained together, the misunderstandings that

stand a chance to

become pregnant, but

would be left of him, Theodore

a lone boat adrift in the vast ocean plagued with

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