Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 1377

At Willowbrook Estate, a light drizzle pattered from the eaves, leaving the entire estate damp and misty. Hayden stood under the corridor, listening-was that the sound of fighting, or just the rain?

He stood there for a long time before finally turning and entering the house.

Sonny lived here now. His legs were shattered, and he would never stand again. In addition to his leg injuries, his face bore fractures, and the constant pain tormented him. The pain from broken bones was excruciating.

Hayden didn't visit often because every time he came, Sonny pretended to be fine and hid his pain. It was an act that made Hayden's heart ache every time.

Inside, Chaya was tending to Sonny. She wiped his face and massaged his hands and back to prevent sores from forming after lying too long.

Seeing Hayden enter, she took the basin away and said, "I was just about to feed him some millet porridge. Have you eaten?"

"No," Hayden replied. "Bring another bowl. I'll eat with him."

He pulled a chair to sit beside the bed.

Sonny smiled weakly, his cracked lips still swollen and far from healed. Each smile threatened to reopen the wound.

"Don't smile," Hayden said gently, tapping Sonny's shoulder. "If it hurts, just say so."

Sonny's smile was brittle, and he seemed to struggle to keep it there. "It doesn't hurt."

bowl and fed

just a few bites. Although Nicholas had hired a physician for him, he

Chaya to bring him another bowl of millet porridge. He

something fell into the bowl. "Sonny,

him, his bruised face showing signs of

don't mind that I'm useless. Why would I mind you?" Hayden continued, only to realize the tears

reminiscing. "I remember when I was 57, I fell off a

slid down Sonny's cheek, and he whispered,

finished the millet porridge and glanced outside. The rain had intensified, and the Shadow Guard who had been watching over him was still there. Just now, when he

had

on the corridor, the

man really was a

carrying a

Hayden said. "I've

stand in front of him, just enough to block

sleeve and gently placed it in Sonny's mouth. "Take it. Once you do, the

himself? The medicine would allow Hayden to leave the

swallowed it

Hayden. His eyes

Chaya, whose face had

mouth, tears streaming down her