Chapter 203



"Herschel..." My voice trembled in shock as I barely whispered.

"Felicia," Herschel tried to muster a smile as he called my name.

"Your hair..." I reached out, wanting to touch his hair.

He looked puzzled for a moment, "What about my hair? Is it messy?"

Then, my tears started to fall.

Seeing me cry, he was even more astonished, "What's wrong? Why the tears? Did Jacqueline say something? Don't believe her; she loves to make a fuss over nothing."

Herschel seemed oblivious to the fact that his hair had turned completely white.

Just a few days ago, I saw him with a head full of dark hair, but now, although not entirely white, it had turned about eighty percent white.

It was as if he had transformed into a different person, from a vigorous middle-aged man to an elderly one in an instant.

I couldn't bring myself to say anything, especially since he wasn't aware of it himself.

and hugged him, tears streaming

about? I'm fine. I just wanted some alone time. Jacqueline

thought my tears were because I was worried about him locking himself in his study for a

head against his shoulder, my throat feeling

a cup of coffee," Herschel

he was just

hair turning white overnight said

stopped him, "Let Conrad be... Don't worry or bother

before. Herschel, at this moment, made me feel an unprecedented sense of pity, as if he was my own

reflecting on it, and it's all because we spoiled him too much since he was

And he's not a child anymore," I tried to

and amiable to everyone; especially how he never showed any

He had his

expected Conrad's marriage to upset Herschel to the point of turning his hair

Herschel gestured for me to sit by the coffee table and then

at his

bit hunched, and with his hair now suddenly white, he truly

of that special blend Shaun gave me. I've been meaning to..." Herschel's voice

froze with his hand on the cupboard door, not moving

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