Chapter 911

After Chloe set the food down, she walked back into the room. She grabbed a

thick blanket from the couch and headed out to the balcony, gently draping it over Pax's shoulders. Then, she settled into the wicker chair next to him.

"Mr. Thompson said you haven't eaten in days," she said softly.

Pax turned his head slightly, his eyes dull and distant. "I just don't have an appetite. I'm not hungry."

"Pax, I get it," Chloe replied, her voice gentle. "I've been through some tough times myself. But eventually, I realized you have to keep looking forward. Dwelling on past pain only makes life feel darker."

Pax gazed out into the distance, lost in thought. "Chloe, my world has always felt like this."

This year had been particularly tough for him, filled with too much to handle.

admitted. "I don't even know what the point of

knew how dangerous that feeling was. She had wrestled with depression during her own toughest

meaning. Sometimes, just being

like my

say that?" Chloe asked

my father's last name, but he's always been like a ghost-never acknowledging mez as his son. And my first name, Pax, only now do I get its

wonder if my mom ever cared

she only looked at my

guilt, wanting his forgiveness. But she forgot she

end it all? Was it guilt over my uncle, or did she feel like there was

what she did, I would have stood by her. I could've helped her through it. But

longing in her eyes for my uncle but didn't even look at

I not good enough for

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